Ezra 8:28 Go deeper
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And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD ; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. (KJV)
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וָאֹמְרָ֣הva.'o.me.Rahand I said !
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 1
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.Hemto them
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 8:28 word 2
אַתֶּ֥ם'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 3
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.desh[are] holy person[s]
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 4
לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 8:28 word 5
וְהַכֵּלִ֖יםve.ha.ke.Limand the vessels
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 6
קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.desh[are] holy thing[s]
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 7
וְהַכֶּ֤סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefand the silver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 8
וְהַזָּהָב֙ve.ha.za.Havand the gold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 9
נְדָבָ֔הne.da.Vah[are] a freewill offering
Lemma: נְדָבָה (ne.da.vah) · Strong's: H5071
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: voluntariness
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 35:29, Exodus 36:3, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5071; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 10
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
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 8:28 word 11
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
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 8:28 word 12
אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם\׃'a.vo.tei.Khemancestors your
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Ezra 8:28 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then I told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| You | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| are holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and these articles [are] | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| The silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| and gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| are a freewill offering | → | נְדָבָה H5071 voluntariness |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of your fathers | → | אָב H0001G father |
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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