Nehemiah 4:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Hear us, O God, for we are despised. Turn their scorn back upon their own heads, and let them be taken as plunder to a land of captivity.

Young's Literal Translation
Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

King James Bible
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:

Hebrew
Hear us,
שְׁמַ֤ע (šə·ma‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

O God,
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we are
הָיִ֣ינוּ (hā·yî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

despised.
בוּזָ֔ה (ḇū·zāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 939: Something scorned, an object of contempt

Turn
וְהָשֵׁ֥ב (wə·hā·šêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

their scorn
חֶרְפָּתָ֖ם (ḥer·pā·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

back upon
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

their own heads,
רֹאשָׁ֑ם (rō·šām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

and let them be taken
וּתְנֵ֥ם (ū·ṯə·nêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

as plunder
לְבִזָּ֖ה (lə·ḇiz·zāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 961: Spoil, booty

to a land
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of captivity.
שִׁבְיָֽה׃ (šiḇ·yāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7633: Captivity, captives

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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