Ezra 4:23 Go deeper

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Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. (KJV)

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אֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinthen

Lemma: אֱדַ֫יִן (e.da.yin) · Strong's: H0116

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: then

Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0116; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 1

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4481

Parsing: Preposition (AR)

Meaning: from

Used 103 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4481; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 2

דִּ֞יdithat

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 4:23 word 3

פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.gen[the] copy of

Lemma: פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן (par.she.gen) · Strong's: H6573

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)

Meaning: copy

Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6573; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 4

נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙nish.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 4:18, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5407; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 5

דִּ֚יdiof

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 4:23 word 6

מַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'king the

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

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

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 4:23 word 7

קֱרִ֧יke.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 4:18, Daniel 3:4, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7123; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 8

קֳדָם\־ko.dom-before

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

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

Meaning: before

Used 38 times. Also: Ezra 4:18, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:19, Daniel 2:6, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6925; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 9

רְח֛וּםre.ChumRehum

Lemma: רְחוּם (re.chum) · Strong's: H7348B

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Rehum

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7348B; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 10

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.Shaiand Shimshai

Lemma: שִׁמְשַׁי (shim.shay) · Strong's: H8124

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Shimshai

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8124; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 11

סָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'scribe the

Lemma: סָפִר (sa.pher) · Strong's: H5613

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

Meaning: scribe

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5613; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 12

וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.Honand associates their

Lemma: כְּנָת (ke.nat) · Strong's: H3675

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)

Meaning: associate

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3675; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 13

אֲזַ֨לוּ'a.Za.luthey went

Lemma: אֲזַל (a.zal) · Strong's: H0236

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVqp3mp)

Meaning: to go

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:15, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 6:18, Daniel 6:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0236; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 14

בִבְהִיל֤וּviv.hi.Luin haste

Lemma: בְּהִילוּ (be.hi.lu) · Strong's: H0924

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

Meaning: hastely

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0924; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 15

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.Lemto Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.lem) · Strong's: H3390

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 26 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3390; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 16

עַל\־'al-to

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 4:23 word 17

יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'Jews the

Lemma: יְהוּדַי (ye.hu.da.i) · Strong's: H3062

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANgmpd)

Meaning: Jew

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3062; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 18

וּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luand they made to cease

Lemma: בְּטֵל (be.tel) · Strong's: H0989

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVpp3mp)

Meaning: to cease

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0989; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 19

הִמּ֖וֹhi.Mothem

Lemma: הִמּוֹ (him.mo) · Strong's: H1994

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (APp3mp)

Meaning: they

Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1994; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 20

בְּאֶדְרָ֥עbe.'ed.Ra'with force

Lemma: אֶדְרַע (ed.ra) · Strong's: H0153

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

Meaning: force

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0153; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 21

וְחָֽיִל\׃\ \סve.Cha.yiland power

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2429

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

Meaning: strength

Used 7 times. Also: Daniel 3:4, Daniel 3:20, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 4:35, Daniel 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2429; TAHOT Ezra 4:23 word 22

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then
. . .	→	מִן־ H4481 from
. . .	→	דִּי H1768 that
the text	→	פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן H6573 copy
of the letter	→	נִשְׁתְּוָן H5407 document
from King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
Artaxerxes	→	H0783
was read	→	קְרָא H7123 to read
to	→	קֳדָם H6925 before
Rehum	→	רְחוּם H7348B Rehum
Shimshai	→	שִׁמְשַׁי H8124 Shimshai
the scribe	→	סָפִר H5613 scribe
and their associates	→	כְּנָת H3675 associate
they went	→	אֲזַל H0236 to go
immediately	→	בְּהִילוּ H0924 hastely
to	→	עַל H5922 since
the Jews	→	יְהוּדַי H3062 Jew
in Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem
and forcibly	→	אֶדְרַע H0153 force
. . .	→	חַ֫יִל H2429 strength
stopped	→	בְּטֵל H0989 to cease
them	→	הִמּוֹ H1994 they

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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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