Ezra 3:11-13 : 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"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Ezra.3.12",
"source": "וְרַבִּ֡ים מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּים֩ וְרָאשֵׁ֨י הָאָב֜וֹת הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר רָא֜וּ אֶת־הַבַּ֤יִת הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ בְּיָסְד֔וֹ זֶ֤ה הַבַּ֙יִת֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם בֹּכִ֖ים בְּק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל וְרַבִּ֛ים בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה לְהָרִ֥ים קֽוֹל׃",
"text": "And *rabbîm* from the *kōhănîm* and the *ləwiyyîm* and *rā'šê hā'ābôt* the *zəqēnîm*, who *'ăšer rā'û* *'et-habbayit hārī'šôn* in *bəyāsədô*, this *zeh habbayit* in *bə'ênêhem*, *bōkîm* with *qôl gādôl*; and *rabbîm* with *bitrû'āh bəśimḥāh* to *ləhārîm qôl*.",
"grammar": {
"*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many",
"*kōhănîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - priests",
"*ləwiyyîm*": "definite noun, masculine plural - Levites",
"*rā'šê hā'ābôt*": "construct chain - heads of the fathers",
"*zəqēnîm*": "definite adjective, masculine plural - elderly",
"*'ăšer rā'û*": "relative pronoun with qal perfect, 3rd plural - who saw",
"*'et-habbayit*": "direct object marker with definite noun - the house",
"*hārī'šôn*": "definite adjective, masculine singular - the first",
"*bəyāsədô*": "preposition with infinitive construct and 3rd masculine singular suffix - in its founding",
"*zeh habbayit*": "demonstrative with definite noun - this house",
"*bə'ênêhem*": "preposition with noun and 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their eyes",
"*bōkîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - weeping",
"*qôl gādôl*": "noun with adjective - loud voice",
"*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - many",
"*bitrû'āh*": "preposition with noun - with shouting",
"*bəśimḥāh*": "preposition with noun - with joy",
"*ləhārîm qôl*": "preposition with hiphil infinitive construct and noun - to raise voice"
},
"variants": {
"*rā'šê hā'ābôt*": "heads of fathers/patriarchal leaders/family chiefs",
"*zəqēnîm*": "elderly/aged/elders",
"*hārī'šôn*": "first/former/previous",
"*bōkîm*": "weeping/crying/lamenting",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/delight"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Ezra.3.13",
"source": "וְאֵ֣ין הָעָ֗ם מַכִּירִים֙ ק֚וֹל תְּרוּעַ֣ת הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה לְק֖וֹל בְּכִ֣י הָעָ֑ם כִּ֣י הָעָ֗ם מְרִיעִים֙ תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֔ה וְהַקּ֥וֹל נִשְׁמַ֖ע עַד־לְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פ",
"text": "And *wə'ên* the *'ām* *makkîrîm* *qôl tərû'at haśśimḥāh* from *qôl bəkî hā'ām*; for the *'ām* *mərî'îm* *tərû'āh gədôlāh*, and the *qôl* *nišma'* unto *'ad-ləmērāḥôq*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə'ên*": "conjunction with particle of negation - and not",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - people",
"*makkîrîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - recognizing/distinguishing",
"*qôl tərû'at haśśimḥāh*": "construct chain - sound of the shout of joy",
"*qôl bəkî hā'ām*": "construct chain - sound of weeping of the people",
"*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - people",
"*mərî'îm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - shouting",
"*tərû'āh gədôlāh*": "noun with adjective - great shout",
"*qôl*": "definite noun, masculine singular - sound",
"*nišma'*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was heard",
"*'ad-ləmērāḥôq*": "compound preposition - as far as to a distance"
},
"variants": {
"*makkîrîm*": "recognizing/distinguishing/discerning",
"*tərû'at haśśimḥāh*": "shout of joy/joyful acclaim",
"*bəkî*": "weeping/crying/lamentation",
"*mərî'îm*": "shouting/making noise",
"*ləmērāḥôq*": "to a distance/far away/afar"
}
}