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← Ezra 8 · ← verse 28 · verse 30 →

Watch ye, and keep them , until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD . (KJV)

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שִׁקְד֣וּshik.Duwatch

Lemma: שָׁקַד (sha.qad) · Strong's: H8245

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to watch

Used 12 times. Also: Job 21:32, Psalms 102:7, Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 8:34, Isaiah 29:20, Jeremiah 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8245; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 1

וְשִׁמְר֗וּve.shim.Ruand keep [them]

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 2

עַֽד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 3

תִּשְׁקְל֡וּtish.ke.Luyou will weigh [them] out

Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 4

לִפְנֵי֩lif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 5

שָׂרֵ֨יsa.Rei[the] leaders of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 6

הַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priests

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 8:29 word 7

וְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.Yimand the Levites

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.viy.yi) · Strong's: H3881

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)

Meaning: Levi

Used 291 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 6:16, Exodus 6:25, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 25:32, Leviticus 25:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3881; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 8

וְשָׂרֵֽי\־ve.sa.rei-and [the] leaders of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 9

הָאָב֥וֹתha.'a.Votthe fathers

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

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 8:29 word 10

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'Elof Israel

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 8:29 word 11

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 12

הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹתha.lish.Khotthe rooms of

Lemma: לִשְׁכָּה (lish.kah) · Strong's: H3957

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: chamber

Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:22, 2 Kings 23:11, 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 9:33, 1 Chronicles 23:28, 1 Chronicles 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3957; TAHOT Ezra 8:29 word 13

בֵּ֥יתbeit[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 8:29 word 14

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 8:29 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Guard them→שָׁקַד H8245 to watch
carefully→שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
until→עַד H5704 till
you weigh them out→שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh
in the chambers→לִשְׁכָּה H3957 chamber
of the house→בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple
of the LORD→יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
in Jerusalem→יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
before→פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the leading→שַׂר H8269 ruler
priests→כֹּהֵן H3548 priest
Levites→לֵוִי H3881 Levi
and heads→שַׂר H8269 ruler
of the Israelite→יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
families→אָב H0001G father

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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