InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Neh C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13
Neh 1 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V11
OET-LV And_they your_servants and_people_of_your whom you_redeemed by_strength_of_your (the)_great and_by_hand_of_your (the)_mighty.
OET (OET-RV) “We’re your servants and your people that you rescued from slavery with your incredible power.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
וְהֵ֥ם עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ
and,they your=servants (Some words not found in UHB: and,they your=servants and,people_of,your which/who redeemed by,strength_of,your (the),great and,by,hand_of,your (the),mighty )
The word they refers to the Israelite people. Since Nehemiah is speaking on their behalf and including himself, you could say “we” in your translation, If it would be helpful in your language. If your language marks the distinction, “we” should not include the addressee. Alternate translation: [we are your servants, your chosen people]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
וְהֵ֥ם עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ וְעַמֶּ֑ךָ
and,they your=servants (Some words not found in UHB: and,they your=servants and,people_of,your which/who redeemed by,strength_of,your (the),great and,by,hand_of,your (the),mighty )
As in 1:6, servants refers to the special role that the people of Israel had as a model community of God’s followers. So these two phrases are basically saying the same thing. You do not need to repeat both phrases in your translation if that would be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: [we are your chosen people]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
אֲשֶׁ֤ר פָּדִ֨יתָ֙
(Some words not found in UHB: and,they your=servants and,people_of,your which/who redeemed by,strength_of,your (the),great and,by,hand_of,your (the),mighty )
This is a reference to the way God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Alternate translation: [you rescued us from slavery in Egypt]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּד֔וֹל וּבְיָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָֽה
(Some words not found in UHB: and,they your=servants and,people_of,your which/who redeemed by,strength_of,your (the),great and,by,hand_of,your (the),mighty )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. Nehemiah uses the repetition to emphasize the intensity of Yahweh’s power. Alternate translation: [by your very great strength]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וּבְיָדְךָ֖ הַחֲזָקָֽה
and,by,hand_of,your (the),mighty
Here, hand represents a person’s power, strength, or ability.
OET-LV And_they your_servants and_people_of_your whom you_redeemed by_strength_of_your (the)_great and_by_hand_of_your (the)_mighty.
OET (OET-RV) “We’re your servants and your people that you rescued from slavery with your incredible power.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.