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At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

זִמְנָא֩zim.Na'time the

Lemma: זְמַן (ze.man) · Strong's: H2166

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

Meaning: time

Used 11 times. Also: Daniel 2:16, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:8, Daniel 4:36, Daniel 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2166; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 1

אֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'he came

Lemma: אֲתָה (a.tah) · Strong's: H0858

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come

Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 5:16, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0858; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 2

עֲלֵיה֜וֹןa.lei.Honto them

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 5:3 word 3

תַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiTattenai

Lemma: תַּתְּנַי (ta.te.nay) · Strong's: H8674

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Tattenai

Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8674; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 4

פַּחַ֧תpa.Chat[the] governor of

Lemma: פֶּחָה (pe.chah) · Strong's: H6347

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

Meaning: governor

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 5:6, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:13, Daniel 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6347; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 5

עֲבַֽר\־'a.var-[the] region beyond

Lemma: עֲבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5675

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

Meaning: beyond

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5675; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 6

נַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'river the

Lemma: נְהַר (ne.har) · Strong's: H5103G

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

Meaning: River

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5103G; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 7

וּשְׁתַ֥רu.she.Tarand Shethar-

Lemma: שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי (she.tar bo.ze.nay) · Strong's: H8370

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Shethar-bozenai

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8370; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 8

בּוֹזְנַ֖יboz.NaiBozenai

Lemma: שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי (she.tar bo.ze.nay) · Strong's: H8370

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Shethar-bozenai

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8370; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 9

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 4:23, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 6:6, Ezra 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3675; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 10

וְכֵן֙ve.Khenand as follows

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3652

Parsing: Adverb (AD)

Meaning: thus

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 6:2, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 4:14, Daniel 6:6, Daniel 7:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3652; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 11

אָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.Rin[they were] saying

Lemma: אֲמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0560

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVqrmpa)

Meaning: to say

Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:15, Jeremiah 10:11, Daniel 2:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0560; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 12

מַן\־man-who?

Lemma: מָן (man) · Strong's: H4479

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)

Meaning: who?

Used 10 times. Also: Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:9, Daniel 3:6, Daniel 3:11, Daniel 3:15, Daniel 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4479; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 13

שָׂ֨םsamdid he make

Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761G

Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqp3ms)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 19 times. Also: Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7761G; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 14

טְעֵ֗םte.'Ema decree

Lemma: טְעֵם (te.em) · Strong's: H2942

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

Meaning: command

Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2942; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 15

בַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'house the

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1005

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

Meaning: house

Used 44 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1005; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 16

דְנָה֙de.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 4:22, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 17

לִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'to build

Lemma: בְּנָה (be.nah) · Strong's: H1124

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

Meaning: to build

Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1124; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 18

וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'and structure the

Lemma: אֻשַּׁרְנָא (ush.shar.na) · Strong's: H0846

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

Meaning: wall

Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0846; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 19

דְנָ֖הde.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 4:22, Ezra 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1836; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 20

לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה\׃\ \סle.shakh.la.Lahto finish

Lemma: כְּלַל (ke.lal) · Strong's: H3635A

Parsing: Verb · Shaphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVecc)

Meaning: to complete

Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 6:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3635A; TAHOT Ezra 5:3 word 21

How the BSB renders it

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

At that time	→	זְמַן H2166 time
Tattenai	→	תַּתְּנַי H8674 Tattenai
the governor	→	פֶּחָה H6347 governor
[of the region] west	→	עֲבַר H5675 beyond
of the Euphrates	→	נְהַר H5103G River
Shethar-bozenai	→	שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי H8370 Shethar-bozenai
and their associates	→	כְּנָת H3675 associate
. . .	→	כֵּן H3652 thus
went	→	אֲתָה H0858 to come
to [the Jews]	→	עַל H5922 since
and asked	→	אֲמַר H0560 to say
Who	→	מָן H4479 who?
authorized you	→	שׂוּם H7761G to set: make
to rebuild	→	בְּנָה H1124 to build
this	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1005 house
and restore	→	כְּלַל H3635A to complete
this	→	דְּנָה H1836 this
structure	→	אֻשַּׁרְנָא H0846 wall

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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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