Ezra
Ezra 1:5
5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites— everyone whose spirit God had stirred— prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the family | הָאָב֗וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| heads | רָאשֵׁ֣י | rā·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of Judah | לִֽיהוּדָה֙ | lî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Benjamin | וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן | ū·ḇin·yā·min | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| along with the priests | וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים | wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| everyone | לְכֹ֨ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| whose spirit | רוּח֔וֹ | rū·ḥōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִים֙ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| had stirred | הֵעִ֤יר | hê·‘îr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| prepared | וַיָּק֜וּמוּ | way·yā·qū·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| to go up | לַעֲל֣וֹת | la·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and rebuild | לִבְנ֔וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.