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And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. (KJV)
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וֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'and <the> God
דִּ֣יdiwho
שַׁכִּ֧ןsha.Kinhe has caused to dwell
Lemma: שְׁכֵן (she.khan) · Strong's: H7932
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpp3ms)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7932; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 3
שְׁמֵ֣הּshe.Mehname his
Lemma: שֻׁם (shum) · Strong's: H8036
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: name
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:10, Ezra 5:14, Daniel 2:20, Daniel 2:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8036; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 4
תַּמָּ֗הta.Mahthere
Lemma: תַּמָּה (tam.mah) · Strong's: H8536
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: there
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8536; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 5
יְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.Garmay he overthrow
Lemma: מְגַר (me.gar) · Strong's: H4049
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVpi3ms)
Meaning: to overthrow
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4049; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 6
כָּל\־kol-every
מֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhking
וְעַם֙ve.'Amand people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5972
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (ANcbsa)
Meaning: people
Used 15 times. Also: Ezra 5:12, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5972; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 9
דִּ֣י\׀diwho
יִשְׁלַ֣חyish.Lachhe will stretch out
Lemma: שְׁלַח (she.lach) · Strong's: H7972
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVqi3ms)
Meaning: to send
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:18, Ezra 5:6, Ezra 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7972; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 11
יְדֵ֗הּye.Dehhand his
Lemma: יַד (yad) · Strong's: H3028
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 17 times. Also: Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:25, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3028; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 12
לְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.Yahto violate
Lemma: שְׁנָא (she.na) · Strong's: H8133
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVhcc)
Meaning: to change
Used 20 times. Also: Ezra 6:11, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:21, Daniel 3:27, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 4:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8133; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 13
לְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.Lahto destroy
Lemma: חֲבַל (cha.val) · Strong's: H2255
Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (AVpcc)
Meaning: to destroy
Used 6 times. Also: Daniel 2:44, Daniel 4:23, Daniel 6:22, Daniel 6:26, Daniel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2255; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 14
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
אֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'<the> God
דֵ֖ךְdekhthis
דִּ֣יdiwhich
בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.Lem[is] in Jerusalem
אֲנָ֤ה'a.NahI
Lemma: אֲנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H0576B
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (APp1bs)
Meaning: me
Used 16 times. Also: Ezra 7:21, Daniel 2:8, Daniel 2:23, Daniel 2:30, Daniel 3:25, Daniel 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0576B; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 20
דָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshDarius
שָׂ֣מֶתSa.metI make
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761G
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (AVqp1cs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 19 times. Also: Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7761G; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 22
טְעֵ֔םte.'Ema decree
אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'diligently
יִתְעֲבִֽד\׃\ \פyit.'a.Vidlet it be done
Lemma: עֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5648
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVui3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5648; TAHOT Ezra 6:12 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| May God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| who | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| has caused His Name | → | שֻׁם H8036 name |
| to dwell | → | שְׁכֵן H7932 to dwell |
| there | → | תַּמָּה H8536 there |
| overthrow | → | מְגַר H4049 to overthrow |
| any | → | כֹּל H3606 all |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| or people | → | עַם H5972 people |
| who | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| lifts | → | שְׁלַח H7972 to send |
| a hand | → | יַד H3028 hand |
| to alter [this decree] | → | שְׁנָא H8133 to change |
| or to destroy | → | חֲבַל H2255 to destroy |
| this | → | דֵּךְ H1791 this |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1005 house |
| of God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem |
| I | → | אֲנָה H0576B me |
| Darius | → | דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ H1868G Darius |
| have issued | → | שׂוּם H7761G to set: make |
| the decree | → | טְעֵם H2942 command |
| Let it be carried out | → | עֲבַד H5648 to make |
| with diligence | → | אׇסְפַּרְנָא H0629 diligently |
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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