Ezra
Ezra 10:2
2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיַּעַן֩ | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Shecaniah | שְׁכַנְיָ֨ה | šə·ḵan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7935 Shekanjah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jehiel | יְחִיאֵ֜ל | yə·ḥî·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3171 Jechiel |
| an Elamite | מִבְּנֵ֤י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Ezra | לְעֶזְרָ֔א | lə·‘ez·rā | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| We | אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ | ’ă·naḥ·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| have been unfaithful | מָעַ֣לְנוּ | mā·‘al·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| to our God | בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ḇê·lō·hê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| by marrying | וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב | wan·nō·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| foreign | נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת | nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ | Adjective - feminine plural | H5237 foreign, alien |
| women | נָשִׁ֥ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| from the people | מֵעַמֵּ֣י | mê·‘am·mê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5971 people |
| of the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| yet | וְעַתָּ֛ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| in spite of | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this | זֹֽאת׃ | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| there is | יֵשׁ־ | yêš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| hope | מִקְוֶ֥ה | miq·weh | Noun - masculine singular | H4723 hope |
| for Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 13:27 · Ezra 9:2 · Exodus 34:12 · Jeremiah 3:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.