Ezra

Ezra 7:10–13

10For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

11This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:c

12Artaxerxes, king of kings.

To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven:

Greetings.d

13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  • c 7:11 The original text of Ezra 7:12–26|EZR 7:12-26is in Aramaic.
  • d 7:12 Aramaic Perfect now (probably a greeting)

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Ezra 7:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Ezraעֶזְרָא֙‘ez·rāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5830 Ezra
had setהֵכִ֣יןhê·ḵînVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3559 be firm
his heartלְבָב֔וֹlə·ḇā·ḇōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
to studyלִדְר֛וֹשׁliḏ·rō·wōšPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1875 resort to, seek
the Lawתּוֹרַ֥תtō·w·raṯNoun - feminine singular constructH8451 direction, instruction, law
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
to practice itוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תwə·la·‘ă·śōṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
and to teachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דū·lə·lam·mêḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3925 exercise in, learn
its statutesחֹ֥קḥōqNoun - masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃סū·miš·pāṭConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4941 judgment
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3478 Israel

Ezra 7:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thisוְזֶ֣ה׀wə·zehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
is the textפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar·še·ḡenNoun - masculine singular constructH6572 copy
of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןhan·niš·tə·wānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5406 letter
Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא’ar·taḥ·šastNoun - proper - masculine singularH783 Artaxerxes
had givenנָתַן֙nā·ṯanVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֥אlə·‘ez·rāPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5830 Ezra
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רhas·sō·p̄êrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5608 count
an expertסֹפֵ֞רsō·p̄êrNoun - masculine singular constructH5608 count
in the commandmentsמִצְוֺת־miṣ·wōṯ-Noun - feminine plural constructH4687 commandment
and statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוwə·ḥuq·qāwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - feminine singularH3478 Israel

Ezra 7:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא’ar·taḥ·šastNoun - proper - masculine singularH783 Artaxerxes
kingמֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4430 king
of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal·ḵay·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH4430 king
To Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אlə·‘ez·rāPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5831 Ezra
the priestכָ֠הֲנָאḵā·hă·nāNoun - masculine singular determinateH3549 priest
the scribeסָפַ֨רsā·p̄arNoun - masculine singular constructH5613 secretary, scribe
of the Lawדָּתָ֜אdā·ṯāNoun - feminine singular determinateH1882 decree, law
ofדִּֽי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
the Godאֱלָ֧הּ’ĕ·lāhNoun - masculine singular constructH426 god, God
of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אšə·may·yāNoun - masculine plural determinateH8065 heavens
Greetingsגְּמִ֖ירgə·mîrVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1585 complete

Ezra 7:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Iמִנִּי֮min·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
herebyשִׂ֣יםśîmVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7761 set, make
decreeטְעֵם֒ṭə·‘êmNoun - masculine singularH2942 taste, judgment, command
thatדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
anyכָל־ḵālNoun - masculine singular constructH3606 the whole, all
volunteersמִתְנַדַּ֣בmiṯ·nad·daḇVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH5069 volunteer, offer freely
among the Israelitesעַמָּ֨ה‘am·māhNoun - masculine singular determinateH5972 people
in my kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩bə·mal·ḵū·ṯîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH4437 royalty, reign, kingdom
including the priestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיwə·ḵā·hă·nō·w·hîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH3549 priest
and Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אwə·lê·wā·yêConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3879 Levite
may go upיְהָֽךְ׃yə·hāḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1946 go, bring
with youעִמָּ֖ךְ‘im·māḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH5974 with
to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םlî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem

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Ezra 7:13 Ezra 6:1

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