1 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.1",
"source": "וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת אַחַ֗ת לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס לִכְל֥וֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֑ה הֵעִ֣יר יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־ר֙וּחַ֙ כֹּ֣רֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַ֔ס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל֙ בְּכָל־מַלְכוּת֔וֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And in *shənath* *ʾachath* to *kōreš* *melek* *pāras* to *kəlōth* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* from *pî* *yirməyāh* *hēʿîr* *YHWH* *ʾeth*-*rûaḥ* *kōreš* *melek*-*pāras* and *yaʿăḇer*-*qōl* in all-*malkûthō* and also-in *miktāḇ* *lēʾmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*shənath*": "construct state, feminine singular - year of",
"*ʾachath*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one/first",
"*lə*": "preposition - to/for",
"*kōreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus",
"*melek*": "construct state, masculine singular - king of",
"*pāras*": "proper noun - Persia",
"*kəlōth*": "infinitive construct, piel - to complete/fulfill",
"*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*pî*": "construct state, masculine singular - mouth of",
"*yirməyāh*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*hēʿîr*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - stirred up/awakened",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular - spirit/breath",
"*wa*": "consecutive conjunction",
"*yaʿăḇer*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil with waw consecutive - caused to pass/proclaimed",
"*qōl*": "masculine singular - voice/proclamation",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*malkûthō*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his kingdom",
"*wəgam*": "conjunction plus adverb - and also",
"*miktāḇ*": "masculine singular - writing/document",
"*lēʾmōr*": "infinitive construct, qal - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*shənath ʾachath*": "first year/in year one",
"*kəlōth*": "to complete/fulfill/accomplish",
"*dəḇar*": "word/matter/thing",
"*hēʿîr*": "stirred up/awakened/aroused",
"*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind/mind",
"*yaʿăḇer-qōl*": "caused voice to pass/issued proclamation/made announcement",
"*miktāḇ*": "writing/document/letter"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.2",
"source": "כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֗ר כֹּ֚רֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס כֹּ֚ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ נָ֣תַן לִ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְהֽוּא־פָקַ֤ד עָלַי֙ לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *kōreš* *melek* *pāras*, all *mamlǝkōth* the *ʾāreṣ* *nāthan* to me *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* the *šāmāyim* and he-*pāqad* upon me *liḇnōth*-to him *bayith* in *yǝrûšālaim* which in *yǝhûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - said/spoke",
"*kōreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus",
"*melek*": "construct state, masculine singular - king of",
"*pāras*": "proper noun - Persia",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*mamlǝkōth*": "feminine plural construct - kingdoms of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular - earth/land",
"*nāthan*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - gave",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*šāmāyim*": "masculine plural - heavens",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*hû*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*pāqad*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - appointed/commanded",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*bǝnōth*": "infinitive construct, qal - build",
"*lō*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him",
"*bayith*": "masculine singular - house",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah"
},
"variants": {
"*mamlǝkōth*": "kingdoms/dominions",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*nāthan*": "gave/granted/assigned",
"*pāqad*": "appointed/commanded/charged/entrusted",
"*bayith*": "house/temple/dwelling"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.3",
"source": "מִֽי־בָכֶ֣ם מִכָּל־עַמּ֗וֹ יְהִ֤י אֱלֹהָיו֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וְיַ֕עַל לִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּיהוּדָ֑ה וְיִ֗בֶן אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ה֥וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "Who among *ḇākem* from all-*ʿammō* *yǝhî* *ʾĕlōhāyw* with him and *yaʿal* to *yǝrûšālaim* which in *yǝhûdāh* and *yiḇen* *ʾeth*-*bêth* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* he the *ʾĕlōhîm* which in *yǝrûšālaim*",
"grammar": {
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*bā*": "preposition - among/in",
"*kem*": "2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*ʿammō*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people",
