Ezra
Ezra 8:29
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.”
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.