Ezra

Ezra 4:2

²they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they approached	וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ	way·yig·gə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
Zerubbabel	זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל	zə·rub·bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2216 Zerubbabel
and the heads	רָאשֵׁ֣י	rā·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7218 head
of the families	הָֽאָב֗וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
saying	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Let us build	נִבְנֶ֣ה	niḇ·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H1129 build
with you	עִמָּכֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
like you	כָכֶ֔ם	ḵā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
we seek	נִדְר֖וֹשׁ	niḏ·rō·wōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1875 resort to, seek
your God	לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם	lê·lō·hê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
and have been sacrificing	זֹבְחִ֗ים	zō·ḇə·ḥîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to Him since	וְלֹא	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine singular	H3808 not
the time	מִימֵי֙	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
Esar-haddon	חַדֹּן֙	ḥad·dōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H634 Esarhaddon
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
who brought	הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה	ham·ma·‘ă·leh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
us	אֹתָ֖נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
here	פֹּֽה׃	pōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither

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