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LOOKING FOR EZRA

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Ezra 8:17

And
ואוצאה (wā·’ō·w·ṣi·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

I sent
וָאֲצַוֶּ֤ה (wā·’ă·ṣaw·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

them
אוֹתָם֙ (’ō·w·ṯām)
Direct object marker | third person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Iddo,
אִדּ֣וֹ (’id·dōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 112: An Israelite leader

the leader
הָרֹ֔אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

at Casiphia,
בְּכָסִפְיָ֖א (bə·ḵā·sip̄·yā)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3703: Casiphia -- a place in Babylon

with a message
דְּבָרִ֜ים (də·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

for
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

him
אִדּ֨וֹ (’id·dōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 112: An Israelite leader

and his kinsmen,
אָחִ֤יו (’ā·ḥîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

the temple servants
הַנְּתִינִים֙ (han·nə·ṯî·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

at Casiphia,
בְּכָסִפְיָ֣א (bə·ḵā·sip̄·yā)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3703: Casiphia -- a place in Babylon

that they should bring
לְהָֽבִיא־ (lə·hā·ḇî-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to us
לָ֥נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

ministers
מְשָׁרְתִ֖ים (mə·šā·rə·ṯîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to

for the house
לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of our God.
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

- He sends them to get ministers for Yah.weh’s house!
 
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Ezra 8:18

And since the gracious
הַטּוֹבָ֤ה (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

hand
כְּיַד־ (kə·yaḏ-)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

was upon us,
עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

they brought
וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ (way·yā·ḇî’·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

us
לָ֜נוּ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

Sherebiah—
וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה (wə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8274: Sherebiah -- 'Yah has sent burning heat', an Israelite name

a man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of insight
שֶׂ֔כֶל (śe·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7922: Intelligence, success

from the descendants
מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Mahli
מַחְלִ֔י (maḥ·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4249: Mahli -- a Levite, also a son of Mushi

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Levi,
לֵוִ֖י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

the son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Israel—
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

along with his sons
וּבָנָ֥יו (ū·ḇā·nāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and brothers,
וְאֶחָ֖יו (wə·’e·ḥāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

18
שְׁמֹנָ֥ה (šə·mō·nāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

men;
עָשָֽׂר׃ (‘ā·śār)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6240: Ten

- And they get some!
 
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Ezra 8:19

also
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Hashabiah,
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה (ḥă·šaḇ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2811: Hashabiah -- 'Yah has taken account', the name of a number of Israelites

together with
וְאִתּ֥וֹ (wə·’it·tōw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

Jeshaiah,
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה (yə·ša‘·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3470: Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites

from the descendants
מִבְּנֵ֣י (mib·bə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Merari,
מְרָרִ֑י (mə·rā·rî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi

and his brothers
אֶחָ֥יו (’e·ḥāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

and their sons,
וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם (ū·ḇə·nê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

20 men.
עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

- And more ministers!
 
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Ezra 8:20

[They also brought] 220
מָאתַ֣יִם (mā·ṯa·yim)
Number - fd
Strong's 3967: A hundred

of
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the temple servants.
הַנְּתִינִ֗ים (han·nə·ṯî·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

(David
דָּוִ֤יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

and the officials
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ (wə·haś·śā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

had appointed
שֶׁנָּתַ֨ן (šen·nā·ṯan)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

the temple servants
נְתִינִ֖ים (nə·ṯî·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5411: The Nethinim, Temple-servants

to assist
לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת (la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5656: Work of any kind

the Levites.)
הַלְוִיִּ֔ם (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

All of them
כֻּלָּ֖ם (kul·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

were designated
נִקְּב֥וּ (niq·qə·ḇū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5344: To puncture

by name.
בְשֵׁמֽוֹת׃ (ḇə·šê·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8034: A name

- And more ministers!
 
