Ezra

Ezra 6:14–15

14So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo.

They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. 15And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar,d in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

Footnotes

  • d 6:15 Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of February and March.

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Ezra 6:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So the Jewishיְהוּדָיֵא֙yə·hū·ḏā·yêNoun - proper - masculine singularH3062 Jehudaite, Jew
eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יwə·śā·ḇêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH7868 be hoary
builtבָּנַ֣יִןbā·na·yinVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1124 build
and prosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןū·maṣ·lə·ḥînConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH6744 prosper
through the prophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin·ḇū·’aṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH5017 prophesying
of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יḥag·gayNoun - proper - masculine singularH2292 Chaggai
the prophetנְבִיאָהnə·ḇī·ʾå̄hNoun - masculine singular determinateH5029 prophet
and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הū·zə·ḵar·yāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2148 Zecarjah
sonבַּר־bar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1247 son
of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹא‘id·dō·wNoun - proper - masculine singularH5714 Iddo
They finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּwə·šaḵ·li·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH3635 complete
buildingוּבְנ֣וֹū·ḇə·nōwConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralH1124 build
according toמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the commandטַ֙עַם֙ṭa·‘amNoun - masculine singular constructH2942 taste, judgment, command
of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ’ĕ·lāhNoun - masculine singular constructH426 god, God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3479 Israel
and the decreesוּמִטְּעֵם֙ū·miṭ·ṭə·‘êmConjunctive waw; PrepositionH2942 taste, judgment, command
of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁkō·w·rešNoun - proper - masculine singularH3567 Cyrus
Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁwə·ḏā·rə·yā·wešConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1868
and Artaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאwə·’ar·taḥ·šaśtConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH783 Artaxerxes
kingsמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4430 king
of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pā·rāsNoun - proper - feminine singularH6540 Persia

Ezra 6:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And thisדְנָ֔הḏə·nāhPronoun - masculine singularH1836 this
templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay·ṯāhNoun - masculine singular determinateH1005 house
was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙wə·šê·ṣîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3319
onעַ֛ד‘aḏPrepositionH5705 even to, until
the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הtə·lā·ṯāhNumber - masculine singularH8532 three
dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3118 day
of the monthלִירַ֣חlî·raḥPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3393 month
of Adarאֲדָ֑ר’ă·ḏārNoun - proper - feminine singularH144
in the sixthשֵׁ֔תšêṯNumber - feminine singularH8353 six
yearשְׁנַת־šə·naṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH8140 sleep
of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתlə·mal·ḵūṯPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular constructH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃פmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁdā·rə·yā·wešNoun - proper - masculine singularH1868

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Ezra 6:14 Ezra 7:1 · Ezra 5:13 · Ezra 4:24–5:2 · Ezra 1:1–4 · Ezra 6:12–13

Ezra 6:15 Esther 3:7 · Esther 9:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.