Ezra

Ezra 9:8

⁸But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake^a in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.

Footnotes

a 9:8 Or nail or foothold

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But now	וְעַתָּ֡ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
for a brief	כִּמְעַט־	kim·‘aṭ-	Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
moment	רֶגַע֩	re·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H7281 a moment
grace	תְחִנָּ֜ה	ṯə·ḥin·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8467 favour, supplication for favour
has come	הָיְתָ֨ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from	מֵאֵ֣ת׀	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
to preserve	לְהַשְׁאִ֥יר	lə·haš·’îr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7604 remain, be left over
for us	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
a remnant	פְּלֵיטָ֔ה	pə·lê·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6413 escape
and to give	וְלָתֶת־	wə·lā·ṯeṯ-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
a stake	יָתֵ֖ד	yā·ṯêḏ	Noun - feminine singular	H3489 peg, pin
in His holy	קָדְשׁ֑וֹ	qā·ḏə·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
place	בִּמְק֣וֹם	bim·qō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Even in our bondage	בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃	bə·‘aḇ·ḏu·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H5659 servitude, bondage
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
has given us	וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּ	ū·lə·ṯit·tê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
new life	מִֽחְיָ֥ה	miḥ·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4241 preservation of life, sustenance
and light	לְהָאִ֤יר	lə·hā·’îr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H215 be or become light
to our eyes	עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ê·nê·nū	Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye

Cross-references

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Psalm 13:3 · Romans 11:5–6 · Hosea 6:2 · Habakkuk 3:2 · Isaiah 57:15 · Ezekiel 37:11–14 · Psalm 85:6 · Isaiah 22:23–25 · Revelation 3:12 · Psalm 138:7 · Romans 9:27 · Ecclesiastes 12:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.