{
"verseID": "Ezra.3.8",
"source": "וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְבוֹאָ֞ם אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֑י הֵחֵ֡לּוּ זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל בֶּן־שְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵל וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ בֶּן־יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק וּשְׁאָ֥ר אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם וְכָל־הַבָּאִים֙ מֵהַשְּׁבִ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְנַצֵּ֖חַ עַל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And in the *šānāh* the *šēnît* to their *lə-bô'ām* to *bêt hā'ĕlōhîm* to *yərûšālaim*, in the *ḥōdeš* the *šēnî*, *hēḥēllû zərubbābel ben-šə'altî'ēl* and *yēšûa' ben-yôṣādāq* and *šə'ār 'ăḥêhem* the *kōhănîm* and the *ləwiyyîm*, and all *habbā'îm* from the *šəbî yərûšālaim*; and *wayya'ămîdû* *'et-haləwiyyîm* from *mibben 'eśrîm šānāh wāma'lāh* to *lənaṣṣēaḥ* over *məle'ket bêt-YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*šānāh*": "definite noun, feminine singular - year",
"*šēnît*": "definite adjective, feminine singular - second",
"*lə-bô'ām*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their coming",
"*bêt hā'ĕlōhîm*": "construct chain - house of God",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ḥōdeš*": "definite noun, masculine singular - month",
"*šēnî*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - second",
"*hēḥēllû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they began",
"*zərubbābel ben-šə'altî'ēl*": "proper name with patronymic - Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel",
"*yēšûa' ben-yôṣādāq*": "proper name with patronymic - Jeshua son of Jozadak",
"*šə'ār 'ăḥêhem*": "construct chain with possessive suffix - rest of their brothers",
"*kōhănîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - priests",
"*ləwiyyîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*habbā'îm*": "definite qal participle, masculine plural - those coming/who came",
"*šəbî*": "definite noun, masculine singular - captivity",
"*wayya'ămîdû*": "hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they appointed/established",
"*'et-haləwiyyîm*": "direct object marker with definite noun - the Levites",
"*mibben*": "preposition + construct noun - from son of",
"*'eśrîm šānāh*": "numeral with noun - twenty years",
"*wāma'lāh*": "conjunction with adverb - and upward",
"*lənaṣṣēaḥ*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct - to oversee/supervise",
"*məle'ket bêt-YHWH*": "construct chain - work of the house of YHWH"
},
"variants": {
"*lə-bô'ām*": "to their coming/arrival/return",
"*šəbî*": "captivity/exile",
"*wayya'ămîdû*": "appointed/established/set up",
"*lənaṣṣēaḥ*": "to oversee/supervise/direct",
"*məle'ket*": "work/labor/service"
}
}