Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it. Deuteronomy 28:48 Thou shalt serve thy enemy, whom the Lord will send upon thee, in hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put an iron yoke upon thy neck, till he consume thee. 2 Chronicles 12:8 But yet they shall serve him, that they may know the difference between my service, and the service of a kingdom of the earth. Ezra 9:9 For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and to rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem. Context The People Confess Their Sins…35And they have not served thee in their kingdoms, and in thy manifold goodness, which thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land, which thou deliveredst before them, nor did they return from their most wicked devices. 36Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it.37And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:48 Thou shalt serve thy enemy, whom the Lord will send upon thee, in hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put an iron yoke upon thy neck, till he consume thee. Ezra 9:9 For we are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken us, but hath extended mercy upon us before the king of the Persians, to give us life, and to set up the house of our God, and to rebuild the desolations thereof, and to give us a fence in Juda and Jerusalem. Lamentations 5:5 We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us. Lexicon So hereהִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! we [are] אֲנַ֥חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We today, הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day slaves עֲבָדִ֑ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant in the land וְהָאָ֜רֶץ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land You gave נָתַ֣תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set our fathers לַאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father to enjoy לֶאֱכֹ֤ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat its fruit פִּרְיָהּ֙ (pir·yāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6529: Fruit and its goodness. טוּבָ֔הּ (ṭū·ḇāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare And here הִנֵּ֛ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! we [are] אֲנַ֥חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We as slaves! עֲבָדִ֖ים (‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant Additional Translations So here we are today, slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and its goodness. And here we are as slaves!Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it. Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land which thou gavest to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good things of it, behold, we are servants upon it: Behold, we are servants this day, and the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are bondmen in it. Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it. Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good of it, behold, we are servants in it: "Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it. Lo, we -- to-day -- are servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good -- lo, we are servants on it, Jump to Previous Bondmen Bounty Eat Enjoy Fathers Forefathers Fruit Gavest Gifts Good Produce Servants Slaves Theirs Thereof Today To-DayJump to Next Bondmen Bounty Eat Enjoy Fathers Forefathers Fruit Gavest Gifts Good Produce Servants Slaves Theirs Thereof Today To-DayExternal Links Nehemiah 9:36 NIVNehemiah 9:36 NLT Nehemiah 9:36 ESV Nehemiah 9:36 NASB Nehemiah 9:36 ASV Nehemiah 9:36 Bible Apps Nehemiah 9:36 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 9:36 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 9:36 French Bible Nehemiah 9:36 German Bible Alphabetical: and are as Behold bounty But could eat fathers forefathers fruit gave good in it its land of other our produces see slaves so the they things to today we which you OT History: Nehemiah 9:36 Behold we are servants this day (Neh Ne) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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