Ezra
Ezra 10:1
1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites — men, women, and children — gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| While Ezra | עֶזְרָא֙ | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| prayed | וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל | ū·ḵə·hiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| and made this confession | וּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּת֔וֹ | ū·ḵə·hiṯ·wad·dō·ṯō | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3034 throw, cast |
| weeping | בֹּכֶה֙ | bō·ḵeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| and falling facedown | וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל | ū·miṯ·nap·pêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| a very | מְאֹ֗ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| large | רַב־ | raḇ- | Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| assembly | קָהָ֣ל | qā·hāl | Noun - masculine singular | H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation |
| of Israelites | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֤ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| women | וְנָשִׁים֙ | wə·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and children | וִֽילָדִ֔ים | wî·lā·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| gathered | נִקְבְּצוּ֩ | niq·bə·ṣū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| around him | אֵלָ֨יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and the people | הָעָ֖ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| wept bitterly | בָכ֥וּ | ḇā·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| as well | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
Cross-references
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Daniel 9:20 · Psalm 119:136 · Romans 9:2 · 1 Kings 8:30 · 1 John 1:8–10 · Luke 19:41 · Daniel 9:3–4 · Nehemiah 8:9 · Zechariah 12:10 · 1 Kings 9:3 · Psalm 32:5 · 2 Chronicles 20:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.