Ezra

Ezra 4:15

¹⁵that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that	דִּ֡י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
a search should be made	יְבַקַּר֩	yə·ḇaq·qar	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1240 inquire, seek
of the record	דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜א	dā·ḵə·rā·nay·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H1799 memorandum, record
books	בִּֽסְפַר־	bis·p̄ar-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5609 book
of	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
your fathers	אֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ	’ă·ḇā·hā·ṯāḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2 father
books	בִּסְפַ֣ר	bis·p̄ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5609 book
you will discover	וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּח	ū·ṯə·haš·kaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7912 find
and verify	וְתִנְדַּע֒	wə·ṯin·da‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3046 know
that	דִּי֩	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the city	קִרְיְתָ֨א	qir·yə·ṯā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H7149
is a rebellious	מָֽרָדָ֗א	mā·rā·ḏā	Adjective - feminine singular	H4779 rebellious
city	קִרְיָ֣א	qir·yā	Noun - feminine singular	H7149
harmful	וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤ת	ū·mə·han·zə·qaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct	H5142 suffer injury
to kings	מַלְכִין֙	mal·ḵîn	Noun - masculine plural	H4430 king
and provinces	וּמְדִנָ֔ן	ū·mə·ḏi·nān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4083 district, province
inciting	עָבְדִ֣ין	‘ā·ḇə·ḏîn	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5648 do, make, prepare
sedition	וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙	wə·’eš·tad·dūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H849 revolt
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
ancient	עָלְמָ֑א	‘ā·lə·mā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5957 perpetuity, antiquity
times	יוֹמָ֖ת	yō·w·māṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3118 day
That is why	עַ֨ל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
this	דְּנָ֔ה	də·nāh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
city	קִרְיְתָ֥א	qir·yə·ṯā	Noun - feminine singular determinate	H7149
was destroyed	הָֽחָרְבַֽת׃	hā·ḥā·rə·ḇaṯ	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2718 be waste

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