3{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.3",
"source": "בִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֤א בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי־דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵהּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין׃",
"text": "In *šenaṯ ḥădāh* to *Kôreš* the *malkāʾ*, *Kôreš* the *malkāʾ* *śām ṭeʿēm*: *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ* in *Yᵉrûšelem*, the *baytāʾ* let it be *yiṯbenēʾ*, a place where they *dāḇḥîn diḇḥîn*, and its *ʾuššôhî* being *mesôḇelîn*; its *rûmēh* *ʾammîn šittîn*, its *peṯāyēh ʾammîn šittîn*.",
"grammar": {
"*šenaṯ*": "construct state noun, feminine singular - year of",
"*ḥădāh*": "numeral, feminine singular - one/first",
"*Kôreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus (name of Persian king)",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king",
"*śām ṭeʿēm*": "verb phrase - issued decree/made command",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct noun phrase - house of God",
"*Yᵉrûšelem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*baytāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the house/building",
"*yiṯbenēʾ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, jussive - let it be built",
"*ʾăṯar*": "noun, masculine singular - place",
"*dāḇḥîn*": "verb, Pael participle, masculine plural - sacrificing",
"*diḇḥîn*": "noun, masculine plural - sacrifices",
"*ʾuššôhî*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its foundations",
"*mesôḇelîn*": "Pael participle, masculine plural - being supported/retained",
"*rûmēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its height",
"*ʾammîn*": "noun, feminine plural - cubits",
"*šittîn*": "numeral - sixty",
"*peṯāyēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its width"
},
"variants": {
"*šenaṯ ḥădāh*": "first year/in year one",
"*śām ṭeʿēm*": "issued a decree/made a command/gave an order",
"*yiṯbenēʾ*": "let it be built/should be built",
"*dāḇḥîn diḇḥîn*": "they sacrifice sacrifices/offerings are offered",
"*ʾuššôhî*": "its foundations/its bases",
"*mesôḇelîn*": "being carried/supported/retained"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.4",
"source": "נִדְבָּכִ֞ין דִּי־אֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙ תְּלָתָ֔א וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ דִּי־אָ֣ע חֲדַ֑ת וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א מִן־בֵּ֥ית מַלְכָּ֖א תִּתְיְהִֽב׃",
"text": "*nidbbāḵîn* of *ʾeḇen gᵉlāl* *tᵉlāṯāʾ*, and *nidbbāḵ* of *ʾāʿ ḥădaṯ*; and the *nifqᵉṯāʾ* from *bêṯ malkāʾ* *tiṯyᵉhiḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*nidbbāḵîn*": "noun, masculine plural - rows/courses",
"*ʾeḇen*": "noun, feminine singular - stone",
"*gᵉlāl*": "adjective - great/hewn/rolling",
"*tᵉlāṯāʾ*": "numeral, masculine - three",
"*nidbbāḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - row/course",
"*ʾāʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/timber",
"*ḥădaṯ*": "adjective, masculine singular - new/fresh",
"*nifqᵉṯāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the expense/cost",
"*bêṯ malkāʾ*": "construct phrase - house of king/royal treasury",
"*tiṯyᵉhiḇ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, jussive - let it be given"
},
"variants": {
"*nidbbāḵîn*": "courses/layers/rows",
"*ʾeḇen gᵉlāl*": "hewn stone/polished stone/great stone",
"*nidbbāḵ*": "course/layer/row",
"*ʾāʿ ḥădaṯ*": "new timber/fresh wood",
"*nifqᵉṯāʾ*": "expense/cost/funding",
"*tiṯyᵉhiḇ*": "let it be given/shall be given"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.5",
"source": "וְ֠אַף מָאנֵ֣י בֵית־אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּ֛ק מִן־הֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל לְבָבֶ֑ל יַהֲתִיב֗וּן וִ֠יהָךְ לְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לְאַתְרֵ֔הּ וְתַחֵ֖ת בְּבֵ֥ית אֱלָהָֽא׃ ס",
"text": "And also the *māʾnê* of *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ* of *dahaḇāh* and *kaspāʾ* which *Nᵉḇûḵadneṣṣar* *hanpēq* from the *hêḵᵉlāʾ* which in *Yᵉrûšelem* and *hêḇēl* to *Bāḇel*, *yahăṯîḇûn* and *wîhāḵ* to the *hêḵᵉlāʾ* which in *Yᵉrûšelem*, to its *ʾaṯrēh*, and *ṯaḥēṯ* in *bêṯ ʾĕlāhāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaf*": "conjunctive adverb - also/even",
"*māʾnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - vessels of",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct noun phrase - house of God",
"*dahaḇāh*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the gold",
"*kaspāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the silver",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*Nᵉḇûḵadneṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*hanpēq*": "verb, Haphel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - brought out/took out",
"*hêḵᵉlāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the temple/palace",
"*Yᵉrûšelem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*hêḇēl*": "verb, Haphel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - brought/carried",
"*Bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*yahăṯîḇûn*": "verb, Haphel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall return/restore",
"*wîhāḵ*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall go/they shall go",
"*ʾaṯrēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place",
"*ṯaḥēṯ*": "verb, Haphel imperative, 2nd masculine singular - deposit/set down"
},
"variants": {
"*māʾnê*": "vessels/utensils/articles",
"*hanpēq*": "brought out/removed/took away",
"*hêḵᵉlāʾ*": "temple/palace/sanctuary",
"*hêḇēl*": "brought/carried/transported",
"*yahăṯîḇûn*": "let them be returned/they shall be restored",
