Nehemiah 9:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Indeed, fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים
(ve·'ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
yearsשָׁנָ֛ה
(sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
You providedכִּלְכַּלְתָּ֥ם
(kil·kal·tam)
3557: to comprehend, containa prim. root
for them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר
(bam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
[and] they were not in want;חָסֵ֑רוּ
(cha·se·ru;)
2637: to lack, need, be lacking, decreasea prim. root
Their clothesשַׂלְמֹֽתֵיהֶם֙
(sal·mo·tei·hem)
8008: a wrapper, mantlefrom simlah (by transposition)
did not wearבָל֔וּ
(va·lu,)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
out, norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
did their feetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם
(ve·rag·lei·hem)
7272: footof uncertain derivation
swell.בָצֵֽקוּ׃
(va·tze·ku.)
1216: to swellof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Yea forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
didst thou sustain
kuwl  (kool)
to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain
them in the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
so that they lacked
chacer  (khaw-sare')
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen -- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
nothing their clothes
salmah  (sal-maw')
a dress -- clothes, garment, raiment.
waxed not old
balah  (baw-law')
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
and their feet
regel  (reh'-gel)
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphem. the pudenda -- be able to endure, according as, after, coming, follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), great toe, haunt, journey, leg, piss, possession, time.
swelled
batseq  (baw-tsake')
perhaps to swell up, i.e. blister -- swell.
not
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and they were not in want; Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell.

King James Bible
Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You provided for them in the wilderness 40 years and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

International Standard Version
You sustained them in the wilderness for 40 years. They lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out, and their feet did not swell.

NET Bible
For forty years you sustained them. Even in the desert they never lacked anything. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You provided for them in the desert for 40 years, and they had everything they needed. Their clothes didn't wear out, and their feet didn't swell.

King James 2000 Bible
Yea, forty years did you sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes grew not old, and their feet swelled not.
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