"*yǝhî*": "jussive, 3rd masculine singular, qal - may he be",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his God",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ō*": "3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yaʿal*": "jussive, 3rd masculine singular, qal - may he go up",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*yiḇen*": "jussive, 3rd masculine singular, qal - may he build",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*bêth*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hû*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural - God",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*yǝhî*": "may he be/let him be",
"*yaʿal*": "may go up/let him ascend",
"*yiḇen*": "may build/let him build",
"*bêth*": "house/temple/dwelling",
"*hû*": "he/that one [emphatic]"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.4",
"source": "וְכָל־הַנִּשְׁאָ֗ר מִֽכָּל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ה֣וּא גָֽר־שָׁם֒ יְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י מְקֹמ֔וֹ בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה עִם־הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And all-the *niššʾār* from all-the *mǝqōmōth* which he *gār*-there *yǝnaśśǝʾûhû* *ʾanšê* *mǝqōmō* with *kesef* and with *zāhāḇ* and with *rǝkûš* and with *bǝhēmāh* with-the *nǝdāḇāh* for *bêth* the *ʾĕlōhîm* which in *yǝrûšālaim*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*niššʾār*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - one who remains/is left",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*mǝqōmōth*": "masculine plural - places",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*hû*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*gār*": "participle, masculine singular, qal - sojourning/dwelling as foreigner",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*yǝnaśśǝʾûhû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, piel with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let them assist him/support him",
"*ʾanšê*": "masculine plural construct - men of",
"*mǝqōmō*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his place",
"*bə*": "preposition - with",
"*kesef*": "masculine singular - silver",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇə*": "preposition - with",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular - gold",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇi*": "preposition - with",
"*rǝkûš*": "masculine singular - goods/property",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇi*": "preposition - with",
"*bǝhēmāh*": "feminine singular - livestock/cattle",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*nǝdāḇāh*": "feminine singular - freewill offering",
"*lə*": "preposition - for",
"*bêth*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural - God",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*niššʾār*": "one who remains/survivor/remnant",
"*gār*": "sojourns/dwells as foreigner/resides temporarily",
"*yǝnaśśǝʾûhû*": "assist him/support him/provide for him",
"*rǝkûš*": "goods/property/possessions",
"*bǝhēmāh*": "livestock/cattle/beasts",
"*nǝdāḇāh*": "freewill offering/voluntary gift"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.5",
"source": "וַיָּק֜וּמוּ רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָב֗וֹת לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם לְכֹ֨ל הֵעִ֤יר הָאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־רוּח֔וֹ לַעֲל֣וֹת לִבְנ֔וֹת אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And *yāqûmû* *rāʾšê* the *ʾāḇōth* for *yǝhûdāh* and *ḇinyāmîn* and the *kōhănîm* and the *lǝwiyyîm* for all *hēʿîr* the *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾeth*-*rûḥō* to *laʿălōth* to *liḇnōth* *ʾeth*-*bêth* *YHWH* which in *yǝrûšālaim*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*": "consecutive conjunction",
"*yāqûmû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, qal with waw consecutive - arose/stood up",
"*rāʾšê*": "masculine plural construct - heads of/chiefs of",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾāḇōth*": "masculine plural - fathers/ancestral houses",
"*lə*": "preposition - for/belonging to",
"*yǝhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇinyāmîn*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*kōhănîm*": "masculine plural - priests",
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*lǝwiyyîm*": "masculine plural - Levites",
"*lə*": "preposition - for",
"*kōl*": "construct state - all of",
"*hēʿîr*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - aroused/stirred up",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural - God",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*rûḥō*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spirit",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*laʿălōth*": "infinitive construct, qal - go up",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*liḇnōth*": "infinitive construct, qal - build",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*bêth*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾšê*": "heads/chiefs/leaders",
"*ʾāḇōth*": "fathers/ancestral houses/patriarchal families",
"*hēʿîr*": "stirred up/aroused/awakened",
"*rûḥō*": "his spirit/his mind/his will",
"*laʿălōth*": "to go up/to ascend"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.6",
