Ezra
Ezra 7:25
25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates — all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And you | וְאַ֣נְתְּ | wə·’ant | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H607 thou |
| Ezra | עֶזְרָ֗א | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5831 Ezra |
| according to the wisdom | כְּחָכְמַ֨ת | kə·ḥā·ḵə·maṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2452 wisdom |
| of your God | אֱלָהָ֤ךְ | ’ĕ·lā·hāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| which you possess | דִּֽי־ | dî- | Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| are to appoint | מֶ֣נִּי | men·nî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H4483 count, appoint |
| magistrates | שָׁפְטִ֞ין | šā·p̄ə·ṭîn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8200 judge |
| and judges | וְדַיָּנִ֗ין | wə·ḏay·yā·nîn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H1782 judge |
| to judge | דָּאֲנִין | då̄·ʾă·nīn | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1778 judge |
| all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| the people | עַמָּה֙ | ‘am·māh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5972 people |
| west | בַּעֲבַ֣ר | ba·‘ă·ḇar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5675 region across, beyond |
| of the Euphrates | נַהֲרָ֔ה | na·hă·rāh | Noun - masculine singular determinate | H5103 river |
| all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3606 the whole, all |
| who know | יָדְעֵ֖י | yā·ḏə·‘ê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3046 know |
| the laws | דָּתֵ֣י | dā·ṯê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1882 decree, law |
| of your God | אֱלָהָ֑ךְ | ’ĕ·lā·hāḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H426 god, God |
| And you are to teach | יָדַ֖ע | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3046 know |
| to anyone who | וְדִ֧י | wə·ḏî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative | H1768 who, which, that |
| does not | לָ֦א | lā | Adverb - Negative particle | H3809 not |
| know them | תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃ | tə·hō·wḏ·‘ūn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3046 know |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezra 7:10 · Deuteronomy 16:18 · James 1:5 · Malachi 2:7 · Psalm 19:7 · James 3:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.