Ezra
Ezra 4:23
23When the text of the letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their associates, they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and forcibly stopped them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | אֱדַ֗יִן | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| the text | פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן | par·še·ḡen | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6573 copy |
| of the letter | נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ | niš·tə·wā·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5407 |
| from King | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| Artaxerxes | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא | ʾar·taḥ·šaś·tå̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H783 Artaxerxes |
| was read | קֱרִ֧י | qĕ·rî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7123 call, read out, aloud |
| to | קֳדָם־ | qo·ḏām- | Preposition | H6925 before |
| Rehum | רְח֛וּם | rə·ḥūm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7348 Rechum |
| Shimshai | וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י | wə·šim·šay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8124 Shimshai |
| the scribe | סָפְרָ֖א | sā·p̄ə·rā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5613 secretary, scribe |
| and their associates | וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן | ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3675 associate |
| they went | אֲזַ֨לוּ | ’ă·za·lū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural | H236 go, go off |
| immediately | בִבְהִיל֤וּ | ḇiḇ·hî·lū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H924 haste |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the Jews | יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א | yə·hū·ḏā·yê | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3062 Jehudaite, Jew |
| in Jerusalem | לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ | lî·rū·šə·lem | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3390 Jerusalem |
| and forcibly | בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע | bə·’eḏ·rā‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H153 force |
| stopped | וּבַטִּ֥לוּ | ū·ḇaṭ·ṭi·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural | H989 cease |
| them | הִמּ֖וֹ | him·mōw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1994 they, them |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.