Ezra
Ezra 9:1
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 18:24–30 · Nehemiah 9:2 · Ezra 10:10–11 · Exodus 33:16 · Romans 2:17–25 · Deuteronomy 12:30–31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.