Ezra
Ezra 6:21
21The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoplese of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel.
Footnotes
- e 6:21 Or nations
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| who had returned | הַשָּׁבִים֙ | haš·šā·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| from exile | מֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔ה | mê·hag·gō·w·lāh | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1473 exiles, exile |
| ate it | וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ | way·yō·ḵə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| together with all | וְכֹ֗ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who had separated themselves | הַנִּבְדָּ֛ל | han·niḇ·dāl | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| from the uncleanness | מִטֻּמְאַ֥ת | miṭ·ṭum·’aṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2932 uncleanness |
| of the peoples | גּוֹיֵֽ־ | gō·w·yê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1471 nation, people |
| of the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to seek | לִדְרֹ֕שׁ | liḏ·rōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
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Ezra 9:11 · Isaiah 52:11 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Ezra 9:1 · Exodus 12:47–49 · Nehemiah 9:2 · Ezekiel 36:25 · Numbers 9:10–14 · Psalm 93:5 · Numbers 9:6–7 · Nehemiah 10:28 · 2 Corinthians 6:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.