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So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. (KJV)
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וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.Vuand they dwelt
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 1
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 2:70 word 2
וְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimand the Levites
Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Levi
Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 3
וּֽמִן\־u.min-and some of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 4
הָעָ֞םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 5
וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.Rimand the singers
Lemma: שִׁיר (shir) · Strong's: H7891
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to sing
Used 86 times. Also: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:21, Numbers 21:17, Judges 5:1, Judges 5:3, 2 Samuel 19:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7891; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 6
וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.Rimand the gatekeepers
Lemma: שֹׁעֵר (sho.er) · Strong's: H7778
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gatekeeper
Used 37 times. Also: 2 Samuel 18:26, 2 Kings 7:10, 2 Kings 7:11, 1 Chronicles 9:17, 1 Chronicles 9:18, 1 Chronicles 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7778; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 7
וְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.Nimand the temple servants
Lemma: נְתִינִים (na.tin) · Strong's: H5411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: temple servant
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 9:2, Ezra 2:43, Ezra 2:58, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 8:20, Nehemiah 3:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5411; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 8
בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.rei.Hemin cities their
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 2:70 word 9
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ezra 2:70 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
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 2:70 word 11
בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם\׃\ \סbe.'a.rei.Hemin cities their
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 2:70 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| the Levites | → | לֵוִי H3881 Levi |
| the singers | → | שִׁיר H7891 to sing |
| the gatekeepers | → | שֹׁעֵר H7778 gatekeeper |
| and the temple servants | → | נְתִינִים H5411 temple servant |
| along with some | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| settled | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in their own towns | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| and the rest | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| settled [in their towns] | → | 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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