Ezra
Ezra 4:12
12Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem and are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are restoring its walls and repairing its foundations.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let it be | לֶהֱוֵ֣א | le·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| known | יְדִ֙יעַ֙ | yə·ḏî·a‘ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3046 know |
| to the king | לְמַלְכָּ֔א | lə·mal·kā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| that | דִּ֣י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the Jews | יְהוּדָיֵ֗א | yə·hū·ḏā·yê | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3062 Jehudaite, Jew |
| who | דִּ֤י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| came | סְלִ֙קוּ֙ | sə·li·qū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H5559 come up |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| you | לְוָתָ֔ךְ | lə·wā·ṯāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3890 to, at, beside |
| to us | עֲלֶ֥ינָא | ‘ă·le·nā | Preposition; first person common plural | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| have returned | אֲת֖וֹ | ’ă·ṯōw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H858 come |
| to Jerusalem | לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם | lî·rū·šə·lem | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3390 Jerusalem |
| and are rebuilding | בָּנַ֔יִן | bā·na·yin | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1124 build |
| that rebellious | מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א | mā·rā·ḏə·tā | Adjective - feminine singular determinate | H4779 rebellious |
| and wicked | וּבִֽאישְׁתָּא֙ | ū·ḇi·yō·šə·tå̄ | Adjective - feminine singular determinate | H873 bad |
| city | קִרְיְתָ֨א | qir·yə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H7149 |
| They are restoring | אֲשַׁכְלְלוּ | ʾă·šaḵ·lə·lū | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H3635 complete |
| walls | וְשׁוּרַיָּ | wə·šū·ray·yå̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H7792 wall |
| and repairing | יַחִֽיטוּ׃ | ya·ḥî·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2338 repair |
| its foundations | וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א | wə·’uš·šay·yā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H787 foundation |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.