4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 1:4:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֞יvayehiand it happened Nehemiah 1:4:2 ⧉כְּשָׁמְעִ֣יkeshameiwhen I heard Nehemiah 1:4:3 ⧉אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣יםethadevarim{direct object} the words Nehemiah 1:4:4 ⧉הָאֵ֗לֶּהhaelethese Nehemiah 1:4:5 ⧉יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙yashavteI sat down Nehemiah 1:4:6 ⧉וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֔הvaevkeand I wept Nehemiah 1:4:7 ⧉וָאֶתְאַבְּלָ֖הvaetavbelaand I mourned Nehemiah 1:4:8 ⧉יָמִ֑יםyamimdays Nehemiah 1:4:9 ⧉וָֽאֱהִ֥יvaehiand I was Nehemiah 1:4:10 ⧉צָם֙tsamfasting Nehemiah 1:4:11 ⧉וּמִתְפַּלֵּ֔לumitpalleland praying Nehemiah 1:4:12 ⧉לִפְנֵ֖יlifnebefore Nehemiah 1:4:13 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheGod of Nehemiah 1:4:14 ⧉הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃hashamayimthe heavens |
4. Formal Translation And it happened that as I heard these words, I sat down and wept and I mourned for days, and I fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens {Elohei hashamayim, Supreme Ruler}. |
4. Dynamic Translation When I heard these things, I sat down and wept and grieved for days, and I fasted and prayed before the God of the heavens {Elohei hashamayim, Divine Sovereign}. |