Ezra
Ezra 2:1
1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now these | וְאֵ֣לֶּה׀ | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| the people | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the province | הַמְּדִינָ֗ה | ham·mə·ḏî·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4082 province |
| who came up | הָֽעֹלִים֙ | hā·‘ō·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from the captivity | מִשְּׁבִ֣י | miš·šə·ḇî | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7628 captivity, captives |
| of the exiles | הַגּוֹלָ֔ה | hag·gō·w·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1473 exiles, exile |
| carried away | הֶגְלָ֛ה | heḡ·lāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| to Babylon | לְבָבֶ֑ל | lə·ḇā·ḇel | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| by Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶצּוֹר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·nɛṣ·ṣōr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5020 |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| They returned | וַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּ | way·yā·šū·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Jerusalem | לִירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and Judah | וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה | wî·hū·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3063 Judah |
| each | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| to his own town | לְעִירֽוֹ׃ | lə·‘î·rōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5892 excitement |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.