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Ezra 3:13

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← Ezra 3:12	Ezra 3:13 (KJV)	Ezra 4:1 →
But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, [who were] ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:	So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.	Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

So that the people^H5971 could not discern^H5234 the noise^H6963 of the shout^H8643 of joy^H8057 from the noise^H6963 of the weeping^H1065 of the people^H5971: for the people^H5971 shouted^H7321 with a loud^H1419 shout^H8643, and the noise^H6963 was heard^H8085 afar off^H7350.

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Original Hebrew

וְאֵין הָעָם מַכִּירִים קֹול תְּרוּעַת הַשִּׂמְחָה לְקֹול בְּכִי הָעָם כִּי הָעָם מְרִיעִים תְּרוּעָה גְדֹולָה וְהַקֹּול נִשְׁמַע עַד־לְמֵרָחֹוק׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אֵ֣ין	ve./'Ein	H369	HC/Tn	and/ not
הָ/עָ֗ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
מַכִּירִים֙	ma.ki.Rim	H5234	HVhrmpa	(were) recognizing
ק֚וֹל	Kol	H6963	HNcmsc	(the) sound of
תְּרוּעַ֣ת	te.ru.'At	H8643	HNcfsc	(the) shout of
הַ/שִּׂמְחָ֔ה	ha./sim.Chah	H8057	HTd/Ncfsa	(the)/ happiness
לְ/ק֖וֹל	le./Kol	H6963	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) sound of
בְּכִ֣י	be.Khi	H1065	HNcmsc	(the) weeping of
הָ/עָ֑ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	for
הָ/עָ֗ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
מְרִיעִים֙	me.ri.'Im	H7321	HVhrmpa	(were) shouting
תְּרוּעָ֣ה	te.ru.'Ah	H8643	HNcfsa	a shout of joy
גְדוֹלָ֔ה	ge.do.Lah	H1419	HAafsa	great
וְ/הַ/קּ֥וֹל	ve./ha./Kol	H6963	HC/Td/Ncmsa	and/ the/ sound
נִשְׁמַ֖ע	nish.Ma'	H8085	HVNp3ms	it was heard
עַד	'ad-	H5704	HR	to
לְ/מֵ/רָחֽוֹק	le./me./ra.Chok	H7350	HR/R/Aamsa	(to)/ from/ a distance

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1065 — בְּכִי (Bᵉkîy, bek-ee'): from בָּכָה; a weeping; by analogy, a dripping; overflowing, [idiom] sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H5234 — נָכַר (nâkar, naw-kar'): a primitive root; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning); acknowledge, [idiom] could, deliver, discern, dissemble, estrange, feign self to be another, know, take knowledge (notice), perceive, regard, (have) respect, behave (make) self strange(-ly).
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H7321 — רוּעַ (rûwaʻ, roo-ah'): a primitive root; to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e. shout (for alarm or joy); blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph.
• H7350 — רָחוֹק (râchôwq, raw-khoke'): or רָחֹק; from רָחַק; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition); (a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
• H8057 — שִׂמְחָה (simchâh, sim-khaw'): from שָׂמֵחַ; blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival); [idiom] exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing).
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8643 — תְּרוּעָה (tᵉrûwʻâh, ter-oo-aw'): from רוּעַ; clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarum; alarm, blow(-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• and the noise — Exodus 32:17-18, 1 Samuel 4:5, 1 Kings 1:40, 1 Kings 1:45, Psalms 100:1-2
• shouted — Nehemiah 12:43, Psalms 5:11, Jeremiah 33:11, Zechariah 4:7, Luke 19:37-40
• So that — Haggai 2:1-9
• the noise — Judges 2:5

Reciprocal references (5): 2 Chronicles 20:19, Jeremiah 50:4, Zechariah 4:10, Matthew 28:8, Acts 16:25

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: TEMPLE, THE SECOND
• Nave’s: JESHUA, JOY, PRIEST, SHOUTING, TEMPLE, WORSHIP

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