Nehemiah 9:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The descendantsזֶ֣רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
separatedוַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙
(vai·yib·ba·de·lu)
914: to be divided, separatea prim. root
themselves from allמִכֹּ֖ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
foreigners,בְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֗וּ
(vai·ya·'am·du)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
and confessedוַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙
(vai·yit·vad·du)
3034: to throw, casta prim. root
their sinsחַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔ם
(chat·to·tei·hem,)
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
and the iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹ֖ות
(va·'a·vo·no·vt)
5771: iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquityfrom an unused word
of their fathers.אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
(a·vo·tei·hem.)
1: fatherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
separated
badal  (baw-dal')
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
themselves from all strangers
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
nekar  (nay-kawr')
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom -- alien, strange (+ -er).
and stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
and confessed
yadah  (yaw-daw')
cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
their sins
chatta'ah  (khat-taw-aw')
an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
and the iniquities
`avon  (aw-vone')
perversity, i.e. (moral) evil -- fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

King James Bible
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers.

International Standard Version
The remnant of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners. Then they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

NET Bible
Those truly of Israelite descent separated from all the foreigners, standing and confessing their sins and the iniquities of their ancestors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who were descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood and confessed their sins as well as the wicked things their ancestors had done.

King James 2000 Bible
And the descendants of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
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