Ezra 6:18 Go deeper
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And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. (KJV)
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וַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muand they appointed
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6966I
Parsing: Verb · Haphel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (AVhp3mp)
Meaning: to stand: establish
Used 25 times. Also: Daniel 2:21, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 3:1, Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6966I; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 1
כָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'priests the
בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.Honin divisions their
Lemma: פְּלֻגָּה (pe.lug.gah) · Strong's: H6392
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: division
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6392; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 3
וְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'and Levites the
Lemma: לֵוָי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3879
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANgmpd)
Meaning: Levite
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 6:16, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3879; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 4
בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.Honin classes their
Lemma: מַחְלְקָה (mach.le.qah) · Strong's: H4255
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (ANcfpc)
Meaning: class
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4255; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 5
עַל\־'al-over
עֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.Dat[the] service of
Lemma: עֲבִידָה (a.vi.dah) · Strong's: H5673
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: service
Used 6 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:7, Daniel 2:49, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5673; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 7
אֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'<the> God
דִּ֣יdiwhich
בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.Lem[is] in Jerusalem
כִּכְתָ֖בkikh.Tavaccording to [the] writing of
Lemma: כְּתָב (ke.tav) · Strong's: H3792
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: inscription
Used 12 times. Also: Ezra 7:22, Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:8, Daniel 5:15, Daniel 5:16, Daniel 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3792; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 11
סְפַ֥רse.Far[the] book of
Lemma: סְפַר (se.phar) · Strong's: H5609
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: scroll
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 6:1, Daniel 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5609; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 12
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \פmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4873
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4873; TAHOT Ezra 6:18 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They also appointed | → | קוּם H6966I to stand: establish |
| the priests | → | כָּהֵן H3549 priest |
| by their divisions | → | פְּלֻגָּה H6392 division |
| and the Levites | → | לֵוָי H3879 Levite |
| by their groups | → | מַחְלְקָה H4255 class |
| to | → | עַל H5922 since |
| the service | → | עֲבִידָה H5673 service |
| of God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem |
| according to what is written | → | כְּתָב H3792 inscription |
| in the Book | → | סְפַר H5609 scroll |
| of Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4873 Moses |
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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