Ezra

Ezra 3:8

⁸In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֑י	haš·šê·nî	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H8145 second
month	בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
of the second	הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית	haš·šê·nîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה	ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
after they had arrived	לְבוֹאָ֞ם	lə·ḇō·w·’ām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the house	בֵּ֤ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in Jerusalem	לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	lî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
Zerubbabel	זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל	zə·rub·bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2216 Zerubbabel
son	בֶּן־	be·nōš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Shealtiel	שְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵל	šə·ʾal·tî·ʾēl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7597 Shealtiel
Jeshua	וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ	wə·yê·šū·a‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3442 Jeshua
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jozadak	יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק	yō·w·ṣā·ḏāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3136 Jotsadak
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֥ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7605 remain, be left over
of their associates	אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀	’ă·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother
including the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
the Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who had returned	הַבָּאִים֙	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jerusalem	יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
from the captivity	מֵהַשְּׁבִ֣י	mê·haš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
began	הֵחֵ֡לּוּ	hê·ḥêl·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
They appointed	וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ	way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֗ם	hal·wî·yim	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years of age	מִבֶּ֨ן	mib·ben	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
or older	וָמַ֔עְלָה	wā·ma‘·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
to supervise	לְנַצֵּ֖חַ	lə·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
the construction	מְלֶ֥אכֶת	mə·le·ḵeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4399 occupation, work
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.