Ezra

Ezra 4:3

3But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לzə·rub·bā·ḇelNoun - proper - masculine singularH2216 Zerubbabel
Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַwə·yê·šū·a‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3442 Jeshua
and the otherוּשְׁאָ֨רū·šə·’ārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH7605 remain, be left over
headsרָאשֵׁ֤יrā·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
of the familiesהָֽאָבוֹת֙hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1 father
of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לlə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3478 Israel
repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
You have noלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
partלָ֣כֶםlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
with usוָלָ֔נוּwā·lā·nūConjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common plural
in buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliḇ·nō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1129 build
a houseבַּ֖יִתba·yiṯNoun - masculine singularH1004 house
for our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּlê·lō·hê·nūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
sinceכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
weאֲנַ֨חְנוּ’ă·naḥ·nūPronoun - first person common pluralH587 we
aloneיַ֜חַדya·ḥaḏAdverbH3162 unitedness
must buildנִבְנֶ֗הniḇ·nehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH1129 build
it for the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH3478 Israel
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁkō·w·rešNoun - proper - masculine singularH3566 Cyrus
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pā·rāsNoun - proper - feminine singularH6539 Persia
has commanded usצִוָּ֔נוּṣiw·wā·nūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

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