3588 [e]   2 kî   2 כִּ֣י    2 because   2 Conj   2

3808 [e] lō לֹ֧א not Adv‑NegPrt

6923 [e] qid·də·mū קִדְּמ֛וּ they had met V‑Piel‑Perf‑3cp

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־ - DirObjM

1121 [e] bə·nê בְּנֵ֥י the sons N‑mpc

3478 [e] yiś·rā·’êl יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel N‑proper‑ms

3899 [e] bal·le·ḥem בַּלֶּ֣חֶם with the bread Prep‑b, Art ¦ N‑ms

4325 [e] ū·ḇam·mā·yim; וּבַמָּ֑יִם and with the water Conj‑w, Prep‑b, Art ¦ N‑mp

7936 [e] way·yiś·kōr וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֨ר and they hired Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms

5921 [e] ‘ā·lāw עָלָ֤יו against them Prep ¦ 3ms

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־ - DirObjM

1109 [e] bil·‘ām בִּלְעָם֙ Balaam N‑proper‑ms

7043 [e] lə·qal·lōw, לְקַֽלְל֔וֹ to curse them Prep‑l ¦ V‑Piel‑Inf ¦ 3ms

2015 [e] way·ya·hă·p̄ōḵ וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ and turned Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms

430 [e] ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū אֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּ our God N‑mpc ¦ 1cp

7045 [e] haq·qə·lā·lāh הַקְּלָלָ֖ה the curse Art ¦ N‑fs

1293 [e] liḇ·rā·ḵāh. לִבְרָכָֽה׃ into a blessing Prep‑l ¦ N‑fs

Berean Study Bible
because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing).

Young's Literal Translation
because they have not come before the sons of Israel with bread and with water, and hire against them Balaam to revile them, and our God turneth the reviling into a blessing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them, but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

New American Standard Bible
because they did not meet the sons of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. However, our God turned the curse into a blessing.

King James Bible
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. Nehemiah 13:2 • Nehemiah 13:2 NIV • Nehemiah 13:2 NLT • Nehemiah 13:2 ESV • Nehemiah 13:2 NASB • Nehemiah 13:2 KJV • Nehemiah 13:2 Biblia Paralela • Nehemiah 13:2 Chinese Bible • Nehemiah 13:2 French Bible • Nehemiah 13:2 German Bible

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