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And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. (KJV)

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וּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.Khutand in [the] reign of

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: royalty

Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 1

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerus

Lemma: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (a.chash.ve.rosh) · Strong's: H0325

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahasuerus

Used 30 times. Also: Esther 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:9, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0325; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 2

בִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.Latat [the] beginning of

Lemma: תְּחִלָּה (te.chil.lah) · Strong's: H8462

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: beginning

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 13:3, Genesis 41:21, Genesis 43:18, Genesis 43:20, Judges 1:1, Judges 20:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8462; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 3

מַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.Toreign his

Lemma: מַלְכוּת (mal.khut) · Strong's: H4438

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: royalty

Used 91 times. Also: Numbers 24:7, 1 Samuel 20:31, 1 Kings 2:12, 1 Chronicles 11:10, 1 Chronicles 12:23, 1 Chronicles 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4438; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 4

כָּתְב֣וּka.te.Vuthey wrote

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 5

שִׂטְנָ֔הsit.Nahan accusation

Lemma: שִׂטְנָה (sit.nah) · Strong's: H7855

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: accusation

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7855; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 6

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 7

יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants of

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 8

יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 9

וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃\ \סvi.ru.sha.Limand Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Ezra 4:6 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

At the beginning	→	תְּחִלָּה H8462 beginning
. . .	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
of the reign	→	מַלְכוּת H4438 royalty
of Xerxes	→	אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ H0325 Ahasuerus
an accusation	→	שִׂטְנָה H7855 accusation
was lodged	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
against	→	עַל H5921A upon
the people	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
and Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem

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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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