Ezra 6:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.1",
"source": "בֵּאדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּבַקַּ֣רוּ ׀ בְּבֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃",
"text": "Then *Dāryāweš* the *malkāʾ* *śām* *ṭeʿēm* and they *baqqarû* in *bêt* the *siprayyāʾ* which *ginzayyāʾ* were *mehaḥătîn* there in *Bābel*.",
"grammar": {
"*bēʾdayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time",
"*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius (name of Persian king)",
"*malkāʾ*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the king",
"*śām*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - placed/established/made",
"*ṭeʿēm*": "noun, masculine singular - decree/command/order",
"*baqqarû*": "verb, perfect, 3rd plural - searched/examined",
"*bêt*": "construct state noun - house of",
"*siprayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the books/documents/archives",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*ginzayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the treasures/treasuries",
"*mehaḥătîn*": "participle, masculine plural - being stored/deposited",
"*tammāh*": "adverb - there",
"*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon"
},
"variants": {
"*śām ṭeʿēm*": "issued a decree/gave an order/made a command",
"*baqqarû*": "searched/investigated/examined",
"*bêt siprayyāʾ*": "house of books/library/archive repository",
"*ginzayyāʾ*": "treasuries/treasures/archives/storehouses",
"*mehaḥătîn*": "stored/deposited/laid up"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.2",
"source": "וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְּכֵן־כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And was *hištekḥaḥ* in *ʾAḥmeṯāʾ* in the *bîreṯāʾ* which in *Māday* the *medîntāh* a *meḡillāh ḥădāh* and thus *keṯîḇ* within it a *diḵrônāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*hištekḥaḥ*": "verb, Hitpeel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was found",
"*ʾAḥmeṯāʾ*": "proper noun - Ecbatana (city name)",
"*bîreṯāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the citadel/palace/fortress",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*Māday*": "proper noun - Media (name of region/country)",
"*medîntāh*": "noun, feminine singular, definite - the province",
"*meḡillāh*": "noun, feminine singular - scroll/roll",
"*ḥădāh*": "numeral, feminine singular - one",
"*keṯîḇ*": "passive participle, masculine singular - written",
"*bᵉḡawwah*": "preposition + suffix - in it/within it",
"*diḵrônāh*": "noun, masculine singular - record/memorandum"
},
"variants": {
"*hištekḥaḥ*": "was found/was discovered",
"*bîreṯāʾ*": "fortress/castle/palace/citadel",
"*medîntāh*": "province/district/region",
"*meḡillāh ḥădāh*": "a scroll/a roll/one document",
"*diḵrônāh*": "memorandum/record/register"
}
}
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"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.9",
"source": "וּמָ֣ה חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀ לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀ לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם י֥וֹם ׀ בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ׃",
"text": "And what *ḥašḥān* and *bᵉnê tôrîn* and *diḵrîn* and *ʾimmᵉrîn* for *ʿălāwān* to *ʾĕlāh šᵉmayyāʾ*, *ḥinṭîn*, *mᵉlaḥ*, *ḥămar* and *mᵉšaḥ*, according to *mēʾmar* the *kāhănayyāʾ* which in *Yᵉrûšlem*, *lehĕwēʾ mityᵉhēḇ* to them day by day that not *šālû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûmāh*": "conjunction + interrogative - and what",
"*ḥašḥān*": "verb, Peal participle, masculine plural - needed/required",
"*bᵉnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/young of",
"*tôrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - bulls",
"*diḵrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - rams",
"*ʾimmᵉrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - lambs",
"*ʿălāwān*": "noun, feminine plural - burnt offerings",
"*ʾĕlāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - God of",
"*šᵉmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the heavens",
"*ḥinṭîn*": "noun, masculine plural - wheat",
"*mᵉlaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - salt",
"*ḥămar*": "noun, masculine singular - wine",
"*mᵉšaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - oil",
"*kᵉmēʾmar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to statement of",
