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Nehemiah 9:16

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

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וְהֵ֥םvehemand theyהֵםconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.וַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּvaavoteynvand fatherאָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.הֵזִ֑ידוּhezidvbe proudזוּדverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be proud”, a completed actionH2102to seethe; figuratively, to be insolentbe proud, deal proudly, presume, (come) presumptuously, sod.וַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vayaqshvand be cruelקָשָׁהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be cruel”, the next action in the storyH7185properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)be cruel, be fiercer, make grievous, be ((ask a), be in, have, seem, would) hard(-en, (labour), -ly, thing), be sore, (be, make) stiff(-en, (-necked)).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עָרְפָּ֔םarepamback neckעֹרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “back neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6203the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)back ((stiff-) neck((-ed).וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שָׁמְע֖וּshamevhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to Thy commandments,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And they and our fathers have acted proudly, and harden their neck, and have not hearkened unto Thy commands,

World English Bible

“But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

Darby Translation

But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

Douay-Rheims

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks and hearkened not to thy commandments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)