Nehemiah 9:37
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

Young's Literal Translation
and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we [are] in great distress.

King James Bible
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we [are] in great distress.

Hebrew
Its abundant
מַרְבָּ֗ה (mar·bāh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

harvest
וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ (ū·ṯə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8393: Product, revenue

goes to the kings
לַמְּלָכִ֛ים (lam·mə·lā·ḵîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king

You have set
נָתַ֥תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

over us
עָלֵ֖ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

because of our sins.
בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ (bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

And they rule
מֹשְׁלִ֤ים (mō·šə·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign

over
וְעַ֣ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

our bodies
גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ (gə·wî·yō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1472: A body, corpse

and our livestock
וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ (ū·ḇiḇ·hem·tê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

as they please.
כִּרְצוֹנָ֔ם (kir·ṣō·w·nām)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will

We
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's 587: We

are in great
גְדוֹלָ֖ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

distress.’
וּבְצָרָ֥ה (ū·ḇə·ṣā·rāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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