"*kāhănayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the priests",
"*lehĕwēʾ*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*mityᵉhēḇ*": "verb, Hitpeel participle, masculine singular - being given",
"*yôm bᵉyôm*": "adverbial phrase - day by day/daily",
"*dî-lāʾ*": "relative particle + negative - that not",
"*šālû*": "verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they cease/neglect"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥašḥān*": "needed/required/necessary",
"*bᵉnê tôrîn*": "young bulls/bullocks",
"*ʿălāwān*": "burnt offerings/sacrifices",
"*ʾĕlāh šᵉmayyāʾ*": "God of heaven/the heavenly deity",
"*mēʾmar*": "word/statement/request",
"*lehĕwēʾ mityᵉhēḇ*": "let it be given/must be provided",
"*dî-lāʾ šālû*": "without fail/not ceasing/with no neglect"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.10",
"source": "דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃",
"text": "That they may be *mᵉhaqrᵉḇîn* *nîḥôḥîn* to *ʾĕlāh šᵉmayyāʾ* and *mᵉṣallayîn* for the *ḥayyê* of the *malkāʾ* and his *bᵉnôhî*.",
"grammar": {
"*dî-lehĕwōn*": "conjunction + verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - that they may be",
"*mᵉhaqrᵉḇîn*": "verb, Haphel participle, masculine plural - offering/presenting",
"*nîḥôḥîn*": "noun, masculine plural - sweet savors/pleasing offerings",
"*ʾĕlāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - God of",
"*šᵉmayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the heavens",
"*mᵉṣallayîn*": "verb, Pael participle, masculine plural - praying",
"*ḥayyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - life of",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king",
"*bᵉnôhî*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons"
},
"variants": {
"*mᵉhaqrᵉḇîn*": "offering/presenting/sacrificing",
"*nîḥôḥîn*": "sweet savors/pleasing offerings/fragrant offerings",
"*ʾĕlāh šᵉmayyāʾ*": "God of heaven/the heavenly deity",
"*mᵉṣallayîn*": "praying/interceding",
"*ḥayyê*": "life/welfare/wellbeing"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.11",
"source": "וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃",
"text": "And from me *śîm ṭᵉʿēm* that any *ʾĕnāš* who *yᵉhašnēʾ* *piṯgāmāʾ dᵉnāh*, *yiṯnᵉsaḥ ʾāʿ* from his *baytēh* and *zᵉqîf* he shall be *yiṯmᵉḥēʾ* upon it, and his *baytēh nᵉwālû yiṯʿăḇēḏ* for *dᵉnāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*minnî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - from me",
"*śîm ṭᵉʿēm*": "verb phrase - decree is made/command is given",
"*dî*": "relative particle - that",
"*kāl-ʾĕnāš*": "noun phrase - any person/whoever",
"*yᵉhašnēʾ*": "verb, Haphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - alters/changes",
"*piṯgāmāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the decree/word",
"*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*yiṯnᵉsaḥ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - shall be pulled out",
"*ʾāʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - timber/beam",
"*baytēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*zᵉqîf*": "adjective, masculine singular - raised/lifted up",
"*yiṯmᵉḥēʾ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be impaled/hanged",
"*ʿălōhî*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*nᵉwālû*": "noun, masculine singular - refuse heap/dunghill",
"*yiṯʿăḇēḏ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - shall be made",
"*ʿal-dᵉnāh*": "preposition + demonstrative - for this/because of this"
},
"variants": {
"*śîm ṭᵉʿēm*": "I issue a decree/I make a command",
"*yᵉhašnēʾ*": "alters/changes/violates",
"*yiṯnᵉsaḥ*": "shall be pulled out/shall be torn down",
"*zᵉqîf yiṯmᵉḥēʾ*": "be lifted up and impaled/hanged/crucified",
"*nᵉwālû yiṯʿăḇēḏ*": "be made a refuse heap/dunghill/ruin"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.12",
"source": "וֵֽאלָהָ֞א דִּ֣י שַׁכִּ֧ן שְׁמֵ֣הּ תַּמָּ֗ה יְמַגַּ֞ר כָּל־מֶ֤לֶךְ וְעַם֙ דִּ֣י ׀ יִשְׁלַ֣ח יְדֵ֗הּ לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛ה לְחַבָּלָ֛ה בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם אֲנָ֤ה דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙ שָׂ֣מֶת טְעֵ֔ם אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פ",
