Ezra
Ezra 3:6
6On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | מִיּ֤וֹם | mî·yō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| of the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| month | לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ | la·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| began | הֵחֵ֕לּוּ | hê·ḥêl·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2490 bore, pierce |
| to offer | לְהַעֲל֥וֹת | lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עֹל֖וֹת | ‘ō·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of the temple | וְהֵיכַ֥ל | wə·hê·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1964 palace, temple |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had not been laid | יֻסָּֽד׃ | yus·sāḏ | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3245 establish, found, fix |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.