Ezra

Ezra 8:29–30

²⁹Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”

³⁰So the priests and Levites took charge of the silver and gold and sacred articles that had been weighed out to be taken to the house of our God in Jerusalem.

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Ezra 8:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Guard them	שִׁקְד֣וּ	šiq·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8245 watch, wake
carefully	וְשִׁמְר֗וּ	wə·šim·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
until	עַֽד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you weigh them out	תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ	tiš·qə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8254 weigh
in the chambers	הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת	hal·liš·ḵō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3957 room, chamber, hall, cell, lishka
of the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
before	לִפְנֵי֩	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the leading	שָׂרֵ֨י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
and heads	וְשָׂרֵֽי־	wə·śā·rê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the Israelite	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel
families	הָאָב֥וֹת	hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1 father

Ezra 8:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the priests	הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	hak·kō·hă·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
took charge of	וְקִבְּלוּ֙	wə·qib·bə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6901 receive, take
the silver	הַכֶּ֥סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and gold	וְהַזָּהָ֖ב	wə·haz·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and sacred articles	וְהַכֵּלִ֑ים	wə·hak·kê·lîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
that had been weighed out	מִשְׁקַ֛ל	miš·qal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4948 id.
to be taken	לְהָבִ֥יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the house	לְבֵ֥ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of our God	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃פ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
in Jerusalem	לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	lî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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