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Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD , and of his statutes to Israel. (KJV)
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וְזֶ֣ה\׀ve.Zehand this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 1
פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.gen[is] [the] copy of
Lemma: פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן (par.she.gen) · Strong's: H6572A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: copy
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6572A; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 2
הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.Vanthe letter
Lemma: נִשְׁתְּוָן (nish.te.van) · Strong's: H5406
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: letter
Used 2 times. Also: Ezra 4:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5406; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 4
נָתַן֙na.Tanhe gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 5
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 6
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'Artaxerxes
Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) · Strong's: H0783A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Artaxerxes
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:7, Ezra 7:1, Ezra 7:7, Ezra 8:1, Nehemiah 2:1, Nehemiah 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0783A; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 7
לְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'to Ezra
הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.Henthe priest
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 9
הַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.Ferthe scribe
Lemma: סֹפֵר (so.pher) · Strong's: H5608B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: secretary
Used 52 times. Also: Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, 2 Kings 12:10, 2 Kings 18:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608B; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 10
סֹפֵ֞רso.Fer[the] scribe of
Lemma: סֹפֵר (so.pher) · Strong's: H5608B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: secretary
Used 52 times. Also: Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Samuel 20:25, 1 Kings 4:3, 2 Kings 12:10, 2 Kings 18:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5608B; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 11
דִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.Rei[the] matters of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 12
מִצְוֹת\־mitz.vot-[the] commandments of
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 13
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 14
וְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.Kavand statutes his
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: statute: decree
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 15
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 16
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Ezra 7:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| is the text | → | פַּרְשֶׁ֫גֶן H6572A copy |
| of the letter | → | נִשְׁתְּוָן H5406 letter |
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| Artaxerxes | → | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא H0783A Artaxerxes |
| had given | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| to Ezra | → | עֶזְרָא H5830G Ezra |
| the priest | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| [and] scribe | → | סֹפֵר H5608B secretary |
| an expert | → | סֹפֵר H5608B secretary |
| in the commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
| and statutes | → | חֹק H2706G statute: decree |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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