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← Ezra 6 · ← verse 2 · verse 4 →

In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; (KJV)

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בִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.Natin year

Lemma: שְׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8140

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

Meaning: year

Used 7 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:11, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 6:15, Daniel 5:31, Daniel 7:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8140; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 1

חֲדָ֜הcha.Dahone

Lemma: חַד (chad) · Strong's: H2298

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (AAcbsa)

Meaning: one

Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 6:2, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:31, Daniel 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2298; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 2

לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshof Cyrus

Lemma: כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ (ko.resh) · Strong's: H3567

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Cyrus

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:14, Daniel 6:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3567; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 3

מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

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

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 4

כּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshCyrus

Lemma: כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ (ko.resh) · Strong's: H3567

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)

Meaning: Cyrus

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:17, Ezra 6:14, Daniel 6:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3567; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 5

מַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'king the

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4430

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

Meaning: king

Used 180 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4430; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 6

שָׂ֣םsamhe made

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 5:3, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:13, Ezra 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7761G; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 7

טְעֵם֒te.'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 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2942; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 8

בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of

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

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

Meaning: house

Used 44 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:3, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1005; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 9

אֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'<the> God

Lemma: אֱלָהּ (e.lah) · Strong's: H0426

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

Meaning: god

Used 93 times. Also: Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1, Ezra 5:2, Ezra 5:5, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0426; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 10

בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.Lemin Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.lem) · Strong's: H3390

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (ANpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 26 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3390; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 11

בַּיְתָ֣אbay.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 5:3, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 5:9, Ezra 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1005; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 12

יִתְבְּנֵ֔אyit.be.Ne'let it be built

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

Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (AVui3ms)

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 6:3 word 13

אֲתַר֙'a.Tara place

Lemma: אֲתַר (a.tar) · Strong's: H0870

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

Meaning: place

Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 5:15, Ezra 6:5, Ezra 6:7, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:39, Daniel 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0870; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 14

דִּֽי\־di-which

Lemma: דִּי (di) · Strong's: H1768

Parsing: Conjunction (AC)

Meaning: that

Used 344 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:12, Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:14, Ezra 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1768; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 15

דָבְחִ֣יןda.ve.Chin[they were] sacrificing

Lemma: דְּבַח (de.vach) · Strong's: H1684

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

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1684; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 16

דִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.Chinsacrifices

Lemma: דְּבַח (de.vach) · Strong's: H1685

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1685; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 17

וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiand foundations its

Lemma: אֹשׁ (osh) · Strong's: H0787

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)

Meaning: foundation

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

Source: TBESH H0787; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 18

מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןme.sov.Lin[be] retained

Lemma: סְבַל (se.val) · Strong's: H5446

Parsing: Verb · Pael (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AVprmpa)

Meaning: to bear

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5446; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 19

רוּמֵהּ֙ru.Mehheight its

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7314

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

Meaning: height

Used 5 times. Also: Daniel 3:1, Daniel 4:10, Daniel 4:11, Daniel 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7314; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 20

אַמִּ֣ין'a.Mincubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0521

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0521; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 21

שִׁתִּ֔יןshi.Tinsixty

Lemma: שִׁתִּין (shit.tin) · Strong's: H8361

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AAcmpa)

Meaning: sixty

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 3:1, Daniel 5:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8361; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 22

פְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.Yehwidth its

Lemma: פְּתָי (pe.tay) · Strong's: H6613

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

Meaning: breadth

Used 2 times. Also: Daniel 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6613; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 23

אַמִּ֥ין'a.Mincubits

Lemma: אַמָּה (am.mah) · Strong's: H0521

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (ANcmpa)

Meaning: cubit

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0521; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 24

שִׁתִּֽין\׃shi.Tinsixty

Lemma: שִׁתִּין (shit.tin) · Strong's: H8361

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (AAcmpa)

Meaning: sixty

Used 4 times. Also: Daniel 3:1, Daniel 5:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8361; TAHOT Ezra 6:3 word 25

How the BSB renders it

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

In the first→חַד H2298 one
year→שְׁנָה H8140 year
of King→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
Cyrus→כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ H3567 Cyrus
he→כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ H3567 Cyrus
. . .→מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king
issued→שׂוּם H7761G to set: make
a decree [concerning]→טְעֵם H2942 command
the house→בַּ֫יִת H1005 house
of God→אֱלָהּ H0426 god
in Jerusalem→יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3390 Jerusalem
Let the house→בַּ֫יִת H1005 house
be rebuilt→בְּנָה H1124 to build
as a place→אֲתַר H0870 place
for→דִּי H1768 that
offering→דְּבַח H1684 to sacrifice
sacrifices→דְּבַח H1685 sacrifice
and let its foundations→אֹשׁ H0787 foundation
be firmly laid→סְבַל H5446 to bear
It is to be sixty→שִׁתִּין H8361 sixty
cubits→אַמָּה H0521 cubit
high→רוּם H7314 height
[and] sixty→שִׁתִּין H8361 sixty
cubits→אַמָּה H0521 cubit
wide→פְּתָי H6613 breadth

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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