Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Ezra.4.18", "source": "נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א דִּ֥י שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּן עֲלֶ֑ינָא מְפָרַ֥שׁ קֱרִ֖י קָדָמָֽי׃", "text": "The *ništᵉwānāʾ* which *dî* you sent *šᵉlaḥtûn* to us *ʿălênāʾ* clearly *mᵉpāraš* was read *qĕrî* before me *qādāmāy*.", "grammar": { "*ništᵉwānāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular with Aramaic definite article - the letter", "*dî*": "relative particle - which", "*šᵉlaḥtûn*": "peal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you sent", "*ʿălênāʾ*": "preposition + 1st plural suffix - to us", "*mᵉpāraš*": "pual participle, masculine singular - clearly/distinctly", "*qĕrî*": "peal passive participle, masculine singular - was read", "*qādāmāy*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - before me" }, "variants": { "*ništᵉwānāʾ*": "letter/document/dispatch", "*mᵉpāraš*": "clearly/distinctly/translated" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Neh 8:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.8.8", "source": "וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ בַסֵּ֛פֶר בְּתוֹרַ֥ת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְשׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃", "text": "*wə-yiqrəʾû bassēper bətôrat hāʾĕlōhîm məpōrāš wə-śôm śekel wə-yābînû bammigrāʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqrəʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they read", "*bassēper*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the book", "*bətôrat*": "preposition + construct noun, feminine singular - in law of", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - the God", "*məpōrāš*": "pual participle, masculine singular - distinctly/clearly", "*wə-śôm*": "conjunction + infinitive absolute - and placing", "*śekel*": "noun, masculine singular - understanding/insight", "*wə-yābînû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave understanding", "*bammigrāʾ*": "preposition + definite noun, masculine singular - in the reading" }, "variants": { "*məpōrāš*": "distinctly/clearly/with interpretation", "*wə-śôm śekel*": "giving understanding/giving meaning/providing sense", "*bammigrāʾ*": "in the reading/in what was read/in the scripture" } }