Ezra

Ezra 9:1–4

¹After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. ²Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”

³When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.

⁴Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.

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Ezra 9:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After these things	אֵ֗לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
had been accomplished	וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת	ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
the leaders	הַשָּׂרִים֙	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
approached	נִגְּשׁ֨וּ	nig·gə·šū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5066 draw near, approach
me	אֵלַ֤י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and said	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
The people	הָעָ֤ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel
including the priests	וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים	wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
and Levites	וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם	wə·hal·wî·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3881 Levite
have not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
kept themselves separate	נִבְדְּל֞וּ	niḇ·də·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H914 be divided, separate
from the surrounding	הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
peoples	מֵעַמֵּ֖י	mê·‘am·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
whose abominations	כְּ֠תוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם	kə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8441 abomination
are like those of the Canaanites	לַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י	lak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
Hittites	הַחִתִּ֜י	ha·ḥit·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
Perizzites	הַפְּרִזִּ֣י	hap·pə·riz·zî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
Jebusites	הַיְבוּסִ֗י	hay·ḇū·sî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
Ammonites	הָֽעַמֹּנִי֙	hā·‘am·mō·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5984 Ammonite
Moabites	הַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔י	ham·mō·’ā·ḇî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4125 Moabitish
Egyptians	הַמִּצְרִ֖י	ham·miṣ·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
and Amorites	וְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃	wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites

Ezra 9:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Indeed	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Israelites have taken	נָשְׂא֣וּ	nā·śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
some of their daughters	מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם	mib·bə·nō·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
for themselves	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
and their sons	וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם	wə·liḇ·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
so that the holy	הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ	haq·qō·ḏeš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
seed	זֶ֣רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
has been mixed	וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙	wə·hiṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
with the people	בְּעַמֵּ֖י	bə·‘am·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5971 people
of the land	הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
And the leaders	הַשָּׂרִ֣ים	haś·śā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and officials	וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים	wə·has·sə·ḡā·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5461 prefect, ruler
have taken the lead	וְיַ֧ד	wə·yaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
in this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
unfaithfulness	בַּמַּ֥עַל	bam·ma·‘al	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act

Ezra 9:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I heard	וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙	ū·ḵə·šā·mə·‘î	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H8085 hear
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
report	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I tore	קָרַ֥עְתִּי	qā·ra‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7167 tear
my tunic	בִּגְדִ֖י	biḡ·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H899 treachery
and cloak	וּמְעִילִ֑י	ū·mə·‘î·lî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4598 robe
pulled out	וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה	wā·’em·rə·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
some hair	מִשְּׂעַ֤ר	miś·śə·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8181 hair
from my head	רֹאשִׁי֙	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
and beard	וּזְקָנִ֔י	ū·zə·qā·nî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H2206 chin, beard
and sat down	וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה	wā·’ê·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in horror	מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃	mə·šō·w·mêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled

Ezra 9:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then everyone	כֹּ֤ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
who trembled	חָרֵד֙	ḥā·rêḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2730 trembling
at the words	בְּדִבְרֵ֣י	bə·ḏiḇ·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1697 speech, word
of the God	אֱלֹהֵֽי־	’ĕ·lō·hê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3478 Israel
gathered	יֵאָסְפ֗וּ	yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
around me	וְאֵלַ֣י	wə·’ê·lay	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
because of	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the unfaithfulness	מַ֣עַל	ma·‘al	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act
of the exiles	הַגּוֹלָ֑ה	hag·gō·w·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1473 exiles, exile
while I	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
sat there	יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in horror	מְשׁוֹמֵ֔ם	mə·šō·w·mêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the evening	הָעָֽרֶב׃	hā·‘ā·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
offering	לְמִנְחַ֥ת	lə·min·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering