20{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.20",
"source": "כִּ֣י הִֽטַּהֲר֞וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד כֻּלָּ֣ם טְהוֹרִ֑ים וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ הַפֶּ֙סַח֙ לְכָל־בְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְלָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "For *hiṭṭahărû* the *hakkōhănîm* and the *halᵉwiyyîm* as one, all of them were *ṭᵉhôrîm*; and they *yišḥăṭû* the *hapesaḥ* for all the *bᵉnê haggôlāh* and for their *ʾăḥêhem* the *hakkōhănîm* and for themselves.",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*hiṭṭahărû*": "verb, Hithpael perfect, 3rd masculine plural - had purified themselves",
"*hakkōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the priests",
"*halᵉwiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the Levites",
"*kᵉʾeḥāḏ*": "preposition + numeral - as one/together",
"*kullām*": "pronoun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them",
"*ṭᵉhôrîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - pure/clean",
"*yišḥăṭû*": "verb, Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine plural - they slaughtered",
"*hapesaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the Passover",
"*lᵉḵāl-bᵉnê*": "preposition + noun phrase - for all children of",
"*haggôlāh*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the exile",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their brothers",
"*hakkōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the priests",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - for themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṭṭahărû*": "had purified themselves/were cleansed",
"*kᵉʾeḥāḏ*": "as one/together/unitedly",
"*ṭᵉhôrîm*": "clean/pure/ritually cleansed",
"*yišḥăṭû*": "slaughtered/killed/sacrificed",
"*bᵉnê haggôlāh*": "children of the exile/the returnees/the exiles",
"*ʾăḥêhem*": "their brothers/their kinsmen/their colleagues"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.21",
"source": "וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַשָּׁבִים֙ מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה וְכֹ֗ל הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת גּוֹיֵֽ־הָאָ֖רֶץ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And they *yōʾḵᵉlû* the *bᵉnê-Yiśrāʾēl* who were *haššāḇîm* from *haggôlāh*, and all who *hanniḇdāl* from *ṭumʾaṯ* the *gôyê-hāʾāreṣ* to them, to *liḏrōš* *laYHWH* *ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾḵᵉlû*": "verb, Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine plural - they ate",
"*bᵉnê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "construct phrase - children of Israel",
"*haššāḇîm*": "definite article + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - the returning ones",
"*mēhaggôlāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular, definite - from the exile",
"*wᵉḵōl*": "conjunction + noun - and all",
"*hanniḇdāl*": "definite article + verb, Niphal participle, masculine singular - the one who separated",
"*miṭṭumʾaṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from uncleanness of",
"*gôyê-hāʾāreṣ*": "construct phrase - nations of the land",
"*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*liḏrōš*": "preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to seek",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition + divine name - to YHWH",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yōʾḵᵉlû*": "ate/consumed/partook",
"*haššāḇîm mēhaggôlāh*": "who returned from exile/the returnees from captivity",
"*hanniḇdāl*": "who separated/who set themselves apart",
"*ṭumʾaṯ*": "uncleanness/impurity/defilement",
"*gôyê-hāʾāreṣ*": "nations of the land/gentiles of the country",
"*liḏrōš*": "to seek/to inquire of/to follow"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Ezra.6.22",
"source": "וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּ חַג־מַצּ֛וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ שִׂמְּחָ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה וְֽהֵסֵ֞ב לֵ֤ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔ם בִּמְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ",
"text": "And they *yaʿăśû* *ḥaḡ-maṣṣôṯ* seven *yāmîm* with *śimḥāh*; for *śimmᵉḥām* *YHWH*, and had *hēsēḇ* the *lēḇ* of the *meleḵ-ʾAššûr* toward them, to *lᵉḥazzēq* their *yᵉḏêhem* in the *mᵉleʾḵeṯ* of *bêṯ-hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿăśû*": "verb, Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine plural - they kept/celebrated",
"*ḥaḡ-maṣṣôṯ*": "construct phrase - feast of unleavened bread",
"*šiḇʿaṯ*": "numeral, feminine construct - seven of",
"*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days",
"*bᵉśimḥāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - with joy",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*śimmᵉḥām*": "verb, Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - made them rejoice",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*hēsēḇ*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - turned",
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of",
"*meleḵ-ʾAššûr*": "construct phrase - king of Assyria",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - toward them",
"*lᵉḥazzēq*": "preposition + verb, Piel infinitive construct - to strengthen",
"*yᵉḏêhem*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hands",
"*bimᵉleʾḵeṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in work of",
"*bêṯ-hāʾĕlōhîm*": "construct phrase - house of the God",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăśû*": "celebrated/observed/kept",
"*ḥaḡ-maṣṣôṯ*": "Feast of Unleavened Bread/festival of matzot",
"*śimmᵉḥām*": "made them rejoice/gave them joy",
"*hēsēḇ lēḇ*": "turned the heart/changed the attitude",
"*meleḵ-ʾAššûr*": "king of Assyria [referring to Persian king as ruler of former Assyrian territories]",
"*lᵉḥazzēq yᵉḏêhem*": "to strengthen their hands/to support their efforts",
"*mᵉleʾḵeṯ*": "work/labor/service",
"*bêṯ-hāʾĕlōhîm*": "house of God/temple"
}
}