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And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
אוֹתָם֙'o.Tam<obj.> them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 1
עַל\־'al-to
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 8:17 word 2
אִדּ֣וֹ'i.DoIddo
Lemma: אִדּוֹ (id.do) · Strong's: H0112
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Iddo
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0112; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 3
הָרֹ֔אשׁha.Roshthe chief
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: head: leader
Used 177 times. Also: Exodus 6:14, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 1:4, Numbers 1:16, Numbers 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218H; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 4
בְּכָסִפְיָ֖אbe.kha.sif.Ya'in Casiphia
Lemma: כָּסִפְיָא (ka.siph.ya) · Strong's: H3703
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Casiphia
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3703; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 5
הַמָּק֑וֹםha.ma.Komthe place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 6
וָאָשִׂימָה֩va.'a.si.Mahand I put !
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 7
בְּפִיהֶ֨םbe.fi.Hemin mouth their
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 8
דְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.Rimwords
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word: speaking
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:33, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 8:10, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697H; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 9
לְ֠דַבֵּרLe.da.berto speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 10
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 11
אִדּ֨וֹ'i.DoIddo
Lemma: אִדּוֹ (id.do) · Strong's: H0112
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Iddo
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0112; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 12
אָחִ֤יו'a.Chivbrother his
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: brother: male-sibling
Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251G; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 13
בְּכָסִפְיָ֣אbe.kha.sif.Ya'in Casiphia
Lemma: כָּסִפְיָא (ka.siph.ya) · Strong's: H3703
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Casiphia
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3703; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 14
הַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.Komthe place
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 15
לְהָֽבִיא\־le.ha.vi'-to bring
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 16
מְשָׁרְתִ֖יםme.sha.re.Timservants
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to minister
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 17
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitfor [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 18
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ\׃'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ezra 8:17 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And I sent | → | H3318 |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Iddo | → | אִדּוֹ H0112 Iddo |
| the leader | → | רֹאשׁ H7218H head: leader |
| at Casiphia | → | כָּסִפְיָא H3703 Casiphia |
| . . . | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| . . . | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| . . . | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| with a message | → | דָּבָר H1697H word: speaking |
| . . . | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| for | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| him | → | אִדּוֹ H0112 Iddo |
| and his kinsmen | → | אָח H0251G brother: male-sibling |
| the temple servants | → | H5414 |
| at Casiphia | → | כָּסִפְיָא H3703 Casiphia |
| . . . | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
| that they should bring | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| to us | → | |
| ministers | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| for the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
| of our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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