Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleYou counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall. Young's Literal Translation And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall. King James Bible And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. Hebrew You countedסְפַרְתֶּ֑ם (sə·p̄ar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate the houses בָּתֵּ֥י (bāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1004: A house of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and tore them down וַתִּתְֿצוּ֙ (wat·tiṯṣəw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down to strengthen לְבַצֵּ֖ר (lə·ḇaṣ·ṣêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1219: To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose the wall. הַחוֹמָֽה׃ (ha·ḥō·w·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection |
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