Ezra
Ezra 5:11
11And this is the answer they returned:
“We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this | וּכְנֵ֥מָא | ū·ḵə·nê·mā | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3660 accordingly, as follows |
| is the answer | פִתְגָמָ֖א | p̄iṯ·ḡā·mā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H6600 command, word, affair |
| they returned | הֲתִיב֣וּנָא | hă·ṯî·ḇū·nā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural; first person common plural | H8421 return |
| We | אֲנַ֣חְנָא | ’ă·naḥ·nā | Pronoun - first person common plural | H586 we |
| are | הִמּ֡וֹ | him·mōw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1994 they, them |
| servants | עַבְדוֹהִי֩ | ‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5649 slave, servant |
| of the God | אֱלָ֨הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H426 god, God |
| of heaven | שְׁמַיָּ֜א | šə·may·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H8065 heavens |
| and earth | וְאַרְעָ֗א | wə·’ar·‘ā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H772 earth |
| and we are rebuilding | וּבָנַ֤יִן | ū·ḇā·na·yin | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1124 build |
| the temple | בַּיְתָא֙ | bay·ṯā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1005 house |
| that | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| was | הֲוָ֨א | hă·wā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| built | בְנֵ֜ה | ḇə·nêh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1124 build |
| many | שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן | śag·gî·’ān | Adjective - feminine plural | H7690 large |
| years | שְׁנִ֣ין | šə·nîn | Noun - feminine plural | H8140 sleep |
| ago | מִקַּדְמַ֤ת | miq·qaḏ·maṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6928 former time |
| which a great | רַ֔ב | raḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7229 great |
| king | וּמֶ֤לֶךְ | ū·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4430 king |
| of Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3479 Israel |
| built | בְּנָ֖הִי | bə·nā·hî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H1124 build |
| and completed | וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ | wə·šaḵ·lə·lêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3635 complete |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.