Ezra 5:8 Go deeper
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Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. (KJV)
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יְדִ֣יעַ\׀ye.Di.a'known
Lemma: יְדַע (ye.da) · Strong's: H3046
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVQrmsa)
Meaning: to know
Used 47 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3046; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 1
לֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'let it be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 71 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1934; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 2
לְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'to king the
דִּֽי\־di-that
אֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'we went
Lemma: אֲזַל (a.zal) · Strong's: H0236
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (AVqp1cp)
Meaning: to go
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:23, Ezra 5:15, Daniel 2:17, Daniel 2:24, Daniel 6:18, Daniel 6:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0236; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 5
לִיה֤וּדli.Hudto Judea
Lemma: יְהוּד (ye.hud) · Strong's: H3061
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 5:1, Ezra 7:14, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 5:13, Daniel 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3061; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 6
מְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'province the
Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: province
Used 11 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 6:2, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:48, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4083; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 7
לְבֵית֙le.Veitto [the] house of
אֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'God the
רַבָּ֔אra.Ba'<the> great
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7229
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (AAabsd)
Meaning: great
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 5:11, Daniel 2:10, Daniel 2:14, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7229; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 10
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1932
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (APp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 6:15, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:22, Daniel 2:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1932; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 11
מִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'[is] being built
Lemma: בְּנָה (be.nah) · Strong's: H1124
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVurmsa)
Meaning: to build
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:16, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1124; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 12
אֶ֣בֶן'E.venstone of
Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0069
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: stone
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 6:4, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0069; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 13
גְּלָ֔לge.Lalrolling
Lemma: גְּלָל (ge.lal) · Strong's: H1560
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: great
Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1560; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 14
וְאָ֖עve.'A'and timber
Lemma: אָע (a) · Strong's: H0636
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: wood
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:11, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0636; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 15
מִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.Sam[is] being set
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761H
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVurmsa)
Meaning: to set: put/give
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:5, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 6:13, Daniel 6:14, Daniel 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7761H; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 16
בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'in walls the
Lemma: כְּתַל (ke.tal) · Strong's: H3797
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: wall
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3797; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 17
וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'and work the
Lemma: עֲבִידָה (a.vi.dah) · Strong's: H5673
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: service
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 6:7, Ezra 6:18, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5673; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 18
דָ֛ךְdakhthis
אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'diligently
מִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'[is] being done
Lemma: עֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5648
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AVurfsa)
Meaning: to make
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5648; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 21
וּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.Lachand [is] prospering
Lemma: צְלַח (tse.lach) · Strong's: H6744
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVhrmsa)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 6:14, Daniel 3:30, Daniel 6:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6744; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 22
בְּיֶדְהֹֽם\׃\ \סbe.yed.Homin hand their
Lemma: יַד (yad) · Strong's: H3028
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 6:12, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3028; TAHOT Ezra 5:8 word 23
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let it be | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| known | → | יְדַע H3046 to know |
| to the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| we went | → | אֲזַל H0236 to go |
| into the province | → | מְדִינָה H4083 province |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּד H3061 Judah |
| to the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1005 house |
| of the great | → | רַב H7229 great |
| God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| [The people] | → | הוּא H1932 he/she/it |
| are rebuilding it | → | בְּנָה H1124 to build |
| with large stones | → | אֶ֫בֶן H0069 stone |
| . . . | → | גְּלָל H1560 great |
| and placing | → | שׂוּם H7761H to set: put/give |
| timbers | → | אָע H0636 wood |
| in the walls | → | כְּתַל H3797 wall |
| This | → | דֵּךְ H1791 this |
| work | → | עֲבִידָה H5673 service |
| is being carried out | → | עֲבַד H5648 to make |
| diligently | → | אׇסְפַּרְנָא H0629 diligently |
| and is prospering | → | צְלַח H6744 to prosper |
| in their hands | → | יַד H3028 hand |
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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