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Ezra 8:21

And there by
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Ahava
אַהֲוָ֔א (’a·hă·wā)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 163: Ahava -- a place and a stream in Babylon

Canal,
הַנָּהָ֣ר (han·nā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity

I proclaimed
וָאֶקְרָ֨א (wā·’eq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

a fast,
צוֹם֙ (ṣō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast

so that we might humble
לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת (lə·hiṯ·‘an·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

ourselves before
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

our God
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and ask Him for
לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

a safe
יְשָׁרָ֔ה (yə·šā·rāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 3477: Straight, right

journey for us
דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

and our children,
וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ (ū·lə·ṭap·pê·nū)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 2945: A family

with all
וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

our possessions.
רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ (rə·ḵū·šê·nū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 7399: Property, goods

- Then Ezra declares that everybody must fast to humble themselves before Yah.weh and to get a safe journey!
 
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Ezra 8:22

For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I was ashamed
בֹ֗שְׁתִּי (ḇō·šə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

to ask the king
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

for
לִשְׁא֤וֹל (liš·’ō·wl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

an [escort of] soldiers
חַ֣יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

and horsemen
וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים (ū·p̄ā·rā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6571: A steed, a driver, cavalry

to protect
לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ (lə·‘ā·zə·rê·nū)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural
Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid

us from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

our enemies
מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב (mê·’ō·w·yêḇ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

on the road,
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ (bad·dā·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we had told him,
אָמַ֨רְנוּ (’ā·mar·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“The hand
יַד־ (yaḏ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

is gracious
לְטוֹבָ֔ה (lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who seek Him,
מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ (mə·ḇaq·šāw)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

but His great
וְעֻזּ֣וֹ (wə·‘uz·zōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5797: Strength, might

anger
וְאַפּ֔וֹ (wə·’ap·pōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

is against
עַ֖ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who forsake Him.�
עֹזְבָֽיו׃ (‘ō·zə·ḇāw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

  • Ezra doesn’t want to ask the king for an escort of soldiers to protect them because they told him Yah.weh was with them!
 
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Ezra 8:23

So we fasted
וַנָּצ֛וּמָה (wan·nā·ṣū·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast

and petitioned
וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה (wan·nə·ḇaq·šāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

our God
מֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ (mê·’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

about
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

this,
זֹ֑את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

and He granted our request.
וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר (way·yê·‘ā·ṯêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6279: To burn incense in worship, intercede

- AS a consequence, Yah.weh grant their request!
 
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Ezra 8:24

Then I set apart
וָאַבְדִּ֛ילָה (wā·’aḇ·dî·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 914: To be divided, separate

twelve
שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

of the leading
מִשָּׂרֵ֥י (miś·śā·rê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

priests,
הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

together with Sherebiah,
לְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֣ה (lə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8274: Sherebiah -- 'Yah has sent burning heat', an Israelite name

Hashabiah,
חֲשַׁבְיָ֔ה (ḥă·šaḇ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2811: Hashabiah -- 'Yah has taken account', the name of a number of Israelites

and
וְעִמָּהֶ֥ם (wə·‘im·mā·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

ten
עֲשָׂרָֽה׃ (‘ă·śā·rāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 6235: Ten

of their brothers,
מֵאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם (mê·’ă·ḥê·hem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

- Then Ezra selects priests!
 
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Ezra 8:25

and
ואשקולה (wā·’eš·qō·w·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

I weighed out
וָאֶשְׁקֳלָ֣ה‪‬ (wā·’eš·qo·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

to them
לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

the contribution
תְּרוּמַ֣ת (tə·rū·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8641: Contribution, offering (for sacred uses)

of silver
הַכֶּ֥סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

gold
הַזָּהָ֖ב (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

the articles
הַכֵּלִ֑ים (hak·kê·lîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

that the king,
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

his counselors,
וְיֹעֲצָ֣יו (wə·yō·‘ă·ṣāw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

his leaders,
וְשָׂרָ֔יו (wə·śā·rāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the Israelites
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

there
הַנִּמְצָאִֽים׃ (han·nim·ṣā·’îm)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

had offered
הַהֵרִ֙ימוּ֙ (ha·hê·rî·mū)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

for the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of our God.
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

- And he puts them in charge of all the silver and gold and articles received for Yah.weh’s house!
 
