Ezra
Ezra 5:9
9So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | אֱדַ֗יִן | ’ĕ·ḏa·yin | Adverb | H116 then, thereupon |
| we questioned | שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ | šə·’ê·lə·nā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7593 |
| the | אִלֵּ֔ךְ | ’il·lêḵ | Pronoun - common plural | H479 these |
| elders | לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א | lə·śā·ḇay·yā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H7868 be hoary |
| and asked | אֲמַ֣רְנָא | ’ă·mar·nā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H560 say, tell, command |
| Who | מַן־ | man- | Interrogative | H4479 who? |
| authorized | שָׂ֨ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7761 set, make |
| you | לְכֹ֜ם | lə·ḵōm | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| to rebuild | לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה | lə·miḇ·nə·yāh | 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׃ | 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.