Nehemiah 1:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֞י	h1961
1	And it came to pass when I heard	כְּשָׁמְעִ֣י׀	h8085
2		אֶת	h853
3	these words	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	h1697
4		הָאֵ֗לֶּה	h428
5	that I sat down	יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙	h3427
6	and wept	וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔ה	h1058
7	and mourned	וָֽאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖ה	h56
8	certain days	יָמִ֑ים	h3117
9		וָֽאֱהִ֥י	h1961
10	and fasted	צָם֙	h6684
11	and prayed	וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔ל	h6419
12	before	לִפְנֵ֖י	h6440
13	the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	h430
14	of heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	h8064

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat and wept, and mourned for days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of the heavens,

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

World English Bible (WEB)

It happened, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it cometh to pass, at my hearing these words, I have sat down, and I weep and mourn `for' days, and I am fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.