Ezra
Ezra 8:28
28Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I told | וָאֹמְרָ֣ה | wā·’ō·mə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | אֲלֵהֶ֗ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| You | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| are holy | קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and these articles | וְהַכֵּלִ֖ים | wə·hak·kê·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| holy | קֹ֑דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| The silver | וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף | wə·hak·ke·sep̄ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and gold | וְהַזָּהָב֙ | wə·haz·zā·hāḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| are a freewill offering | נְדָבָ֔ה | nə·ḏā·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5071 voluntariness, freewill-offering |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your fathers | אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.