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And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: (KJV)
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'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 2:59 word 1
הָֽעֹלִים֙ha.'o.Lim[are] who 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 2:59 word 2
מִתֵּ֥לmi.Telfrom Tel
Lemma: תֵּל מֶ֫לַח (tel me.lach) · Strong's: H8528
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tel-melah
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8528; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 3
מֶ֙לַח֙me.lachMelah
Lemma: תֵּל מֶ֫לַח (tel me.lach) · Strong's: H8528
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tel-melah
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8528; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 4
תֵּ֣לtelTel
Lemma: תֵּל חַרְשָׁא (tel char.sah) · Strong's: H8521
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tel-harsha
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8521; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 5
חַרְשָׁ֔אchar.Sha'Harsha
Lemma: תֵּל חַרְשָׁא (tel char.sah) · Strong's: H8521
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tel-harsha
Used 4 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8521; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 6
כְּר֥וּבke.RuvKerub
Lemma: כְּרוּב (ke.ruv) · Strong's: H3743
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Cherub
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3743; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 7
אַדָּ֖ן'a.DanAddon
Lemma: אַדָּן (ad.dan) · Strong's: H0135
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Addan
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0135; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 8
אִמֵּ֑ר'i.MerImmer
Lemma: אִמֵּר (im.mer) · Strong's: H0564I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Immer
Used 2 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:61 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0564I; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 9
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 10
יָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.Luthey were able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 11
לְהַגִּ֤ידle.ha.Gidto declare
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 12
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 13
אֲבוֹתָם֙'a.vo.Tamancestors their
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 14
וְזַרְעָ֔םve.zar.'Amand offspring their
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 15
אִ֥ם'imif
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 16
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.Yis.ra.'El[were] from Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 17
הֵֽם\׃Hemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ezra 2:59 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The following | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| came up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from Tel-melah | → | תֵּל מֶ֫לַח H8528 Tel-melah |
| Tel-harsha | → | תֵּל חַרְשָׁא H8521 Tel-harsha |
| Cherub | → | כְּרוּב H3743 Cherub |
| Addan | → | אַדָּן H0135 Addan |
| and Immer | → | אִמֵּר H0564I Immer |
| but they could not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| prove | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| that their families | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| . . . | → | אָב H0001G father |
| were descended | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518A if |
| from Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
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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