Ezra

Ezra 9:4–7

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.

⁵At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God, ⁶and said:

“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. ⁷From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

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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

Ezra 9:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At the evening	הָעֶ֗רֶב	hā·‘e·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
offering	וּבְמִנְחַ֣ת	ū·ḇə·min·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
I got up	קַ֚מְתִּי	qam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from my humiliation	מִתַּֽעֲנִיתִ֔י	mit·ta·‘ă·nî·ṯî	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8589 humiliation
with my tunic	בִגְדִ֖י	ḇiḡ·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
torn	וּבְקָרְעִ֥י	ū·ḇə·qā·rə·‘î	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7167 tear
and I fell	וָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙	wā·’eḵ·rə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3766 bow down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my knees	בִּרְכַּ֔י	bir·kay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H1290 knee
spread out	וָאֶפְרְשָׂ֥ה	wā·’ep̄·rə·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
my hands	כַפַּ֖י	ḵap·pay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

Ezra 9:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and said	וָאֹמְרָ֗ה	wā·’ō·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
O my God	אֱלֹהַי֙	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
I am ashamed	בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי	bō·šə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
and embarrassed	וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי	wə·niḵ·lam·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3637 be humiliated
to lift up	לְהָרִ֧ים	lə·hā·rîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
my face	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
to You	אֵלֶ֑יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
my God	אֱלֹהַ֛י	’ĕ·lō·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
our iniquities	עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּ	‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū	Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
are higher than	רָבוּ֙	rā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
our heads	רֹּ֔אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and our guilt	וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ	wə·’aš·mā·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
has reached	גָדְלָ֖ה	ḡā·ḏə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
the heavens	לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	laš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Ezra 9:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the days	מִימֵ֣י	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of our fathers	אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1 father
to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
our guilt	בְּאַשְׁמָ֣ה	bə·’aš·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H819 wrong-doing, guiltiness
has been great	גְדֹלָ֔ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
Because of our iniquities	וּבַעֲוֺנֹתֵ֡ינוּ	ū·ḇa·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
we	אֲנַחְנוּ֩	’ă·naḥ·nū	Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
and our kings	מְלָכֵ֨ינוּ	mə·lā·ḵê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H4428 king
priests	כֹהֲנֵ֜ינוּ	ḵō·hă·nê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H3548 priest
have been delivered	נִתַּ֡נּוּ	nit·tan·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד׀	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the kings	מַלְכֵ֣י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of the earth	הָאֲרָצ֗וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
to the sword	בַּחֶ֜רֶב	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and to captivity	בַּשְּׁבִ֧י	baš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
to pillage	וּבַבִּזָּ֛ה	ū·ḇab·biz·zāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H961 spoil, booty
and humiliation	וּבְבֹ֥שֶׁת	ū·ḇə·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1322 shame
as we are this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	כְּהַיּ֥וֹם	kə·hay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day