Ezra 3:11
{ "verseID": "Ezra.3.11", "source": "וֽ͏ַ֠יַּעֲנוּ בְּהַלֵּ֨ל וּבְהוֹדֹ֤ת לַֽיהוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָ֥ם חַסְדּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָל־הָעָ֡ם הֵרִיעוּ֩ תְרוּעָ֨ה גְדוֹלָ֤ה בְהַלֵּל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה עַ֖ל הוּסַ֥ד בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ ס", "text": "And *wayya'ănû* in *bəhallēl* and in *bəhôdōt* to *YHWH* for *kî ṭôb*, for *kî-lə'ôlām ḥasdô* upon *yiśrā'ēl*; and all the *'ām* *hērî'û* *tərû'āh gədôlāh* in *bəhallēl* to *YHWH*, for *'al hûsad bêt-YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*wayya'ănû*": "qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd plural - and they answered/responded", "*bəhallēl*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct - in praising", "*bəhôdōt*": "preposition with hiphil infinitive construct - in giving thanks", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*kî ṭôb*": "conjunction with adjective - for [he is] good", "*kî-lə'ôlām ḥasdô*": "conjunction with prepositional phrase and noun with suffix - for to eternity [is] his steadfast love", "*yiśrā'ēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - people", "*hērî'û*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they shouted", "*tərû'āh gədôlāh*": "noun with adjective - great shout", "*bəhallēl*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct - in praising", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*'al hûsad*": "preposition with pual infinitive construct - because of the founding", "*bêt-YHWH*": "construct chain - house of YHWH" }, "variants": { "*wayya'ănû*": "answered/responded/sang antiphonally", "*bəhallēl*": "in praising/celebrating/glorifying", "*bəhôdōt*": "in giving thanks/confessing/acknowledging", "*ḥasdô*": "his steadfast love/loyalty/covenant faithfulness", "*hērî'û*": "shouted/made noise/sounded an alarm", "*tərû'āh*": "shout/acclamation/blast", "*hûsad*": "foundation/establishing/founding" } }