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Nehemiah 13:24

And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

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וּבְנֵיהֶ֗םuveneyhemand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֲצִי֙chatsihalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “half”, the ordinary formH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.מְדַבֵּ֣רmedaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔יתashdoditin the speech of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִיתnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “in the speech of Ashdod”, the ordinary formH797(only adverb) in the language of Ashdodin the speech of Ashdod.וְאֵינָ֥םveeynamand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַכִּירִ֖יםmakirimacknowledgeנָכַרverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “acknowledge”, a verb used as a describing wordH5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).לְדַבֵּ֣רledaberto speakדָבַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to speak”, the to-form of the verbH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.יְהוּדִ֑יתyehuditin the Jews' languageיְהוּדִיתnoun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “in the Jews' language”, the ordinary formH3066the Jewish (used adverbially) languagein the Jews' language.וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹןvekhilshonand as tongueלָשׁוֹןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and as tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.עַ֥םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.וָעָֽםvaamand peopleעַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

Young’s Literal Translation

And of their sons, half are speaking Ashdoditish — and are not knowing to speak Jewish — and according to the language of people and people.

World English Bible

and their children spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

Darby Translation

And their children spoke half in the language of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.

Douay-Rheims

And their children spoke half in the speech of Azotus, and could not speak the Jews’ language, but they spoke according to the language of this and that people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)