Ezra

Ezra 3:12–13

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. 13The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.

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Ezra 3:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But manyוְרַבִּ֡יםwə·rab·bîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
of the olderהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhaz·zə·qê·nîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH2205 old
priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםmê·hak·kō·hă·nîmPreposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩wə·hal·wî·yimConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
and familyהָאָב֜וֹתhā·’ā·ḇō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1 father
headsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יwə·rā·šêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
had seenרָא֜וּrā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7200 see
the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙hā·ri·šō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH7223 former, first, chief
templeהַבַּ֤יִתhab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
weptבֹּכִ֖יםbō·ḵîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1058 weep, bewail
loudlyבְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
when they sawבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbə·‘ê·nê·hemPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine pluralH5869 eye
the foundationבְּיָסְד֔וֹbə·yā·sə·ḏōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH3245 establish, found, fix
of thisזֶ֤הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
templeהַבַּ֙יִת֙hab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
Stillוְרַבִּ֛יםwə·rab·bîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
manyוְרַבִּ֛יםwə·rab·bîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH7227 much, many, great
others shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbiṯ·rū·‘āhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
joyfullyקֽוֹל׃qō·wlNoun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice

Ezra 3:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The peopleהָעָ֗םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
could notוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
distinguishמַכִּירִים֙mak·kî·rîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH5234 regard, recognize
the shoutsתְּרוּעַ֣תtə·rū·‘aṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
of joyהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הhaś·śim·ḥāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8057 joy, gladness, mirth
from the soundלְק֖וֹלlə·qō·wlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of weepingבְּכִ֣יbə·ḵîNoun - masculine singular constructH1065 weeping
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the peopleהָעָ֑םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
were making so much noiseמְרִיעִים֙mə·rî·‘îmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH7321 raise a shout
And the soundוְהַקּ֥וֹלwə·haq·qō·wlConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
was heardנִשְׁמַ֖עniš·ma‘Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
fromעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
afarלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃פlə·mê·rā·ḥō·wqPreposition-l, Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far

Cross-references

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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

Ezra 3:13 1 Samuel 4:5 · Luke 19:37–40 · Psalm 100:1–2 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Nehemiah 12:43 · Zechariah 4:7 · 1 Kings 1:40 · 1 Kings 1:45 · Psalm 5:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.