Ezra
Ezra 10:3
3So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So now | וְעַתָּ֣ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| let us make | נִֽכְרָת־ | niḵ·rāṯ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּרִ֣ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| before our God | לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ | lê·lō·hê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| to send away | לְהוֹצִ֨יא | lə·hō·w·ṣî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3318 go or come out |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the foreign wives | נָשִׁ֜ים | nā·šîm | Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and their children | וְהַנּוֹלָ֤ד | wə·han·nō·w·lāḏ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| according to the counsel | בַּעֲצַ֣ת | ba·‘ă·ṣaṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6098 counsel, advice |
| of my lord | אֲדֹנָ֔י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| and of those who tremble | וְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים | wə·ha·ḥă·rê·ḏîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2730 trembling |
| at the command | בְּמִצְוַ֣ת | bə·miṣ·waṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4687 commandment |
| of our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| Let it be done | יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ | yê·‘ā·śeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| according to the Law | וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה | wə·ḵat·tō·w·rāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 7:2–3 · Ezra 9:4 · Joshua 23:12–13 · 1 Corinthians 7:12–13 · Psalm 119:120 · Nehemiah 9:38 · 2 Chronicles 34:21 · Deuteronomy 29:12 · Psalm 119:59
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.