Ezra 4:24 Go deeper
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Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. (KJV)
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בֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yin<in> then
בְּטֵלַת֙be.te.Latit ceased
Lemma: בְּטֵל (be.tel) · Strong's: H0989
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqp3fs)
Meaning: to cease
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0989; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 2
עֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.Dat[the] work of
Lemma: עֲבִידָה (a.vi.dah) · Strong's: H5673
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: service
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5673; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 3
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
אֱלָהָ֔א'e.la.Ha'<the> God
דִּ֖יdiwhich
בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.Lem[is] in Jerusalem
וַהֲוָת֙va.ha.Vatand it was
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqp3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 8
בָּֽטְלָ֔אba.te.La'ceasing
עַ֚ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5705
Parsing: Preposition (AR)
Meaning: till
Used 35 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:22, Daniel 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5705; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 10
שְׁנַ֣תshe.Natyear
Lemma: שְׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8140
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: year
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 6:3, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 5:31, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8140; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 11
תַּרְתֵּ֔יןtar.Teintwo
Lemma: תְּרֵין (te.ren) · Strong's: H8648
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (AAcfda)
Meaning: two
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 6:17, Daniel 4:29, Daniel 5:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8648; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 12
לְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.Khutof [the] reign of
Lemma: מַלְכוּ (mal.khu) · Strong's: H4437
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 57 times. Also: Ezra 6:15, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:23, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 2:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4437; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 13
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshDarius
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of
פָּרָֽס\׃\ \פpa.RasPersia
Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6540
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)
Meaning: Persia
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 6:14, Daniel 5:28, Daniel 6:8, Daniel 6:12, Daniel 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6540; TAHOT Ezra 4:24 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Thus | → | אֱדַ֫יִן H0116 then |
| the construction | → | עֲבִידָה H5673 service |
| of the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1005 house |
| of God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem |
| ceased | → | בְּטֵל H0989 to cease |
| and it remained | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| at a standstill | → | בְּטֵל H0989 to cease |
| until | → | עַד H5705 till |
| the second | → | תְּרֵין H8648 two |
| year | → | שְׁנָה H8140 year |
| of the reign | → | מַלְכוּ H4437 kingdom |
| of Darius | → | דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1868G Darius |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| of Persia | → | פָּרַס H6540 Persia |
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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