"text": "And the *ʾĕlāhāʾ* who *šakkin* His *šᵉmēh* there shall *yᵉmaggar* every *meleḵ* and *ʿam* who *yišlaḥ* his *yᵉdēh* to *lᵉhašnāyāh* to *lᵉḥabbālāh* the *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dēḵ* which in *Yᵉrûšlem*. I, *Dāryāweš*, *śāmeṯ ṭᵉʿēm*; *ʾāsᵉparnāʾ* *yiṯʿăḇiḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the God",
"*dî*": "relative particle - who",
"*šakkin*": "verb, Pael perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has caused to dwell",
"*šᵉmēh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*tammāh*": "adverb - there",
"*yᵉmaggar*": "verb, Pael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will destroy/overthrow",
"*kāl-meleḵ*": "noun phrase - every king",
"*wᵉʿam*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and people",
"*yišlaḥ*": "verb, Peal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - stretches out/sends",
"*yᵉdēh*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*lᵉhašnāyāh*": "preposition + Haphel infinitive - to change/alter",
"*lᵉḥabbālāh*": "preposition + Pael infinitive - to destroy/damage",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct noun phrase - house of God",
"*dēḵ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*Yᵉrûšlem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ʾănāh*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius",
"*śāmeṯ ṭᵉʿēm*": "verb phrase - have issued decree/made command",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ*": "adverb - speedily/diligently",
"*yiṯʿăḇiḏ*": "verb, Hitpeel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - let it be done"
},
"variants": {
"*šakkin šᵉmēh*": "caused his name to dwell/established his name",
"*yᵉmaggar*": "destroy/overthrow/cast down",
"*yišlaḥ yᵉdēh*": "stretches out his hand/attempts",
"*lᵉhašnāyāh*": "to change/alter/violate",
"*lᵉḥabbālāh*": "to destroy/damage/harm",
"*śāmeṯ ṭᵉʿēm*": "have issued decree/made command",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ yiṯʿăḇiḏ*": "let it be done speedily/diligently/exactly"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.13",
"source": "אֱ֠דַיִן תַּתְּנַ֞י פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל דִּֽי־שְׁלַ֞ח דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָא אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ׃",
"text": "Then *Tattenay* *paḥaṯ ʿăḇar-nahărāh*, *Šᵉṯar Bôzenay* and their *kᵉnāwāṯᵉhôn*, according to what *šᵉlaḥ* *Dāryāweš* the *malkāʾ*, thus *ʾāsᵉparnāʾ* they *ʿăḇaḏû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾĕḏayin*": "temporal adverb - then/at that time",
"*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",
"*lāqŏḇēl*": "preposition - according to/before",
"*dî-šᵉlaḥ*": "relative + verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - what sent",
"*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king",
"*kᵉnēmāʾ*": "adverb - thus/accordingly",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ*": "adverb - speedily/diligently",
"*ʿăḇaḏû*": "verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they did"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕḏayin*": "then/at that time/accordingly",
"*lāqŏḇēl dî-šᵉlaḥ*": "according to what sent/in response to what",
"*kᵉnēmāʾ*": "thus/accordingly/in this manner",
"*ʾāsᵉparnāʾ ʿăḇaḏû*": "they did diligently/promptly acted/performed exactly"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.14",
"source": "וְשָׂבֵ֤י יְהוּדָיֵא֙ בָּנַ֣יִן וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין בִּנְבוּאַת֙ חַגַּ֣י *נביאה **נְבִיָּ֔א וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה בַּר־עִדּ֑וֹא וּבְנ֣וֹ וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ מִן־טַ֙עַם֙ אֱלָ֣הּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִטְּעֵם֙ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא מֶ֥לֶךְ פָּרָֽס׃",
"text": "And the *śāḇê Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ* were *bānayin* and *maṣlᵉḥîn* through the *nᵉḇûʾaṯ* of *Ḥaggay* the *nᵉḇîʾāʾ* and *Zᵉḵaryāh bar-ʿIddôʾ*. And they *bᵉnô* and *šaḵlilû* by *ṭaʿam ʾĕlāh Yiśrāʾēl* and by *ṭᵉʿēm* of *Kôreš* and *Dāryāweš* and *ʾArtaḥšaśtᵉʾ* *meleḵ Pārās*.",
"grammar": {
"*śāḇê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*Yᵉhûḏāyēʾ*": "gentile plural noun - the Jews",
"*bānayin*": "verb, Peal participle, masculine plural - building",
"*maṣlᵉḥîn*": "verb, Haphel participle, masculine plural - prospering/succeeding",
"*nᵉḇûʾaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - prophecy of",
"*Ḥaggay*": "proper noun - Haggai",
