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For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 1
נָשְׂא֣וּna.se.'Uthey have taken
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375U
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to lift: marry
Used 9 times. Also: Judges 21:23, Ruth 1:4, 1 Chronicles 23:22, 2 Chronicles 11:21, 2 Chronicles 13:21, 2 Chronicles 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375U; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 2
מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.no.tei.Hemsome of daughters their
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 3
וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔םve.liv.nei.Hemand for sons their
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 4
וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ve.hit.'a.re.Vuand they have mixed themselves
Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVtq3cp)
Meaning: to pledge
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3, Psalms 106:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 5
זֶ֣רַעZe.ra'[the] offspring of
Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: seed: children
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 6
הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.desh<the> holiness
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 9:2 word 7
בְּעַמֵּ֖יbe.'a.Meiwith [the] peoples of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 8
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe lands
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 9
וְיַ֧דve.Yadand [the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 10
הַשָּׂרִ֣יםha.sa.Rimthe leaders
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 9:2 word 11
וְהַסְּגָנִ֗יםve.ha.se.ga.Nimand the officials
Lemma: סָגָן (sa.gan) · Strong's: H5461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 17 times. Also: Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7, Nehemiah 5:17, Nehemiah 7:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5461; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 12
הָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.Tahit has been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 13
בַּמַּ֥עַלba.Ma.'alin the unfaithfulness
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4604
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unfaithfulness
Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 26:40, Numbers 5:6, Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4604; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 14
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> 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 9:2 word 15
רִאשׁוֹנָֽה\׃\ \סri.sho.Nahfirst
Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223I
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAofsa)
Meaning: first: chief
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 18:17, 2 Chronicles 22:1, Daniel 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7223I; TAHOT Ezra 9:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Indeed | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the Israelites have taken | → | נָשָׂא H5375U to lift: marry |
| some of their daughters [as wives] | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| for themselves | → | |
| and their sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| so that the holy | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| seed | → | זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children |
| has been mixed | → | עָרַב H6148 to pledge |
| with the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| of the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| And the leaders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| and officials | → | סָגָן H5461 ruler |
| have taken the lead | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| . . . | → | רִאשׁוֹן H7223I first: chief |
| in this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| unfaithfulness | → | מַ֫עַל H4604 unfaithfulness |
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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