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Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; (KJV)

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וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 1

צָרֵ֥יtza.Rei[the] opponents of

Lemma: צַר (tsar) · Strong's: H6862C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Numbers 10:9, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 32:27, Deuteronomy 32:41, Deuteronomy 32:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6862C; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 2

יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah

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 4:1 word 3

וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.Minand Benjamin

Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Benjamin

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 4

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 5

בְנֵ֤יve.Nei[the] children of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: type of

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 6

הַגּוֹלָה֙ha.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 2:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1473; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 7

בּוֹנִ֣יםbo.Nim[were] building

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 8

הֵיכָ֔לhei.Khala temple

Lemma: הֵיכָל (he.khal) · Strong's: H1964G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: temple

Used 56 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 22:7, 1 Kings 7:21, 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1964G; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 9

לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehfor Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 10

אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ezra 4:1 word 11

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.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 4:1 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When the enemies	→	צַר H6862C enemy
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
and Benjamin	→	בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin
heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
the exiles	→	בֵּן H1121I son: type of
. . .	→	גּוֹלָה H1473 captivity
were building	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
a temple	→	הֵיכָל H1964G temple
for the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel

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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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