Ezra 3:8
{ "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" } }