Ezra 10:44

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{ "verseID": "Ezra.10.44", "source": "כָּל־אֵ֕לֶּה *נשאי **נָשְׂא֖וּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ מֵהֶ֣ם נָשִׁ֔ים וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בָּנִֽים׃ פ", "text": "All *ʾēlleh* *nāśəʾû* *nāšîm* *noḵriyyôṯ* and *yēš* from *hēm* *nāšîm* and *wayyāśîmû* *bānîm*.", "grammar": { "*kol-ʾēlleh*": "all + demonstrative pronoun, plural - all these", "*nāśəʾû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd plural (Ketiv: *nśʾy*, Qere: *nāśəʾû*) - they took/married", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women/wives", "*noḵriyyôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - foreign/strange", "*wə-yēš*": "conjunction + existential particle - and there were", "*mē-hem*": "preposition + pronominal suffix 3rd masculine plural - from them", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women/wives", "*wa-yyāśîmû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd plural with waw consecutive - and they put/established", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons/children" }, "variants": { "*nāśəʾû*": "Ketiv/Qere variant in the text; the consonantal text (Ketiv) reads *nśʾy* while the traditional reading (Qere) is *nāśəʾû* - had taken/married", "*wayyāśîmû bānîm*": "could mean 'they begot children' or 'they placed/established sons' or 'they exposed/put away the children'" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כָּל־אֵ֕לֶּה *נשאי **נָשְׂא֖וּ נָשִׁ֣ים נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת וְיֵ֣שׁ מֵהֶ֣ם נָשִׁ֔ים וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בָּנִֽים׃ פ

Transliteration

All ʾēlleh nāśəʾû nāšîm noḵriyyôṯ and yēš from hēm nāšîm and wayyāśîmû bānîm.

Grammar Details

• *kol-ʾēlleh*: all + demonstrative pronoun, plural - all these
• *nāśəʾû*: verb, qal perfect 3rd plural (Ketiv: *nśʾy*, Qere: *nāśəʾû*) - they took/married
• *nāšîm*: noun, feminine plural - women/wives
• *noḵriyyôṯ*: adjective, feminine plural - foreign/strange
• *wə-yēš*: conjunction + existential particle - and there were
• *mē-hem*: preposition + pronominal suffix 3rd masculine plural - from them
• *wa-yyāśîmû*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd plural with waw consecutive - and they put/established
• *bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons/children

Word Meanings

• *nāśəʾû*: Ketiv/Qere variant in the text; the consonantal text (Ketiv) reads *nśʾy* while the traditional reading (Qere) is *nāśəʾû* - had taken/married
• *wayyāśîmû bānîm*: could mean 'they begot children' or 'they placed/established sons' or 'they exposed/put away the children'

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All these had married foreign women, and some of them had even fathered children by them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  All these had taken straunge wyues. And amonge the same wyues there were some, that had borne children.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  All these had taken strange wiues: and among them were women that had children.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  All these had taken straunge wyues, and among the same there were some that had children by the wyues.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them had wives by whom they had children.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  all these have taken strange women, and there are of them women -- who adopt sons.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  All these had taken strange wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had offspring.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All these had taken foreign wives, and some of them also had children by these women.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 10:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ezra.10.3", "source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה נִֽכְרָת־בְּרִ֣ית לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ לְהוֹצִ֨יא כָל־נָשִׁ֜ים וְהַנּוֹלָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ בַּעֲצַ֣ת אֲדֹנָ֔י וְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים בְּמִצְוַ֣ת אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה יֵעָשֶֽׂה", "text": "And now let us *nikrāt-bᵉrît* to *ʾĕlōhênû* to *hôṣîʾ* all *nāšîm* and the *nôlād* from them according to *ʿăṣat* *ʾădōnāy* and those who *ḥărēdîm* at *miṣwat* *ʾĕlōhênû*, and according to the *tôrâ* let it be *yēʿāśeh*", "grammar": { "*nikrāt-bᵉrît*": "Qal imperfect 1cp + noun - let us cut a covenant", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun with 1cp suffix - our God", "*hôṣîʾ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to bring out/send away", "*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women/wives", "*nôlād*": "Niphal participle with definite article - the one born/offspring", "*ʿăṣat*": "noun, construct form - counsel of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - my Lord", "*ḥărēdîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with article - the trembling ones/those who fear", "*miṣwat*": "noun, construct form - commandment of", "*tôrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - law/instruction", "*yēʿāśeh*": "Niphal imperfect 3ms - it will be done" }, "variants": { "*nikrāt-bᵉrît*": "make a covenant, cut a covenant, establish an agreement", "*hôṣîʾ*": "to send away, to put away, to remove", "*nôlād*": "those born, offspring, children", "*ʿăṣat*": "counsel, advice, plan", "*ḥărēdîm*": "those who tremble, those who fear, those who revere", "*tôrâ*": "law, instruction, teaching" } }
• Prov 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.16", "source": "לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃", "text": "to-*haṣṣîləḵā* from-*ʾiššāh* *zārāh* from-*nāḵriyyāh* *ʾămārеhā* *hеḥĕlîqāh*", "grammar": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to deliver you", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman", "*zārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange", "*nāḵriyyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign", "*ʾămārеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her words", "*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has made smooth" }, "variants": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "deliver/rescue/save you", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*zārāh*": "strange/foreign/another", "*nāḵriyyāh*": "foreign/alien/strange", "*ʾămārеhā*": "her words/her sayings", "*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "made smooth/flattered/made slippery" } }
• Prov 5:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Proverbs.5.3", "source": "כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ", "text": "For *nōpet* *tiṭṭōpnâ* *śiptê* *zārâ* and-*ḥālāq* from-*šemen* her-*ḥēk*", "grammar": { "*nōpet*": "noun, masculine singular - honey/honeycomb", "*tiṭṭōpnâ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - they drip/drop", "*śiptê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - lips of", "*zārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign/another woman", "*ḥālāq*": "adjective, masculine singular - smooth/slippery", "*šemen*": "noun, masculine singular - oil/fat", "*ḥēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her palate/mouth" }, "variants": { "*nōpet*": "honey/honeycomb/dripping honey", "*tiṭṭōpnâ*": "drip/drop/distill", "*zārâ*": "strange woman/foreign woman/adulteress", "*ḥālāq*": "smooth/slippery/flattering", "*šemen*": "oil/fat/richness", "*ḥēk*": "palate/mouth/speech" } }
• Prov 5:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Proverbs.5.20", "source": "וְלָ֤מָּה תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נָכְרִיָּֽה", "text": "And-why *tišgeh* my-*bĕnî* in-*zārâ* and-*tĕḥabbēq* *ḥēq* *nokrîyyâ*", "grammar": { "*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*tišgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - be intoxicated/infatuated", "*bĕnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son", "*zārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman", "*tĕḥabbēq*": "verb, piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - embrace", "*ḥēq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bosom of", "*nokrîyyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman" }, "variants": { "*tišgeh*": "be intoxicated/be infatuated/go astray/be captivated", "*bĕnî*": "my son/child/descendant", "*zārâ*": "strange woman/foreign woman/adulteress", "*tĕḥabbēq*": "embrace/hug/fold in arms", "*ḥēq*": "bosom/lap/chest/embrace", "*nokrîyyâ*": "strange woman/foreign woman/another man's wife" } }