Ezra

Ezra 4:9–10

⁹From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates— the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa, ¹⁰and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal^c deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.^d

Footnotes

c 4:10 Aramaic Osnappar, another name for Ashurbanipal
d 4:10 Aramaic beyond the River; also in verses 11, 16, 17, and 20

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Ezra 4:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From Rehum	רְח֣וּם	rə·ḥūm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7348 Rechum
the commander	בְּעֵל־	bə·‘êl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1169 owner, lord
Shimshai	וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙	wə·šim·šay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8124 Shimshai
the scribe	סָֽפְרָ֔א	sā·p̄ə·rā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5613 secretary, scribe
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֖ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
of their associates	כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן	kə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H3675 associate
the judges	דִּ֠ינָיֵא	dî·nā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1784 Dinaite
and officials	וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א	wa·’ă·p̄ar·saṯ·ḵā·yê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H671 an Apharsekite, Apharsathkite
over Tripolis	טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א	ṭar·pə·lā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2967 Tarpelite
Persia	אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א	’ă·p̄ā·rə·sā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H670 Apherasite
Erech	אַרְכְּוָי	ʾar·kə·wå̄y	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H756 Arkevite
and Babylon	בָבְלָיֵא֙	ḇā·ḇə·lā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H896 Babylonian
the Elamites	עֵלְמָיֵֽא׃	‘ê·lə·mā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5962 Elamite
of Susa	שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א	šū·šan·ḵā·yê	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7801 Shushankite

Ezra 4:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֣ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
of the peoples	אֻמַּיָּ֗א	’um·may·yā	Noun - feminine plural determinate	H524 nation
whom	דִּ֤י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
the great	רַבָּ֣א	rab·bā	Adjective - masculine singular determinate	H7229 great
and honorable	וְיַקִּירָ֔א	wə·yaq·qî·rā	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular determinate	H3358 honourable, difficult
Ashurbanipal	אָסְנַפַּר֙	’ā·sə·nap·par	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H620 Asnappar
deported	הַגְלִי֙	haḡ·lî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1541
and settled	וְהוֹתֵ֣ב	wə·hō·w·ṯêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3488 sit, dwell
in the cities	בְּקִרְיָ֖ה	bə·qir·yāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7149
of	דִּ֣י	dî	Pronoun - relative	H1768 who, which, that
Samaria	שָׁמְרָ֑יִן	šā·mə·rā·yin	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8115 Shomrain
and elsewhere	וּשְׁאָ֥ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
west	עֲבַֽר־	‘ă·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5675 region across, beyond
of the Euphrates	נַהֲרָ֖ה	na·hă·rāh	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H5103 river

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Ezra 4:9 Ezra 6:6 · Ezra 5:6 · 2 Kings 17:24 · 2 Kings 17:30–31 · Genesis 10:22 · Daniel 8:2 · Jeremiah 25:25 · Ezekiel 32:24 · Esther 2:3 · Esther 1:2 · Jeremiah 49:34 · Isaiah 21:2

Ezra 4:10 Ezra 4:17 · Ezra 7:12 · Ezra 4:11 · 2 Kings 17:24–41 · Ezra 4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.