Ezra
Ezra 5:8
8Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let it be | לֶהֱוֵ֣א | le·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| known | יְדִ֣יעַ׀ | yə·ḏî·a‘ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3046 know |
| to the king | לְמַלְכָּ֗א | lə·mal·kā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| that | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| we went | אֲזַ֜לְנָא | ’ă·zal·nā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H236 go, go off |
| into the province | מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ | mə·ḏî·nə·tā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H4083 district, province |
| of Judah | לִיה֤וּד | lî·hūḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3061 Judah |
| to the house | לְבֵית֙ | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1005 house |
| of the great | רַבָּ֔א | rab·bā | Adjective - masculine singular determinate | H7229 great |
| God | אֱלָהָ֣א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| are rebuilding it | מִתְבְּנֵא֙ | miṯ·bə·nê | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1124 build |
| with large stones | אֶ֣בֶן | ’e·ḇen | Noun - feminine singular construct | H69 stone |
| and placing | מִתְּשָׂ֣ם | mit·tə·śām | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H7761 set, make |
| timbers | וְאָ֖ע | wə·’ā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H636 wood |
| in the walls | בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א | bə·ḵuṯ·lay·yā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H3797 wall |
| This | דָ֛ךְ | ḏāḵ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H1791 this |
| work | וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא | wa·‘ă·ḇî·ḏə·tā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinate | H5673 work, service |
| is being carried out | מִתְעַבְדָ֖א | miṯ·‘aḇ·ḏā | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular | H5648 do, make, prepare |
| diligently | אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא | ’ā·sə·par·nā | Adverb | H629 thoroughly |
| and is prospering | וּמַצְלַ֥ח | ū·maṣ·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H6744 prosper |
| in their hands | בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ס | bə·yeḏ·hōm | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3028 hand |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.