Ezra 4:16 Go deeper
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We certify the king that, if this city be builded again , and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. (KJV)
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מְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'In[are] making known
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVhrmpa)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 1
אֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנָא (a.nach.na) · Strong's: H0586
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (APp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 5:11, Daniel 3:16, Daniel 3:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0586; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 2
לְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'to king the
דִּ֠יdithat
הֵ֣ןhenif
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2006A
Parsing: Conjunction (AC)
Meaning: if
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 7:26, Daniel 2:5, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2006A; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 5
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 4:13, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1124; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 8
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 4:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7792; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 9
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 4:13, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3635A; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 10
לָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.Vel<to> before
Lemma: קֳבֵל (qe.vel) · Strong's: H6903G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: before
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 6:13, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 3:3, Daniel 5:1, Daniel 5:5, Daniel 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6903G; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 11
דְּנָ֔הde.Nahthis
חֲלָק֙cha.Lakpossession
Lemma: חֲלָק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2508
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: portion
Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:15, Daniel 4:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2508; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 13
בַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.Varin [the] region beyond
נַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'river the
לָ֥אla'not
אִיתַ֖י'i.Taithere
Lemma: אִיתַי (i.tay) · Strong's: H0383
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: there is
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 5:17, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:28, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0383; TAHOT Ezra 4:16 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| We | → | אֲנַ֫חְנָא H0586 we |
| advise | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| if | → | הֵן H2006A if |
| this | → | 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 |
| . . . | → | קֳבֵל H6903G before |
| . . . | → | דְּנָה H1836 this |
| you will have | → | אִיתַי H0383 there is |
| no | → | לָא H3809 not |
| dominion | → | חֲלָק H2508 portion |
| west | → | עֲבַר H5675 beyond |
| of the Euphrates | → | נְהַר H5103G River |
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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