The Meaning of Nehemiah 1:10 Explained

Nehemiah 1:10

KJV: Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

YLT: And they are Thy servants, and Thy people, whom Thou hast ransomed by Thy great power, and by Thy strong hand.

Darby: And they are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and by thy strong hand.

ASV: Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now these [are] thy servants  and thy people,  whom thou hast redeemed  by thy great  power,  and by thy strong  hand. 

What does Nehemiah 1:10 Mean?

Study Notes

redeemed
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Thus the Lord saved Israel
Redemption: (Exodus type) Summary. Exodus is the book of redemption and teaches:
(1) redemption is wholly of God Exodus 3:7 ; Exodus 3:8 ; John 3:16 .
(2) redemption is through a person. (See Scofield " Exodus 2:2 ") . John 3:16 ; John 3:17 .
(3) redemption is by blood Exodus 12:13 ; Exodus 12:23 ; Exodus 12:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 .
(4) redemption is by power Exodus 6:6 ; Exodus 13:14 ; Romans 8:2 .
(See Scofield " Isaiah 59:20 ") . See Scofield " Romans 3:24 ".
The blood of Christ redeems the believer from the guilt and penalty of sin. 1 Peter 1:18 as the power of the Spirit delivers from the dominion of sin.; Romans 8:2 ; Ephesians 2:2 .

Context Summary

Nehemiah 1:1-11 - A Patriot's Prayer
Though living in luxury, in the winter palace of the Persian kings, Nehemiah's heart was keenly sensitive to all that affected his people. But he turned from tears to prayer, from man to God. Oh, that we could cry and sigh for the rents and breaches in the Church of God. We should deal much more successfully with men, if, like Nehemiah, we dealt more largely with God. Gordon used to say that he had met and conquered his enemies before he saw them. This prayer of Nehemiah's is very beautiful, saturated as it is with quotations from Scripture, and so effective with God, because based on His own Word. It was steeped in tears of contrition for sin, and offered without ceasing day and night. Nor was it solitary, for there seems to have been a little band of others united with him, Nehemiah 1:11. Lord, teach us to pray thus, till others are found kneeling with us. Here is a good petition for us as we go forth to our daily calling, in which so much depends on the attitude of our fellow-men. Prosper thy servant this day and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 1

1  Nehemiah, understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, mourns, fasts, and prays
5  His prayer

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 1:10 mean?

And those [are] Your servants and Your people whom You have redeemed by Your power great and by Your hand mighty
וְהֵ֥ם עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּדִ֙יתָ֙ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל וּבְיָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָֽה

וְהֵ֥ם  And  those  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ  Your  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ  and  Your  people 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
פָּדִ֙יתָ֙  You  have  redeemed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: פָּדָה  
Sense: to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver.
בְּכֹחֲךָ֣  by  Your  power 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כֹּחַ 
Sense: strength, power, might.
הַגָּד֔וֹל  great 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
וּבְיָדְךָ֖  and  by  Your  hand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
הַחֲזָקָֽה  mighty 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: חָזָק  
Sense: strong, stout, mighty.