Ezra 4:18 Go deeper

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The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. (KJV)

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נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕אnish.te.va.Na'letter the

Lemma: נִשְׁתְּוָן (nish.te.van) · Strong's: H5407

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)

Meaning: document

Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5407; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 1

דִּ֥יdiwhich

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 2

שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּןshe.lach.Tunyou sent

Lemma: שְׁלַח (she.lach) · Strong's: H7972

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVqp2mp)

Meaning: to send

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 5:7, Ezra 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7972; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 3

עֲלֶ֑ינָא'a.Lei.na'to us

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5922

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: since

Used 94 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5922; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 4

מְפָרַ֥שׁme.fa.Rashmade distinct

Lemma: פְּרַשׁ (pe.rash) · Strong's: H6568

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVprmsa)

Meaning: to make clear

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6568; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 5

קֱרִ֖יke.Riit was read aloud

Lemma: קְרָא (qe.ra) · Strong's: H7123

Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVQp3ms)

Meaning: to read

Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 6

קָדָמָֽי\׃ka.da.Maibefore me

Lemma: קֳדָם (qo.dam) · Strong's: H6925

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (ANcbpc)

Meaning: before

Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Ezra 4:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The letter	→	נִשְׁתְּוָן H5407 document
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
you sent	→	שְׁלַח H7972 to send
us	→	עַל H5922 since
has been translated	→	פְּרַשׁ H6568 to make clear
and read	→	קְרָא H7123 to read
in my presence	→	קֳדָם H6925 before

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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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