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Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. (KJV)
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וּמִנִּי֮u.mi.Niand from me
שִׂ֣יםsimit is made
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7761G
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · 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 6:8 word 2
טְעֵם֒te.'Ema decree
לְמָ֣אle.Ma'to whatever
Lemma: מָא (ma) · Strong's: H3964
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (APi)
Meaning: what
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3964; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 4
דִֽי\־di-that
תַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.Dunyou will do
Lemma: עֲבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5648
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (AVqi2mp)
Meaning: to make
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:19, Ezra 4:22, Ezra 5:8, Ezra 6:11, Ezra 6:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5648; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 6
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5974
Parsing: Preposition (AR)
Meaning: with
Used 22 times. Also: Ezra 5:2, Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:16, Daniel 2:11, Daniel 2:18, Daniel 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5974; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 7
שָׂבֵ֤יsa.Vei[the] elders of
יְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'Jews the
אִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.Lekhthese
Lemma: אִלֵּךְ (il.lekh) · Strong's: H0479
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: these
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:9, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0479; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 10
לְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'to build
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house of
אֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'<the> God
דֵ֑ךְDekhthis
וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.Seiand from [the] properti<es> of
Lemma: נְכַס (ne.khas) · Strong's: H5232
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (ANcmpc)
Meaning: wealth
Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5232; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 15
מַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'king the
דִּ֚יdiwhich
מִדַּת֙mi.Dat[is] [the] tribute of
Lemma: מִנְדָּה (mid.dah) · Strong's: H4061
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (ANcfsc)
Meaning: tribute
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:13, Ezra 4:20, Ezra 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4061; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 18
עֲבַ֣ר'a.Var[the] region beyond
נַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'river the
אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'diligently
נִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'expense the
Lemma: נִפְקָא (niph.qa) · Strong's: H5313
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Definite (ANcfsd)
Meaning: cost
Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 6:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5313; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 22
תֶּהֱוֵ֧אte.he.Ve'let it be
Lemma: הֲוָא (ha.va) · Strong's: H1934
Parsing: Verb · Peal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (AVqi3fs)
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 6:8 word 23
מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'given
Lemma: יְהַב (ye.hav) · Strong's: H3052
Parsing: Verb · Hitpael (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (AVurfsa)
Meaning: to give
Used 28 times. Also: Ezra 4:20, Ezra 5:12, Ezra 5:14, Ezra 5:16, Ezra 6:4, Ezra 6:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3052; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 24
לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'to men the
Lemma: גְּבַר (ge.var) · Strong's: H1400
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Definite (ANcmpd)
Meaning: man
Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:4, Ezra 5:10, Daniel 2:25, Daniel 3:8, Daniel 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1400; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 25
אִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.Lekhthese
Lemma: אִלֵּךְ (il.lekh) · Strong's: H0479
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (ATm)
Meaning: these
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 4:21, Ezra 5:9, Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:13, Daniel 3:21, Daniel 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0479; TAHOT Ezra 6:8 word 26
דִּי\־di-that
לָ֥אla'not
לְבַטָּלָֽא\׃le.va.ta.La'to make to cease
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I hereby | → | מִן־ H4481 from |
| decree | → | טְעֵם H2942 command |
| what | → | מָא H3964 what |
| . . . | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| you must do | → | עֲבַד H5648 to make |
| for | → | עִם H5974 with |
| these | → | אִלֵּךְ H0479 these |
| elders | → | שִׂיב H7868 be gray |
| of the Jews | → | יְהוּדַי H3062 Jew |
| who are rebuilding | → | בְּנָה H1124 to build |
| this | → | דֵּךְ H1791 this |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1005 house |
| of God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| The cost | → | נִפְקָא H5313 cost |
| is to be | → | הֲוָא H1934 to be |
| paid | → | יְהַב H3052 to give |
| in full | → | אׇסְפַּרְנָא H0629 diligently |
| to these | → | אִלֵּךְ H0479 these |
| men | → | גְּבַר H1400 man |
| from the royal | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| treasury | → | נְכַס H5232 wealth |
| out of | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the taxes | → | מִנְדָּה H4061 tribute |
| of [the provinces] west | → | עֲבַר H5675 beyond |
| of the Euphrates | → | נְהַר H5103G River |
| so that | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the work will not | → | לָא H3809 not |
| be hindered | → | בְּטֵל H0989 to cease |
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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