Ezra
Ezra 8:21
21And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Ahava | אַהֲוָ֔א | ’a·hă·wā | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H163 Ahava |
| Canal | הַנָּהָ֣ר | han·nā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5104 stream, river |
| I proclaimed | וָאֶקְרָ֨א | wā·’eq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| a fast | צוֹם֙ | ṣō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H6685 fasting, fast |
| so that we might humble | לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת | lə·hiṯ·‘an·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| ourselves before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| and ask Him for | לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ | lə·ḇaq·qêš | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1245 seek |
| a safe | יְשָׁרָ֔ה | yə·šā·rāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| journey | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| for us | לָ֥נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| and our children | וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ | ū·lə·ṭap·pê·nū | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H2945 children |
| with all | וּלְכָל־ | ū·lə·ḵāl- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| our possessions | רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | rə·ḵū·šê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H7399 property, goods |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 20:3 · Joel 1:14 · Isaiah 30:21 · 1 Samuel 7:6 · Jonah 3:5 · Leviticus 16:29 · Leviticus 23:29 · Psalm 107:2–8 · Psalm 143:8–10 · Proverbs 3:6 · Isaiah 42:16 · Psalm 5:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.