Ezra 4:22 Go deeper

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Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? (KJV)

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וּזְהִירִ֥יןu.ze.hi.Rinand cautious

Lemma: זְהַר (ze.har) · Strong's: H2095

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: to take heed

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2095; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 1

הֱו֛וֹhe.Vobe

Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVqv2mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 2

שָׁל֖וּsha.Lunegligence

Lemma: שָׁלוּ (sha.lu) · Strong's: H7960

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)

Meaning: neglect

Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 6:9, Daniel 6:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7960; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 3

לְמֶעְבַּ֣דle.me'.Badto do

Lemma: עֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5648

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVqcc)

Meaning: to make

Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5648; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 4

עַל\־'al-concerning

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 4:22 word 5

דְּנָ֑הde.Nahthis

Lemma: דְּנָה (de.nah) · Strong's: H1836

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)

Meaning: this

Used 58 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 6

לְמָה֙le.Mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4101

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)

Meaning: what?

Used 13 times. Also: Ezra 6:9, Ezra 7:18, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:15, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4101; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 7

יִשְׂגֵּ֣אyis.Ge'will it grow great

Lemma: שְׂגָא (se.ga) · Strong's: H7680

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)

Meaning: to grow great

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 4:1, Daniel 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7680; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 8

חֲבָלָ֔אcha.va.La'damage the

Lemma: חֲבָל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2257

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

Meaning: harm

Used 3 times. Also: Daniel 3:25, Daniel 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2257; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 9

לְהַנְזָקַ֖תle.han.za.Katto injury

Lemma: נְזַק (ne.zaq) · Strong's: H5142

Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)

Meaning: to suffer injury

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:15, Daniel 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5142; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 10

מַלְכִֽין\׃\ \סmal.Khinkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Ezra 4:22 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

See that you	→	זְהַר H2095 to take heed
. . .	→	הֲוָא H1934 to be
do not neglect	→	שָׁלוּ H7960 neglect
. . .	→	עֲבַד H5648 to make
. . .	→	עַל H5922 since
this matter	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
Why	→	מָה H4101 what?
allow this threat	→	חֲבָל H2257 harm
to increase	→	שְׂגָא H7680 to grow great
and the royal	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
interests to suffer	→	נְזַק H5142 to suffer injury

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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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