Ezra 4:13 Go deeper
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Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. (KJV)
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כְּעַ֗ןke.'Annow
Lemma: כְּעַן (ke.an) · Strong's: H3705
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: now
Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:6, Daniel 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3705; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 1
יְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'known
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVQrmsa)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 2
לֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'let it be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 3
לְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'to king the
דִּ֠יdithat
הֵ֣ןhenif
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2006A
Parsing: Conjunction (AC)
Meaning: if
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 7:26, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2006A; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 6
קִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'city the
דָךְ֙doKhthis
תִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'it will be built
Lemma: בְּנָה (be.nah) · Strong's: H1124
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVui3fs)
Meaning: to build
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1124; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 9
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'and walls the
Lemma: שׁוּר (shur) · Strong's: H7792
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: wall
Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7792; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 10
יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.Lunthey will be finished
Lemma: כְּלַל (ke.lal) · Strong's: H3635A
Parsing: Verb · Ishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVvi3mp)
Meaning: to complete
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3635A; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 11
מִנְדָּֽה\־min.dah-tribute
Lemma: מִנְדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4061
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (ANcfsa)
Meaning: tribute
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4061; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 12
בְל֤וֹve.Lotax
Lemma: בְּלוֹ (be.lo) · Strong's: H1093
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: tribute
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1093; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 13
וַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhand toll
Lemma: הֲלָךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1983
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: toll
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1983; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 14
לָ֣אla'not
יִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.Nunthey will give
Lemma: נְתַן (ne.tan) · Strong's: H5415I
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqi3mp)
Meaning: to give: pay
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5415I; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 16
וְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.Tomand certainly
Lemma: אַפְּתֹם (ap.p.tom) · Strong's: H0674
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (ANcmsa)
Meaning: revenue
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0674; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 17
מַלְכִ֖יםmal.Khimkings
תְּהַנְזִֽק\׃te.han.Zikit will injure
Lemma: נְזַק (ne.zaq) · Strong's: H5142
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (AVhi2ms)
Meaning: to suffer injury
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:22, Daniel 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5142; TAHOT Ezra 4:13 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let it now | → | כְּעַן H3705 now |
| be | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| known | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| to the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| if | → | הֵן H2006A if |
| that | → | דֵּךְ H1791 this |
| city | → | קִרְיָה H7149 town |
| is rebuilt | → | בְּנָה H1124 to build |
| and its walls | → | שׁוּר H7792 wall |
| are restored | → | כְּלַל H3635A to complete |
| they will not | → | לָא H3809 not |
| pay | → | נְתַן H5415I to give: pay |
| tribute | → | מִנְדָּה H4061 tribute |
| duty | → | בְּלוֹ H1093 tribute |
| or toll | → | הֲלָךְ H1983 toll |
| and the royal | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| treasury | → | אַפְּתֹם H0674 revenue |
| will suffer | → | נְזַק H5142 to suffer injury |
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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