Ezra
Ezra 10:4–5
4Get up, for this matter is your responsibility, and we will support you. Be strong and take action!”
5So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
Word by word
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Ezra 10:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get up | ק֛וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| matter | הַדָּבָ֖ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| your | עָלֶ֥יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and we | וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ | wa·’ă·naḥ·nū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| will support you | עִמָּ֑ךְ | ‘im·māḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5973 with |
| Be strong | חֲזַ֖ק | ḥă·zaq | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| and take action | וַעֲשֵֽׂה׃פ | wa·‘ă·śêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
Ezra 10:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Ezra | עֶזְרָ֡א | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| got up | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and made the leading | שָׂרֵי֩ | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| priests | הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֜ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
| take an oath | וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע | way·yaš·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| to do what had been said | לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| And they took the oath | וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃ | way·yiš·šā·ḇê·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7650 swear |
Cross-references
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Ezra 10:4 1 Chronicles 28:10 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Hebrews 10:24 · 1 Chronicles 22:19 · Hebrews 12:12–13 · Isaiah 35:3–4 · 1 Chronicles 22:16 · Ezra 7:23–28 · Joshua 7:10–26 · Mark 13:34 · 1 Chronicles 28:21 · Joshua 1:16–18
Ezra 10:5 Nehemiah 13:25 · Nehemiah 5:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.