Ezra

Ezra 6:16

¹⁶Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the people	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1123
of Israel	יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3479 Israel
the priests	כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א	kā·hă·nay·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H3549 priest
the Levites	וְלֵוָיֵ֜א	wə·lê·wā·yê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3879 Levite
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֣ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
of the exiles	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1123
celebrated	וַעֲבַ֣דוּ	wa·‘ă·ḇa·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H5648 do, make, prepare
the dedication	חֲנֻכַּ֛ת	ḥă·nuk·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2597 consecration
of the	דְנָ֖ה	ḏə·nāh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1005 house
of God	אֱלָהָ֥א	’ĕ·lā·hā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H426 god, God
with joy	בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃	bə·ḥeḏ·wāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2305 joy

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