"*nᵉḇîʾāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the prophet",
"*Zᵉḵaryāh*": "proper noun - Zechariah",
"*bar-ʿIddôʾ*": "patronymic - son of Iddo",
"*bᵉnô*": "verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they built",
"*šaḵlilû*": "verb, Shafel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they completed",
"*min-ṭaʿam*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from command of",
"*ʾĕlāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*min-ṭᵉʿēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from decree of",
"*Kôreš*": "proper noun - Cyrus",
"*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius",
"*ʾArtaḥšaśtᵉʾ*": "proper noun - Artaxerxes",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Pārās*": "proper noun - Persia"
},
"variants": {
"*bānayin*": "building/constructing",
"*maṣlᵉḥîn*": "prospering/succeeding/having success",
"*nᵉḇûʾaṯ*": "prophecy/prophesying",
"*nᵉḇîʾāʾ*": "prophet/seer",
"*bᵉnô wᵉšaḵlilû*": "built and completed/constructed and finished",
"*min-ṭaʿam*": "by command of/according to decree of",
"*ʾĕlāh Yiśrāʾēl*": "God of Israel/Israel's deity",
"*meleḵ Pārās*": "king of Persia/Persian king"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.15",
"source": "וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ בַּיְתָ֣ה דְנָ֔ה עַ֛ד י֥וֹם תְּלָתָ֖ה לִירַ֣ח אֲדָ֑ר דִּי־הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־שֵׁ֔ת לְמַלְכ֖וּת דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּֽא׃ פ",
"text": "And was *šêṣîʾ* the *baytāh dᵉnāh* by day three of the month *ʾĂḏār*, which is *šᵉnat-šēt* of the *malḵût* of *Dāryāweš* the *malkāʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wᵉšêṣîʾ*": "verb, Shafel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was completed",
"*baytāh*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the house/building",
"*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until/by",
"*yôm tᵉlāṯāh*": "noun phrase - day three/third day",
"*yᵉraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - month of",
"*ʾĂḏār*": "proper noun - Adar (month name)",
"*dî-hîʾ*": "relative particle + pronoun - which is",
"*šᵉnat-šēt*": "construct + numeral - year six/sixth year",
"*malḵût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - reign of",
"*Dāryāweš*": "proper noun - Darius",
"*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*šêṣîʾ*": "was completed/was finished",
"*baytāh dᵉnāh*": "this house/this temple",
"*yôm tᵉlāṯāh*": "third day/day three",
"*yᵉraḥ ʾĂḏār*": "month of Adar/Adar month (12th month)",
"*šᵉnat-šēt*": "sixth year/year six",
"*malḵût*": "reign/kingdom/rule"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.16",
"source": "וַעֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א וְלֵוָיֵ֜א וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃",
"text": "And *ʿăḇaḏû* the *bᵉnê-Yiśrāʾēl*, the *kāhănayyāʾ* and the *lēwāyēʾ* and the rest of the *bᵉnê-gālûṯāʾ*, the *ḥănukkaṯ* of *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dᵉnāh* with *ḥeḏwāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăḇaḏû*": "verb, Peal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they performed/celebrated",
"*bᵉnê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "construct phrase - children of Israel/Israelites",
"*kāhănayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the priests",
"*lēwāyēʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the Levites",
"*šᵉʾār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - remainder of",
"*bᵉnê-gālûṯāʾ*": "construct phrase - children of exile/exiles",
"*ḥănukkaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - dedication of",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct phrase - house of God",
"*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ḥeḏwāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăḇaḏû*": "performed/celebrated/conducted",
"*bᵉnê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "children of Israel/Israelites",
"*šᵉʾār bᵉnê-gālûṯāʾ*": "rest of the exiles/remainder of captivity's children",
"*ḥănukkaṯ*": "dedication/consecration ceremony",
"*ḥeḏwāh*": "joy/gladness/rejoicing"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.17",
"source": "וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין *לחטיא **לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃",
