Ezra

Ezra 4:1

¹When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the enemies	צָרֵ֥י	ṣā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6862 narrow, tight
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3063 Judah
and Benjamin	וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן	ū·ḇin·yā·min	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1144 Binjamin
heard	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the exiles	בְנֵ֤י	ḇə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
were building	בּוֹנִ֣ים	bō·w·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1129 build
a temple	הֵיכָ֔ל	hê·ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular	H1964 palace, temple
for the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel

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