Ezra

Ezra 10:10–12

¹⁰Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel. ¹¹Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

¹²And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

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Ezra 10:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Ezra	עֶזְרָ֤א	‘ez·rā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5830 Ezra
the priest	הַכֹּהֵן֙	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
stood up	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
You	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have been unfaithful	מְעַלְתֶּ֔ם	mə·‘al·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously
by marrying	וַתֹּשִׁ֖יבוּ	wat·tō·šî·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
foreign	נָכְרִיּ֑וֹת	nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H5237 foreign, alien
women	נָשִׁ֣ים	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
adding	לְהוֹסִ֖יף	lə·hō·w·sîp̄	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3254 add
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the guilt	אַשְׁמַ֥ת	’aš·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel

Ezra 10:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
therefore	וְעַתָּ֗ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
make	תְּנ֥וּ	tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
a confession	תוֹדָ֛ה	ṯō·w·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8426 thanksgiving
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
and do	וַעֲשׂ֣וּ	wa·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
His will	רְצוֹנ֑וֹ	rə·ṣō·w·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
Separate	וְהִבָּֽדְלוּ֙	wə·hib·bā·ḏə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H914 be divided, separate
yourselves	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
from the people	מֵעַמֵּ֣י	mê·‘am·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and from your foreign	הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃	han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H5237 foreign, alien
wives	הַנָּשִׁ֖ים	han·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female

Ezra 10:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the whole	כָֽל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	הַקָּהָ֛ל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
responded	וַיַּֽעְנ֧וּ	way·ya‘·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
in a loud	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
voice	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
Truly	כֵּ֛ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
we must do	לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
as you say	כְּדִבְרֶיךָ	kə·ḏiḇ·rɛ·ḵå̄	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word

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Ezra 10:11 Romans 12:2 · Proverbs 28:13 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Joshua 7:19 · Ezra 10:3 · Leviticus 26:40–42 · Isaiah 1:16–18 · Jeremiah 3:13 · 1 John 1:7–9

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