"text": "And they *haqrîḇû* for the *ḥănukkaṯ* of *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dᵉnāh*: *tôrîn* one hundred, *diḵrîn* two hundred, *ʾimmᵉrîn* four hundred; and *ṣᵉfîrê ʿizzîn* for *ḥaṭṭāʾāh* for all *Yiśrāʾēl* twelve, according to the *minyān* of the *šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*haqrîḇû*": "verb, Haphel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they offered",
"*ḥănukkaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - dedication of",
"*bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "construct phrase - house of God",
"*dᵉnāh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*tôrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - bulls",
"*mᵉʾāh*": "numeral - hundred",
"*diḵrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - rams",
"*māʾṯayin*": "numeral - two hundred",
"*ʾimmᵉrîn*": "noun, masculine plural - lambs",
"*ʾarbaʿ mᵉʾāh*": "numeral - four hundred",
"*ṣᵉfîrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - male goats of",
"*ʿizzîn*": "noun, feminine plural - goats",
"*lᵉḥaṭṭāʾāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for sin offering",
"*ʿal-kāl-Yiśrāʾēl*": "prepositional phrase - for all Israel",
"*tᵉrê-ʿăśar*": "numeral - twelve",
"*lᵉminyān*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to number of",
"*šiḇṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*haqrîḇû*": "offered/presented/sacrificed",
"*ḥănukkaṯ*": "dedication/consecration ceremony",
"*tôrîn*": "bulls/bullocks",
"*ṣᵉfîrê ʿizzîn*": "male goats/he-goats",
"*lᵉḥaṭṭāʾāh*": "for sin offering/as sin sacrifice",
"*lᵉminyān šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl*": "according to the number of tribes of Israel"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.18",
"source": "וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ",
"text": "And they *hăqîmû* the *kāhănayyāʾ* in their *pᵉluggāṯᵉhôn* and the *lēwāyēʾ* in their *maḥlᵉqāṯᵉhôn*, for the *ʿăḇîḏaṯ* of *ʾĕlāhāʾ* which in *Yᵉrûšlem*, as *kiḵṯāḇ* the *sᵉfar Mōšeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*hăqîmû*": "verb, Haphel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they appointed/established",
"*kāhănayyāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the priests",
"*pᵉluggāṯᵉhôn*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their divisions",
"*lēwāyēʾ*": "noun, masculine plural, definite - the Levites",
"*maḥlᵉqāṯᵉhôn*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their courses",
"*ʿăḇîḏaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - service of",
"*ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the God",
"*dî*": "relative particle - which/that",
"*Yᵉrûšlem*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*kiḵṯāḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to writing of",
"*sᵉfar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - book of",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses"
},
"variants": {
"*hăqîmû*": "appointed/established/set up",
"*pᵉluggāṯᵉhôn*": "their divisions/their classes",
"*maḥlᵉqāṯᵉhôn*": "their courses/their orders",
"*ʿăḇîḏaṯ ʾĕlāhāʾ*": "service of God/divine service",
"*kiḵṯāḇ sᵉfar Mōšeh*": "according to the writing of the book of Moses"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Ezra.6.19",
"source": "וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ בְנֵי־הַגּוֹלָ֖ה אֶת־הַפָּ֑סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃",
"text": "And they *yaʿăśû* the *bᵉnê-haggôlāh* *ʾeṯ-happāsaḥ* on the fourteenth of the month *hārīʾšôn*.",
"grammar": {
"*yaʿăśû*": "verb, Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine plural - they made/performed",
"*bᵉnê-haggôlāh*": "construct phrase - children of the exile/exiles",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*happāsaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular, definite - the Passover",
"*bᵉʾarbāʿāh ʿāśār*": "prepositional phrase with numeral - on the fourteenth",
"*laḥōḏeš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular, definite - of the month",
"*hārīʾšôn*": "adjective, masculine singular, definite - the first"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăśû*": "performed/celebrated/observed",
"*bᵉnê-haggôlāh*": "children of the exile/the returnees/the exiles",
"*happāsaḥ*": "the Passover/Passover sacrifice",
"*hārīʾšôn*": "the first/primary/initial [month = Nisan]"
}
}
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"
}
}