Ezra
Ezra 10:11–12
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 10:11
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.