Ezra

Ezra 8:31

³¹On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the twelfth	בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים	biš·nêm	Preposition-b; Number - md	H8147 two
day of the first	הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	la·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
we set out	וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה	wan·nis·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural; third person feminine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
from the Ahava	אַֽהֲוָ֗א	’a·hă·wā	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H163 Ahava
Canal	מִנְּהַ֣ר	min·nə·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5104 stream, river
to go	לָלֶ֖כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and the hand	וְיַד־	wə·yaḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of our God	אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
was	הָיְתָ֣ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon us	עָלֵ֔ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
to protect us	וַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּ	way·yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5337 strip, plunder
from the hands	מִכַּ֥ף	mik·kap̄	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of the enemies	אוֹיֵ֛ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
and bandits	וְאוֹרֵ֖ב	wə·’ō·w·rêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H693 lie in wait
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the way	הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃	had·dā·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

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Ezra 8:15 · Ezra 7:9 · Ezra 8:21–22 · Isaiah 41:10–14 · Acts 26:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.