Ezra

Ezra 7:11

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

Footnotes

  • c 7:11 The original text of Ezra 7:12–26|EZR 7:12-26is in Aramaic.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.