Ezra
Ezra 8:16
16Then I summoned the leaders: Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan,e Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, as well as the teachers Joiarib and Elnathan.
Footnotes
- e 8:16 Elnathan appears three times in verse, either as a repetition for emphasis or as a record of multiple men with this name.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I summoned | וָאֶשְׁלְחָ֡ה | wā·’eš·lə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| the leaders | רָאשִׁ֑ים | rā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7218 head |
| Eliezer | לֶאֱלִיעֶ֡זֶר | le·’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H461 Eliezer |
| Ariel | לַאֲרִיאֵ֡ל | la·’ă·rî·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H740 Ariel |
| Shemaiah | לִֽ֠שְׁמַעְיָה | liš·ma‘·yāh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8098 Shemajah |
| Elnathan | וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן | ū·lə·’el·nā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H494 Elnathan |
| Jarib | וּלְיָרִ֜יב | ū·lə·yā·rîḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3402 Jarib |
| Elnathan | וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֧ן | ū·lə·’el·nā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H494 Elnathan |
| Nathan | וּלְנָתָ֛ן | ū·lə·nā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5416 Nathan |
| Zechariah | וְלִזְכַרְיָ֥ה | wə·liz·ḵar·yāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| and Meshullam | וְלִמְשֻׁלָּ֖ם | wə·lim·šul·lām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4918 Meshullam |
| as well as the teachers | מְבִינִֽים׃ | mə·ḇî·nîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H995 discern |
| Joiarib | וּלְיוֹיָרִ֥יב | ū·lə·yō·w·yā·rîḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3114 Jojarib |
| and Elnathan | וּלְאֶלְנָתָ֖ן | ū·lə·’el·nā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H494 Elnathan |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.