Ezra
Ezra 2:59
59The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan,q and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:
Footnotes
- q 2:59 Addan is a variant of Addon; see Nehemiah 7:61|NEH 7:61.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The following | וְאֵ֗לֶּה | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| came up | הָֽעֹלִים֙ | hā·‘ō·lîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from Tel-melah | מֶ֙לַח֙ | me·laḥ | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8528 Tel-Melach |
| Tel-harsha | חַרְשָׁ֔א | ḥar·šā | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8521 Tel-Charsha |
| Cherub | כְּר֥וּב | kə·rūḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3743 cherub |
| Addan | אַדָּ֖ן | ’ad·dān | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H135 Addan |
| and Immer | אִמֵּ֑ר | ’im·mêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H564 Immer |
| but they could not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| prove | לְהַגִּ֤יד | lə·hag·gîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5046 be conspicuous |
| that their families | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| were descended | וְזַרְעָ֔ם | wə·zar·‘ām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| from Israel | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | mî·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.