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Ezra 8:26

I weighed out
וָאֶשְׁקֲלָ֨ה (wā·’eš·qă·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their hands
יָדָ֜ם (yā·ḏām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

650
שֵֽׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

talents
כִּכָּרִים֙ (kik·kā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of silver,
כֶּ֗סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

silver
כֶ֥סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

articles
וּכְלֵי־ (ū·ḵə·lê-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

[weighing] 100
מֵאָ֖ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

talents,
לְכִכָּרִ֑ים (lə·ḵik·kā·rîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

100
מֵאָ֥ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

talents
כִכָּֽר׃ (ḵik·kār)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of gold,
זָהָ֖ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

- And he gives details about all the silver and gold!
 
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Ezra 8:27

20
עֶשְׂרִ֔ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

gold
זָהָב֙ (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

bowls
וּכְפֹרֵ֤י (ū·ḵə·p̄ō·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3713: A cover, a tankard, white frost

worth 1,000
אָ֑לֶף (’ā·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 505: A thousand

darics,
לַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֖ים (la·’ă·ḏar·ḵō·nîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 150: A daric, Persian coin

and two
שְׁנַ֔יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

articles
וּכְלֵ֨י (ū·ḵə·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

of fine
טוֹבָה֙ (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

polished
מֻצְהָ֤ב (muṣ·hāḇ)
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6668: To glitter, be golden in color

bronze,
נְחֹ֜שֶׁת (nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

as precious as gold.
כַּזָּהָֽב׃ (kaz·zā·hāḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

- And about the articles!
 
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Ezra 8:28

Then I told
וָאֹמְרָ֣ה (wā·’ō·mə·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

them,
אֲלֵהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

“You
אַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are holy
קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and these articles [are]
וְהַכֵּלִ֖ים (wə·hak·kê·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

holy.
קֹ֑דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

The silver
וְהַכֶּ֤סֶף (wə·hak·ke·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וְהַזָּהָב֙ (wə·haz·zā·hāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

are a freewill offering
נְדָבָ֔ה (nə·ḏā·ḇāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5071: Spontaneity, spontaneous, a spontaneous, abundant gift

to the LORD,
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of your fathers.
אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

- And he tells them it belongs to Yah.weh!
 
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Ezra 8:29

Guard
שִׁקְד֣וּ (šiq·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout

them carefully
וְשִׁמְר֗וּ (wə·šim·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

until
עַֽד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

you weigh them out
תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ (tiš·qə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

in the chambers
הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת (hal·liš·ḵō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell

of the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

before
לִפְנֵי֩ (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the leading
שָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

priests,
הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

Levites,
וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

and heads
וְשָׂרֵֽי־ (wə·śā·rê-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

of the Israelite
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

families.”
הָאָב֥וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1: Father

- And he tells them to guard them till they arrive in Jerusalem!
 
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Ezra 8:30

So the priests
הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548: Priest

and Levites
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

took charge of
וְקִבְּלוּ֙ (wə·qib·bə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6901: To receive, take

the silver
הַכֶּ֥סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וְהַזָּהָ֖ב (wə·haz·zā·hāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and sacred articles
וְהַכֵּלִ֑ים (wə·hak·kê·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

that had been weighed out
מִשְׁקַ֛ל (miš·qal)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

to be taken
לְהָבִ֥יא (lə·hā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to the house
לְבֵ֥ית (lə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of our God
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

in Jerusalem.
לִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (lî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

- Then they take charge of everything!
 
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Ezra 8:31

On the twelfth
בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים (biš·nêm)
Preposition-b | Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

day of the first
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

month,
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

we set out
וַֽנִּסְעָ֞ה (wan·nis·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

from the Ahava
אַֽהֲוָ֗א (’a·hă·wā)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 163: Ahava -- a place and a stream in Babylon

Canal
מִנְּהַ֣ר (min·nə·har)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity

to go
לָלֶ֖כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to Jerusalem,
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

and the hand
וְיַד־ (wə·yaḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of our God
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

was
הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

upon us
עָלֵ֔ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to protect us
וַיַּ֨צִּילֵ֔נוּ (way·yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

from the hands
מִכַּ֥ף (mik·kap̄)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

of the enemies
אוֹיֵ֛ב (’ō·w·yêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

and bandits
וְאוֹרֵ֖ב (wə·’ō·w·rêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 693: To lie in wait

along
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the way.
הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃ (had·dā·reḵ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

- Then they start their trip to Jerusalem and Yah.weh is with them!
 
