Ezra

Ezra 3:11–12

¹¹And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD:

“For He is good;

for His loving devotion^d to Israel endures forever.”

Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

¹²But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.

Footnotes

d 3:11 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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Ezra 3:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they sang responsively	וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
with praise	בְּהַלֵּ֨ל	bə·hal·lêl	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1984 shine
and thanksgiving	וּבְהוֹדֹ֤ת	ū·ḇə·hō·w·ḏōṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He is good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
His loving devotion	חַסְדּ֖וֹ	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel
endures forever	לְעוֹלָ֥ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
Then all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֡ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
gave a great	גְדוֹלָ֤ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
shout	הֵרִיעוּ֩	hê·rî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7321 raise a shout
of praise	בְהַלֵּל֙	ḇə·hal·lêl	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1984 shine
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
because	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had been laid	הוּסַ֥ד	hū·saḏ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix

Ezra 3:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But many	וְרַבִּ֡ים	wə·rab·bîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
of the older	הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
priests	מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּם֩	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
and family	הָאָב֜וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
heads	וְרָאשֵׁ֨י	wə·rā·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had seen	רָא֜וּ	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
the first	הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
temple	הַבַּ֤יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
wept	בֹּכִ֖ים	bō·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1058 weep, bewail
loudly	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
when they saw	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם	bə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
the foundation	בְּיָסְד֔וֹ	bə·yā·sə·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3245 establish, found, fix
of this	זֶ֤ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
Still	וְרַבִּ֛ים	wə·rab·bîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
many	וְרַבִּ֛ים	wə·rab·bîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
others shouted	בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה	biṯ·rū·‘āh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
joyfully	קֽוֹל׃	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice

Cross-references

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Ezra 3:11 Psalm 106:1 · 1 Chronicles 16:34 · Psalm 107:1 · Psalm 103:17 · Psalm 118:1 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Psalm 135:3 · 2 Chronicles 7:3 · Psalm 136:1–26 · Nehemiah 12:24 · Isaiah 12:6 · Exodus 15:21

Ezra 3:12 Haggai 2:3 · Zechariah 4:10 · Psalm 126:6 · Daniel 2:34–35 · Matthew 13:31–32 · Isaiah 60:22 · Job 8:7 · Jeremiah 31:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.