Ezra
Ezra 1:8
8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.a
Footnotes
- a 1:8 That is, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ | kō·w·reš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3566 Cyrus |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Persia | פָּרַ֔ס | pā·ras | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6539 Persia |
| had them brought out | וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם | way·yō·ṣī·ʾēm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the hand | יַ֖ד | yaḏ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Mithredath | מִתְרְדָ֣ת | miṯ·rə·ḏāṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4990 Mithredath |
| the treasurer | הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר | hag·giz·bār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1489 treasurer |
| who counted them out | וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ | way·yis·pə·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| to Sheshbazzar | לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר | lə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8339 Sheshbatstsar |
| the prince | הַנָּשִׂ֖יא | han·nā·śî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5387 one lifted up |
| of Judah | לִיהוּדָֽה׃ | lî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3063 Judah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.