Ezra
Ezra 8:15
15Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now I assembled | וָֽאֶקְבְּצֵ֗ם | wā·’eq·bə·ṣêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6908 gather, collect |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the canal | הַנָּהָר֙ | han·nā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
| that flows | הַבָּ֣א | hab·bā | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ahava | אַהֲוָ֔א | ’a·hă·wā | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H163 Ahava |
| and we camped | וַנַּחֲנֶ֥ה | wan·na·ḥă·neh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| there | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֑ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| days | יָמִ֣ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| And when I searched | וָאָבִ֤ינָה | wā·’ā·ḇî·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H995 discern |
| among the people | בָעָם֙ | ḇā·‘ām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and priests | וּבַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | ū·ḇak·kō·hă·nîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| I found | מָצָ֥אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| Levites | וּמִבְּנֵ֥י | ū·mib·bə·nê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| there | שָֽׁם׃ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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Ezra 8:31 · Ezra 7:7 · Ezra 8:21 · Ezekiel 3:15 · Psalm 137:1 · Ezra 8:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.