NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And it yieldeth muchrabah (raw-baw') to increase (in whatever respect) increase tbuw'ah (teb-oo-aw') income, i.e. produce -- fruit, gain, increase, revenue. unto the kings melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. whom thou hast set nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) over us because of our sins chatta'ah (khat-taw-aw') an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender also they have dominion mashal (maw-shal') to rule -- (have, make to have) dominion, governor, indeed, reign, (bear, cause to, have) rule(-ing, -r), have power. over our bodies gviyah (ghev-ee-yaw') a body, whether alive or dead -- (dead) body, carcase, corpse. and over our cattle bhemah (be-hay-maw') a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle. at their pleasure ratsown (raw-tsone') delight (especially as shown) -- (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would. and we are in great gadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent distress tsarah (tsaw-raw') tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival -- adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "Its abundant produce is for the kings Whom You have set over us because of our sins; They also rule over our bodies And over our cattle as they please, So we are in great distress. King James Bible And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. Holman Christian Standard Bible Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us, because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress. International Standard Version But now its abundant produce belongs to the kings whom you placed over us because of our sin. They also have power over our bodies and our herds at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. NET Bible Its abundant produce goes to the kings you have placed over us due to our sins. They rule over our bodies and our livestock as they see fit, and we are in great distress! GOD'S WORD® Translation The many products [from our land] go to the kings you put over us. This is because of our sins. These kings have control over our bodies, and they do as they please with our livestock. We are in agony. King James 2000 Bible And it yields much increase unto the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. Links Nehemiah 9:37Nehemiah 9:37 NIV Nehemiah 9:37 NLT Nehemiah 9:37 ESV Nehemiah 9:37 NASB Nehemiah 9:37 KJV |