The Meaning of Nehemiah 12:38 Explained

Nehemiah 12:38

KJV: And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;

YLT: And the second thanksgiving company that is going over-against, and I after it, and half of the people on the wall from beyond the tower of the furnaces and unto the broad wall,

Darby: And the second choir went in the opposite direction upon the wall, and I after them, and the half of the people, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even to the broad wall;

ASV: And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the other  [company of them that gave] thanks  went  over against  [them], and I after  them, and the half  of the people  upon the wall,  from beyond the tower  of the furnaces  even unto the broad  wall; 

What does Nehemiah 12:38 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 12

1  The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel
10  The succession of high priests
22  Certain chief Levites
27  The solemnity of the dedication of the walls
44  The offices of priests and Levites appointed in the temple

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 12:38 mean?

And thanksgiving [choir] the second went the opposite [way] and I [was] behind them and with half of the people on on the wall upon going past the Tower of the Ovens and as far as the Wall Broad
וְהַתּוֹדָ֧ה הַשֵּׁנִ֛ית הַהוֹלֶ֥כֶת לְמ֖וֹאל וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יהָ וַחֲצִ֨י הָעָ֜ם מֵעַ֣ל לְהַחוֹמָ֗ה מֵעַל֙ לְמִגְדַּ֣ל הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים וְעַ֖ד הַחוֹמָ֥ה הָרְחָבָֽה

וְהַתּוֹדָ֧ה  And  thanksgiving  [choir] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּודָה  
Sense: confession, praise, thanksgiving.
הַשֵּׁנִ֛ית  the  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
הַהוֹלֶ֥כֶת  went 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
לְמ֖וֹאל  the  opposite  [way] 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: לְמֹואל 
Sense: front.
וַאֲנִ֣י  and  I  [was] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
אַחֲרֶ֑יהָ  behind  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
וַחֲצִ֨י  and  with  half 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֲצִי 
Sense: half.
הָעָ֜ם  of  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
לְהַחוֹמָ֗ה  on  the  wall 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
מֵעַל֙  upon 
Parse: Preposition-m
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לְמִגְדַּ֣ל  going  past  the  Tower 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִגְדָּל  
Sense: tower.
הַתַּנּוּרִ֔ים  of  the  Ovens 
Parse: Article, Noun, common plural
Root: תַּנּוּר  
Sense: furnace, oven, fire-pot, (portable) stove.
וְעַ֖ד  and  as  far  as 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הַחוֹמָ֥ה  the  Wall 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֹומָה  
Sense: wall.
הָרְחָבָֽה  Broad 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רָחָב  
Sense: broad, wide.

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