Ezra 2:1 Go deeper
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; (KJV)
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וְאֵ֣לֶּה\׀ve.'E.lehand these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 1
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[are] [the] children of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 2
הַמְּדִינָ֗הha.me.di.Nahthe province
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: province
Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Nehemiah 1:3, Nehemiah 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 3
הָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.Limwho came up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 4
מִשְּׁבִ֣יmi.she.Vifrom [the] captivity of
Lemma: שְׁבִי (she.vi) · Strong's: H7628A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: captivity
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Numbers 21:1, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 31:19, Numbers 31:26, Deuteronomy 21:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7628A; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 5
הַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.Lahthe exile
Lemma: גּוֹלָה (go.lah) · Strong's: H1473
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: captivity
Used 43 times. Also: 2 Kings 24:14, 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, 1 Chronicles 5:22, Ezra 1:11, Ezra 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1473; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 6
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 7
הֶגְלָ֛הheg.Lahhe had taken into exile
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540K
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to reveal: remove
Used 74 times. Also: Judges 18:30, 1 Samuel 4:21, 1 Samuel 4:22, 2 Samuel 15:19, 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540K; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 8
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 9
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 10
לְבָבֶ֑לle.va.Velto Babylon
Lemma: בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל (ba.vel) · Strong's: H0894
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Babylon
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 11:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, 2 Kings 20:12, 2 Kings 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0894; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 11
וַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 12
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֥םli.ru.sha.Limto Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 13
וִֽיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.Dahand Judah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 14
אִ֥ישׁ'isheach
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 15
לְעִירֽוֹ\׃le.'i.Roto own city his
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Ezra 2:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Now these [are] | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| the people | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of the province | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| who came up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from the captivity | → | שְׁבִי H7628A captivity |
| of the exiles | → | גּוֹלָה H1473 captivity |
| carried away | → | גָּלָה H1540K to reveal: remove |
| to Babylon | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| by Nebuchadnezzar | → | נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר H5020 Nebuchadnezzar |
| [its] king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| . . . | → | בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל H0894 Babylon |
| They returned | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| and Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| each | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| to his own town | → | עִיר H5892B city |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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