Ezra
Ezra 5:3
3At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates,b Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Footnotes
- b 5:3 Aramaic the governor beyond the River; also in verse 6
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At that time | זִמְנָא֩ | zim·nā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H2166 time |
| Tattenai | תַּ֠תְּנַי | tat·tə·nay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8674 Tattenai |
| the governor | פַּחַ֧ת | pa·ḥaṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6347 |
| west | עֲבַֽר־ | ‘ă·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5675 region across, beyond |
| of the Euphrates | נַהֲרָ֛ה | na·hă·rāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5103 river |
| Shethar-bozenai | בּוֹזְנַ֖י | bō·wz·nay | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8370 Shethar-Bozenai |
| and their associates | וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן | ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H3675 associate |
| went | אֲתָ֨א | ’ă·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H858 come |
| to | עֲלֵיה֜וֹן | ‘ă·lê·hō·wn | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| and asked | אָמְרִ֣ין | ’ā·mə·rîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| Who | מַן־ | man- | Interrogative | H4479 who? |
| authorized you | שָׂ֨ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7761 set, make |
| to rebuild | לִבְּנֵ֔א | lib·bə·nê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1124 build |
| this | דְנָה֙ | ḏə·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| temple | בַּיְתָ֤א | bay·ṯā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H1005 house |
| and restore | לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ס | lə·šaḵ·lā·lāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3635 complete |
| this | דְנָ֖ה | ḏə·nāh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H1836 this |
| structure | וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א | wə·’uš·šar·nā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H846 wall |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezra 6:6 · Ezra 5:9 · Ezra 1:3 · Ezra 6:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.