The Meaning of Nehemiah 11:2 Explained

Nehemiah 11:2

KJV: And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

YLT: and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.

Darby: And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

ASV: And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the people  blessed  all the men,  that willingly offered  themselves to dwell  at Jerusalem. 

What does Nehemiah 11:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 11

1  The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, dwell at Jerusalem
3  A catalogue of their names
20  Those who remain dwell in other cities

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 11:2 mean?

And blessed the people all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem -
וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ הָעָ֑ם לְכֹל֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ים לָשֶׁ֖בֶת בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם פ

וַֽיְבָרֲכ֖וּ  And  blessed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בָּרַךְ 
Sense: to bless, kneel.
הָעָ֑ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים  the  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הַמִּֽתְנַדְּבִ֔ים  who  willingly  offered  themselves 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine plural
Root: נָדַב  
Sense: to incite, impel, make willing.
לָשֶׁ֖בֶת  to  dwell 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  at  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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