Ezra 7:12 Go deeper
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Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace , and at such a time. (KJV)
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אַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'Artaxerxes
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
מַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'<the> kings
לְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'to Ezra
Lemma: עֶזְרָא (ez.ra) · Strong's: H5831
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (ANpm)
Meaning: Ezra
Used 3 times. Also: Ezra 7:21, Ezra 7:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5831; TAHOT Ezra 7:12 word 4
כָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'priest the
סָפַ֨רsa.Far[the] scribe of
Lemma: סָפִר (sa.pher) · Strong's: H5613
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (ANcbsc)
Meaning: scribe
Used 8 times. Also: Ezra 4:8, Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 4:23, Ezra 7:21, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5613; TAHOT Ezra 7:12 word 6
דָּתָ֜אda.Ta'law the
Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1882
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Definite (ANcbsd)
Meaning: law
Used 14 times. Also: Ezra 7:14, Ezra 7:21, Ezra 7:25, Ezra 7:26, Daniel 2:9, Daniel 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1882; TAHOT Ezra 7:12 word 7
דִּֽי\־di-of
אֱלָ֧הּ'e.Lah[the] God of
שְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'heavens the
גְּמִ֖ירge.Mirperfect
Lemma: גְּמַר (ge.mar) · Strong's: H1585
Parsing: Verb · Peil (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (AVQrmsa)
Meaning: to complete
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1585; TAHOT Ezra 7:12 word 11
וּכְעֶֽנֶת\׃u.khe.'E.netand now
Lemma: כְּעֶ֫נֶת (ke.e.net) · Strong's: H3706
Parsing: Adverb (AD)
Meaning: now
Used 4 times. Also: Ezra 4:10, Ezra 4:11, Ezra 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3706; TAHOT Ezra 7:12 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Artaxerxes | → | אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא H0783B Artaxerxes |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| of kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4430 king |
| To Ezra | → | עֶזְרָא H5831 Ezra |
| the priest | → | כָּהֵן H3549 priest |
| the scribe | → | סָפִר H5613 scribe |
| of the Law | → | דָּת H1882 law |
| of | → | דִּי H1768 that |
| the God | → | אֱלָהּ H0426 god |
| of heaven | → | שָׁמַ֫יִן H8065 heaven |
| Greetings | → | גְּמַר H1585 to complete |
| . . . | → | כְּעֶ֫נֶת H3706 now |
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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