Ezra 2:63 Go deeper
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And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 1
הַתִּרְשָׁ֙תָא֙ha.tir.Sha.ta'the governor
Lemma: תִּרְשָׁתָא (tir.sha.ta) · Strong's: H8660
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: governor
Used 5 times. Also: Nehemiah 7:65, Nehemiah 7:70, Nehemiah 8:9, Nehemiah 10:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8660; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 2
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat
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 2:63 word 3
לֹא\־lo'-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 2:63 word 4
יֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.Luthey will eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 5
מִקֹּ֣דֶשׁmi.Ko.deshany of [the] holy thing of
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 6
הַקֳּדָשִׁ֑יםha.ko.da.Shimthe holy things
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 7
עַ֛ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 8
עֲמֹ֥ד'a.Modwill arise
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to stand: appoint
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 41:46, Exodus 9:16, Leviticus 16:10, Numbers 7:2, Judges 3:19, Judges 20:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975H; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 9
כֹּהֵ֖ןko.Hena priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 10
לְאוּרִ֥יםle.'u.Rimto Urim
Lemma: אוּרִים (u.rim) · Strong's: H0224
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)
Meaning: Urim
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Numbers 27:21, Deuteronomy 33:8, 1 Samuel 28:6, Nehemiah 7:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0224; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 11
וּלְתֻמִּֽים\׃u.le.tu.Mimand to Thummim
Lemma: תֻּמִּים (tum.mim) · Strong's: H8550
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNtmpa)
Meaning: Thummim
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 28:30, Leviticus 8:8, Deuteronomy 33:8, Nehemiah 7:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8550; TAHOT Ezra 2:63 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The governor | → | תִּרְשָׁתָא H8660 governor |
| ordered | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| them | → | |
| not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| the most holy things | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| . . . | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| . . . | → | עָמַד H5975H to stand: appoint |
| there was a priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| to consult the Urim | → | אוּרִים H0224 Urim |
| and Thummim | → | תֻּמִּים H8550 Thummim |
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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