Nehemiah 5:18
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
BSB
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ASV
Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
KJV
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַאֲשֶׁר֩ | va.'a.Sher | and [that] which | H834 → |
| הָיָ֨ה | ha.Yah | it was | H1961 → |
| נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה | na.'a.Seh | made | H6213 → |
| לְי֣וֹם | le.Yom | for a day | H3117 → |
| אֶחָ֗ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| שׁ֣וֹר | Shor | [was] an ox | H7794 → |
| אֶחָ֞ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| צֹ֠אן | tzon | sheep | H6629 → |
| שֵׁשׁ־ | shesh- | six | H8337 → |
| בְּרֻר֤וֹת | be.ru.Rot | chosen | H1305 → |
| וְצִפֳּרִים֙ | ve.tzi.po.Rim | and poultry | H6833 → |
| נַֽעֲשׂוּ־ | na.'a.su- | they were made | H6213 → |
| לִ֔י | Li | for me | |
| וּבֵ֨ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת | 'a.Se.ret | ten | H6235 → |
| יָמִ֛ים | ya.Mim | days | H3117 → |
| בְּכָל־ | be.khol | in all | H3605 → |
| יַ֖יִן | Ya.yin | wine | H3196 → |
| לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה | le.har.Beh | to abundance | H7235 → |
| וְעִם־ | ve.'im- | and beside | H5973 → |
| זֶ֗ה | Zeh | this | H2088 → |
| לֶ֤חֶם | Le.chem | [the] food of | H3899 → |
| הַפֶּחָה֙ | ha.pe.Chah | the governor | H6346 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי | vi.Kash.ti | I sought | H1245 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| כָֽבְדָ֥ה | kha.ve.Dah | it was heavy | H3513 → |
| הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה | ha.'a.vo.Dah | the service | H5656 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָעָ֥ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
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