Ezra
Ezra 6:8
8I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God:
The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I hereby | וּמִנִּי֮ | ū·min·nî | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular | H4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than |
| decree | טְעֵם֒ | ṭə·‘êm | Noun - masculine singular | H2942 taste, judgment, command |
| what | לְמָ֣א | lə·mā | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H3964 that |
| you must do | תַֽעַבְד֗וּן | ṯa·‘aḇ·ḏūn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5648 do, make, prepare |
| for | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5974 with |
| these | אִלֵּ֔ךְ | ’il·lêḵ | Pronoun - common plural | H479 these |
| elders | שָׂבֵ֤י | śā·ḇê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7868 be hoary |
| of the Jews | יְהוּדָיֵא֙ | yə·hū·ḏā·yê | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3062 Jehudaite, Jew |
| who are rebuilding | לְמִבְנֵ֖א | lə·miḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1124 build |
| this | דֵ֑ךְ | ḏêḵ | Adjective - masculine singular | H1791 this |
| house | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1005 house |
| of God | אֱלָהָ֣א | ’ĕ·lā·hā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H426 god, God |
| The cost | נִפְקְתָ֛א | nip̄·qə·ṯā | Noun - feminine singular determinate | H5313 outgo, expense |
| is to be | תֶּהֱוֵ֧א | te·hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1934 come to pass, become, be |
| paid | מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א | miṯ·ya·hă·ḇā | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular | H3052 give |
| in full | אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא | ’ā·sə·par·nā | Adverb | H629 thoroughly |
| to these | אִלֵּ֖ךְ | ’il·lêḵ | Pronoun - common plural | H479 these |
| men | לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א | lə·ḡuḇ·ray·yā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural determinate | H1400 man |
| from the royal | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal·kā | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H4430 king |
| treasury | וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י | ū·min·niḵ·sê | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5232 riches, property |
| out of | דִּ֚י | dî | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the taxes | מִדַּת֙ | mid·daṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4061 tribute in money |
| of | עֲבַ֣ר | ‘ă·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5675 region across, beyond |
| of the Euphrates | נַהֲרָ֔ה | na·hă·rāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5103 river |
| so that | דִּי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| the work will not | לָ֥א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| be hindered | לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ | lə·ḇaṭ·ṭā·lā | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H989 cease |
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Ezra 6:4 · Haggai 2:8 · Ezra 7:15–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.