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Ezra 8:32

So we arrived
וַנָּב֖וֹא (wan·nā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

at Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

and rested
וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב (wan·nê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there
שָׁ֖ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

for three
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

days.
יָמִ֥ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

- Finally they arrive in Jerusalem!
 
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Ezra 8:33

On the fourth
הָרְבִיעִ֡י (hā·rə·ḇî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth

day,
וּבַיּ֣וֹם (ū·ḇay·yō·wm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

in the house
בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

we weighed out
נִשְׁקַ֣ל (niš·qal)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

the silver
הַכֶּסֶף֩ (hak·ke·sep̄)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וְהַזָּהָ֨ב (wə·haz·zā·hāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and sacred articles
וְהַכֵּלִ֜ים (wə·hak·kê·lîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus

into
עַ֠ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the hand
יַד־ (yaḏ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of Meremoth
מְרֵמ֤וֹת (mə·rê·mō·wṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4822: Meremoth -- two Israelites priests, also an Israelite

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Uriah,
אֽוּרִיָּה֙ (’ū·rî·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 223: Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites

the priest.
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hak·kō·hên)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָ֣ר (’el·‘ā·zār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Phinehas
פִּֽינְחָ֑ס (pî·nə·ḥās)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6372: Phinehas -- three Israelites

was with him,
וְעִמּ֖וֹ (wə·‘im·mōw)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

along with
וְעִמָּהֶ֞ם (wə·‘im·mā·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

the Levites
הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (hal·wî·yim)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi

Jozabad
יוֹזָבָ֧ד (yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3107: Jozabad

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jeshua
יֵשׁ֛וּעַ (yê·šū·a‘)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3442: Jeshua

and Noadiah
וְנֽוֹעַדְיָ֥ה (wə·nō·w·‘aḏ·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5129: Noadiah -- 'meeting with Yah', a Levite, also a prophetess

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Binnui.
בִּנּ֖וּי (bin·nui)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1131: Binnui -- 'his son', an Israelite

  • And they bring all the silver and gold and articles to Yah.weh’s house!
 
Ezra 8:34

Everything
לַכֹּ֑ל (lak·kōl)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

was verified by number
בְּמִסְפָּ֥ר (bə·mis·pār)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

and weight,
בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל (bə·miš·qāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

and the total
כָּֽל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

weight
הַמִּשְׁקָ֖ל (ham·miš·qāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4948: Weight, weighing

was recorded
וַיִּכָּתֵ֥ב (way·yik·kā·ṯêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

at that
הַהִֽיא׃ (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

time.
בָּעֵ֥ת (bā·‘êṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 6256: Time, now, when

- And everything is verified and weighed!
 
Ezra 8:35

Then the exiles
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

who had returned
הַ֠בָּאִים (hab·bā·’îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from captivity
מֵֽהַשְּׁבִ֨י (mê·haš·šə·ḇî)
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7628: Exiled, captured, exile, booty

sacrificed
הִקְרִ֥יבוּ (hiq·rî·ḇū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

burnt offerings
עֹל֣וֹת ׀ (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the God
לֵאלֹהֵ֣י (lê·lō·hê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel:
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

12
שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

bulls
פָּרִ֨ים (pā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer

for
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

96
תִּשְׁעִ֣ים (tiš·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 8673: Ninety

rams,
אֵילִ֣ים ׀ (’ê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

77
שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number)

lambs,
כְּבָשִׂים֙ (kə·ḇā·śîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3532: A lamb

and a sin offering
חַטָּ֖את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

of 12
שְׁנֵ֣ים (šə·nêm)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

male goats.
צְפִירֵ֥י (ṣə·p̄î·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6842: A male goat

All [this was]
הַכֹּ֖ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

a burnt offering
עוֹלָ֥ה (‘ō·w·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

- Then they make offerings to Yah.weh!
 
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