"source": "וְכָל־סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ חִזְּק֣וּ בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם בִּכְלֵי־כֶ֧סֶף בַּזָּהָ֛ב בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת לְבַ֖ד עַל־כָּל־הִתְנַדֵּֽב׃",
"text": "And all-*sǝḇîḇōthêhem* *ḥizzǝqû* in *yǝdêhem* with *kǝlê*-*kesef* with the *zāhāḇ* with the *rǝkûš* and with the *bǝhēmāh* and with the *migdānōth* to *ḇad* upon-all-*hithnaddēḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*sǝḇîḇōthêhem*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their neighbors/surroundings",
"*ḥizzǝqû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural, piel - strengthened",
"*ḇi*": "preposition - in",
"*yǝdêhem*": "feminine dual noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hands",
"*bə*": "preposition - with",
"*kǝlê*": "masculine plural construct - vessels of",
"*kesef*": "masculine singular - silver",
"*ba*": "preposition with definite article - with the",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular - gold",
"*bā*": "preposition with definite article - with the",
"*rǝkûš*": "masculine singular - goods/property",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇa*": "preposition with definite article - with the",
"*bǝhēmāh*": "feminine singular - livestock/cattle",
"*û*": "conjunction - and",
"*ḇa*": "preposition with definite article - with the",
"*migdānōth*": "feminine plural - precious things/choice gifts",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*ḇad*": "masculine singular - separation/alone/besides",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/besides",
"*kol*": "construct state - all of",
"*hithnaddēḇ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hithpael - freely offered/volunteered"
},
"variants": {
"*sǝḇîḇōthêhem*": "their neighbors/surroundings/those around them",
"*ḥizzǝqû*": "strengthened/helped/supported",
"*yǝdêhem*": "their hands [figurative: helped them]",
"*kǝlê*": "vessels/articles/utensils",
"*migdānōth*": "precious things/choice gifts/valuable items",
"*lǝḇad*": "besides/in addition to/apart from",
"*hithnaddēḇ*": "was freely offered/volunteered/given willingly"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.7",
"source": "וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ הוֹצִ֖יא אֶת־כְּלֵ֣י בֵית־יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹצִ֤יא נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלֹהָֽיו׃",
"text": "And the *melek* *kōreš* *hōṣî* *ʾeth*-*kǝlê* *bêth*-*YHWH* which *hōṣî* *nǝḇûkadneṣṣar* from *yǝrûšālaim* and *yittǝnēm* in *bêth* *ʾĕlōhāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*melek*": "masculine singular - king",
"*kōreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus",
"*hōṣî*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - brought out",
"*ʾeth*": "direct object marker",
"*kǝlê*": "masculine plural construct - vessels of",
"*bêth*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*hōṣî*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - brought out",
"*nǝḇûkadneṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*mi*": "preposition - from",
"*yǝrûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*wa*": "consecutive conjunction",
"*yittǝnēm*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal with waw consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - put them/placed them",
"*bə*": "preposition - in",
"*bêth*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his gods"
},
"variants": {
"*hōṣî*": "brought out/removed/took out",
"*kǝlê*": "vessels/articles/utensils",
"*yittǝnēm*": "put them/placed them/set them",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "his gods/his deity [referring to pagan deity]"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Ezra.1.8",
"source": "וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס עַל־יַ֖ד מִתְרְדָ֣ת הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר הַנָּשִׂ֖יא לִיהוּדָֽה׃",
"text": "And *yōṣîʾēm* *kōreš* *melek* *pāras* upon-*yad* *mithrǝdāth* the *gizḇār* and *yispǝrēm* to *šēšbaṣṣar* the *nāśî* to *yǝhûdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*": "consecutive conjunction",
"*yōṣîʾēm*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil with waw consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - brought them out",
"*kōreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus",
"*melek*": "construct state, masculine singular - king of",
"*pāras*": "proper noun - Persia",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/by",
"*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*mithrǝdāth*": "proper noun - Mithredath",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*gizḇār*": "masculine singular - treasurer",
"*wa*": "consecutive conjunction",
"*yispǝrēm*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal with waw consecutive and 3rd masculine plural suffix - counted them",
"*lə*": "preposition - to",
"*šēšbaṣṣar*": "proper noun - Sheshbazzar",
"*ha*": "definite article - the",
"*nāśî*": "masculine singular - prince/leader",
"*lə*": "preposition - to/for",
"*yǝhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah"
},
"variants": {
"*yōṣîʾēm*": "brought them out/removed them",
"*ʿal-yad*": "by the hand of/through/by means of",
"*gizḇār*": "treasurer/bursar",
"*yispǝrēm*": "counted them/numbered them/inventoried them",
"*nāśî*": "prince/leader/chief"
}
}