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Nehemiah 9

Neh. 9:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they took
lakad (Hebrew #3920)
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
KJV usage: X at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.
Pronounce: law-kad'
Origin: a primitive root
strong
batsar (Hebrew #1219)
to clip off; specifically (as denominative from 1210) to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
KJV usage: cut off, (de-)fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.
Pronounce: baw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
cities
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
, and a fat
shamen (Hebrew #8082)
greasy, i.e. gross; figuratively, rich
KJV usage: fat, lusty, plenteous.
Pronounce: shaw-mane'
Origin: from 8080
land
'adamah (Hebrew #127)
soil (from its general redness)
KJV usage: country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Pronounce: ad-aw-maw'
Origin: from 119
, and possessed
yarash (Hebrew #3423)
a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
KJV usage: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, X without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) + magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, X utterly.
Pronounce: yaw-rash'
Origin: or yaresh {yaw-raysh'}
houses
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
full
male' (Hebrew #4392)
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
KJV usage: X she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.
Pronounce: maw-lay'
Origin: from 4390
of all goods
tuwb (Hebrew #2898)
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
KJV usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Pronounce: toob
Origin: from 2895
, γwells
bowr (Hebrew #953)
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
KJV usage: cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Pronounce: bore
Origin: from 952 (in the sense of 877)
digged
chatsab (Hebrew #2672)
a primitive root ; to cut or carve (wood), stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
KJV usage: cut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.
Pronounce: khaw-tsab'
Origin: or chatseb {khaw-tsabe'}
, vineyards
kerem (Hebrew #3754)
a garden or vineyard
KJV usage: vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also 1021.
Pronounce: keh'-rem
Origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning
, and oliveyards
zayith (Hebrew #2132)
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
KJV usage: olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
Pronounce: zay'-yith
Origin: probably from an unused root (akin to 2099)
, and δfruit
ma'akal (Hebrew #3978)
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
KJV usage: food, fruit, ((bake-)) meat(-s), victual.
Pronounce: mah-ak-awl'
Origin: from 398
trees
`ets (Hebrew #6086)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
KJV usage: + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Pronounce: ates
Origin: from 6095
in abundance
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
: so they did eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
, and were filled
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
, and became fat
shaman (Hebrew #8080)
to shine, i.e. (by analogy) be (causatively, make) oily or gross
KJV usage: become (make, wax) fat.
Pronounce: shaw-man'
Origin: a primitive root
u, and delighted
`adan (Hebrew #5727)
to be soft or pleasant; figuratively and reflexively, to live voluptuously
KJV usage: delight self.
Pronounce: aw-dan'
Origin: a primitive root
themselves in thy great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
goodness
tuwb (Hebrew #2898)
good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare
KJV usage: fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.
Pronounce: toob
Origin: from 2895
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Nm. 13:27‑28• 27Y le contaron, y dijeron: Nosotros llegamos á la tierra á la cual nos enviaste, la que ciertamente fluye leche y miel; y este es el fruto de ella.
28Mas el pueblo que habita aquella tierra es fuerte, y las ciudades muy grandes y fuertes; y también vimos allí los hijos de Anac.
(Nm. 13:27‑28)
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Dt. 3:5• 5Todas éstas eran ciudades fortalecidas con alto muro, con puertas y barras; sin otras muy muchas ciudades sin muro. (Dt. 3:5)
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Dt. 6:10‑12• 10Y será, cuando Jehová tu Dios te hubiere introducido en la tierra que juró á tus padres Abraham, Isaac, y Jacob, que te daría; en ciudades grandes y buenas que tú no edificaste,
11Y casas llenas de todo bien, que tú no henchiste, y cisternas cavadas, que tú no cavaste, viñas y olivares que no plantaste: luego que comieres y te hartares,
12Guárdate que no te olvides de Jehová, que te sacó de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos.
(Dt. 6:10‑12)
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Dt. 9:1‑3• 1Oye, Israel: tú estás hoy para pasar el Jordán, para entrar á poseer gentes más numerosas y más fuertes que tú, ciudades grandes y encastilladas hasta el cielo,
2Un pueblo grande y alto, hijos de gigantes, de los cuales tienes tú conocimiento, y has oído decir: ¿Quién se sostendrá delante de los hijos del gigante?
3Sabe, pues, hoy que Jehová tu Dios es el que pasa delante de ti, fuego consumidor, que los destruirá y humillará delante de ti: y tú los echarás, y los destruirás luego, como Jehová te ha dicho.
(Dt. 9:1‑3)
a fat land.
wells.
or, cisterns.
fruit trees.
Heb. trees of food.
dideat.
and became fat.They became effeminate, fell under the power of luxury, got totally corrupted in their manners, sinned against all the mercies of God, and then were destroyed by His judgments.delighted.
 They celebrate in this manner the unchanging goodness of their faithful God, and measure by it the conduct of their fathers and themselves. (Exposition on Nehemiah: Nehemiah 9 by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all gooda things, wells digged, vineyards and olive-gardens, and fruit trees in abundance. And they did eat and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodnessa.

JND Translation Notes

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See Note c, ch. 6.19.