Ezra
Ezra 6:18
18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They also appointed | וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ | wa·hă·qî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural | H6966 arise, stand |
| the priests | כָהֲנַיָּ֜א | ḵā·hă·nay·yā | Noun - masculine plural determinate | H3549 priest |
| by their divisions | בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן | bip̄·lug·gā·ṯə·hō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6392 division |
| and the Levites | וְלֵוָיֵא֙ | wə·lê·wā·yê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3879 Levite |
| by their groups | בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן | bə·maḥ·lə·qā·ṯə·hō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4255 class, division |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against |
| the service | עֲבִידַ֥ת | ‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5673 work, service |
| of God | אֱלָהָ֖א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| in Jerusalem | בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם | ḇî·rū·šə·lem | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3390 Jerusalem |
| according to what is written | כִּכְתָ֖ב | kiḵ·ṯāḇ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3792 writing |
| in the Book | סְפַ֥ר | sə·p̄ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5609 book |
| of Moses | מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4873 Moses |
Cross-references
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Numbers 3:6 · 2 Chronicles 35:4–5 · 1 Chronicles 24:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.