Ezra

Ezra 8:36

³⁶They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps^k and governors of the region west of the Euphrates,^l who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

Footnotes

k 8:36 A satrap was a Persian official.
l 8:36 Hebrew governors beyond the River

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They also delivered	וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀	way·yit·tə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
the king’s	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
edicts	דָּתֵ֣י	dā·ṯê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1881 decree, law, usage
to the royal	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
satraps	לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙	la·’ă·ḥaš·dar·pə·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H323 satrap, governor
and governors	וּפַחֲו֖וֹת	ū·p̄a·ḥă·wō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6346 governor
of the region west	עֵ֣בֶר	‘ê·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
of the Euphrates	הַנָּהָ֑ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
who proceeded to assist	וְנִשְּׂא֥וּ	wə·niś·śə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and the house	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ס	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.