Ezra

Ezra 3:11

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.

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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Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.