"*wîhāḵ*": "let them go/they shall go/be brought",
"*ṯaḥēṯ*": "place/deposit/set down"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.6",
"source": "כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃",
"text": "Now *Tattenay* *paḥaṯ ʿăḇar-nahărāh*, *Šᵉṯar Bôzenay* and their *kᵉnāwāṯᵉhôn*, the *ʾĂfarseḵāyēʾ* who are in *ʿăḇar nahărāh*, *raḥîqîn* be from *tammāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*kᵉʿan*": "adverb - now/therefore",
"*Tattenay*": "proper noun - name of Persian official",
"*paḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - governor of",
"*ʿăḇar-nahărāh*": "compound geographical term - Beyond the River",
"*Šᵉṯar Bôzenay*": "proper noun - name of Persian official",
"*kᵉnāwāṯᵉhôn*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their colleagues/associates",
"*ʾĂfarseḵāyēʾ*": "gentile plural noun - the Apharsachites (Persian officials)",
"*dî*": "relative particle - who/that",
"*raḥîqîn*": "adjective, masculine plural - far/distant/staying away",
"*hăwô*": "verb, Peal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - be/keep",
"*min-tammāh*": "preposition + adverb - from there"
},
"variants": {
"*paḥaṯ*": "governor/official",
"*ʿăḇar-nahărāh*": "Beyond the River/Trans-Euphrates",
"*kᵉnāwāṯᵉhôn*": "their colleagues/companions/associates",
"*ʾĂfarseḵāyēʾ*": "Apharsachites/Persian officials",
"*raḥîqîn hăwô*": "keep away/stay far/remain distant"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.7",
"source": "שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃",
"text": "*Šᵉḇuqû* the *ʿăḇîḏaṯ* of *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dēḵ*; the *paḥaṯ Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ* and the *śāḇê Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*, *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dēḵ yiḇnôn* upon its *ʾaṯrēh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Šᵉḇuqû*": "verb, Peal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - leave alone/permit",
"*ʿăḇîḏaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - work of",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct noun phrase - house of God",
"*dēḵ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*paḥaṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - governor of",
"*Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "gentile plural noun - the Jews",
"*śāḇê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*yiḇnôn*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall build",
"*ʾaṯrēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place/site"
},
"variants": {
"*Šᵉḇuqû*": "leave alone/permit/allow",
"*ʿăḇîḏaṯ*": "work/construction/labor",
"*paḥaṯ Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "governor of the Jews/Jewish official",
"*śāḇê Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "elders of the Jews/Jewish elders",
"*yiḇnôn*": "let them build/they shall build"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.8",
"source": "וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ לְמָ֣א דִֽי־תֽ͏ַעַבְד֗וּן עִם־שָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ אִלֵּ֔ךְ לְמִבְנֵ֖א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י מַלְכָּ֗א דִּ֚י מִדַּת֙ עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔ה אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא נִפְקְתָ֛א תֶּהֱוֵ֧א מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א אִלֵּ֖ךְ דִּי־לָ֥א לְבַטָּלָֽא׃",
"text": "And from me *śîm ṭᵉʿēm* for what you shall *taʿaḇdûn* with the *śāḇê Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ* these, for *miḇnēʾ* *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dēḵ*; and from the *nikᵉsê malkāʾ* which is the *middaṯ ʿăḇar nahărāh*, *ʾāsᵉparnāʾ* the *nifqᵉṯāʾ* shall be *mityahăḇāʾ* to the *gᵉḇrayyāʾ* these that not to *ḇaṭṭālāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*minnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me",
"*śîm ṭᵉʿēm*": "verb phrase - a decree is made/command is given",
"*lᵉmāʾ*": "conjunction + interrogative - as to what",
"*taʿaḇdûn*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall do",
"*śāḇê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "gentile plural noun - the Jews",
"*ʾillēḵ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these",
"*miḇnēʾ*": "infinitive construct - to build",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct noun phrase - house of God",
"*dēḵ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*nikᵉsê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - property of/goods of",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king",
"*middaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - tribute of",
"*ʿăḇar nahărāh*": "geographical term - Beyond the River",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ*": "adverb - speedily/diligently/exactly",
"*nifqᵉṯāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the expense",
"*tehĕwēʾ*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it shall be",
"*mityahăḇāʾ*": "verb, Hitpeel participle, feminine singular - being given",
"*gᵉḇrayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the men",
"*dî-lāʾ*": "relative particle + negative - that not",
"*ḇaṭṭālāʾ*": "infinitive construct - to hinder/stop"
},
"variants": {
"*śîm ṭᵉʿēm*": "I issue a decree/I make a command",
"*taʿaḇdûn*": "you shall do/you must do",
"*miḇnēʾ*": "building/constructing",
"*nikᵉsê malkāʾ*": "royal treasury/king's property",
"*middaṯ*": "tribute/tax/revenue",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ*": "speedily/diligently/exactly/without fail",
"*mityahăḇāʾ*": "being given/shall be paid",
"*dî-lāʾ lᵉḇaṭṭālāʾ*": "that they not be hindered/so there be no stopping"
}
}