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Ezra 4:3
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Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
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Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
But ZerubbabelH2216, and JeshuaH3442, and the restH7605 of the chiefH7218 of the fathersH1 of IsraelH3478, saidH559 unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to buildH1129 an houseH1004 unto our GodH430; but we ourselves togetherH3162 will buildH1129 unto the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, as kingH4428 CyrusH3566 the kingH4428 of PersiaH6539 hath commandedH6680 us.
Original Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם זְרֻבָּבֶל וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּשְׁאָר רָאשֵׁי הָאָבֹות לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־לָכֶם וָלָנוּ לִבְנֹות בַּיִת לֵאלֹהֵינוּ כִּי אֲנַחְנוּ יַחַד נִבְנֶה לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּנוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּורֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ־פָּרָס׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ |
va/i.yo.Mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ he said |
לָ/הֶ֨ם |
la./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | to (the)/ them | |
זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל |
ze.ru.ba.Vel | H2216 | HNp | Zerubbabel |
וְ/יֵשׁ֗וּעַ |
ve./ye.Shu.a' | H3442 | HC/Np | and/ Jeshua |
וּ/שְׁאָ֨ר |
u./she.'Ar | H7605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) rest of |
רָאשֵׁ֤י |
ra.Shei | H7218 | HNcmpc | (the) heads of |
הָֽ/אָבוֹת֙ |
ha./'a.Vot | H1 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ fathers |
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל |
le./Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HR/Np | of/ Israel |
לֹֽא |
lo'- | H3808 | HTn | not |
לָ֣/כֶם |
La./khem | HR/Sp2mp | for/ you | |
וָ/לָ֔/נוּ |
va./La./nu | HC/R/Sp1cp | and/ for / us | |
לִ/בְנ֥וֹת |
li/v.Not | H1129 | HR/Vqc | to/ build |
בַּ֖יִת |
Ba.yit | H1004 | HNcmsa | a house |
לֵ/אלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ |
le./lo.Hei./nu | H430 | HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp | for/ God/ our |
כִּי֩ |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
אֲנַ֨חְנוּ |
'a.Nach.nu | H587 | HPp1cp | we |
יַ֜חַד |
Ya.chad | H3162 | HD | together |
נִבְנֶ֗ה |
niv.Neh | H1129 | HVqi1cp | we will build (it) |
לַֽ/יהוָה֙ |
la./Yah.weh | H3068 | HR/Np | for/ Yahweh |
אֱלֹהֵ֣י |
'e.lo.Hei | H430 | HNcmpc | (the) God of |
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל |
Yis.ra.'El | H3478 | HNp | Israel |
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
ka./'a.Sher | H834 | HR/Tr | just/ as |
צִוָּ֔/נוּ |
tzi.Va./nu | H6680 | HVpp3ms/Sp1cp | he commanded/ us |
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ |
ha./Me.lekh | H4428 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ king |
כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ |
Ko.resh | H3566 | HNp | Cyrus |
מֶֽלֶךְ |
Me.lekh- | H4428 | HNcmsc | (the) king of |
פָּרָֽס |
pa.Ras | H6539 | HNp | Persia |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
- H1129 — בָּנָה (bânâh, baw-naw'): a primitive root; to build (literally and figuratively); (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.
- H2216 — זְרֻבָּבֶל (Zᵉrubbâbel, zer-oob-baw-bel'): from זָרַב and בָּבֶל; descended of (i.e. from) Babylon, i.e. born there; Zerubbabel, an Israelite; Zerubbabel.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H3162 — יַחַד (yachad, yakh'-ad): from יָחַד; properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly; alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.
- H3442 — יֵשׁוּעַ (Yêshûwaʻ, yay-shoo'-ah): for יְהוֹשׁוּעַ; he will save; Jeshua, the name of ten Israelites, also of a place in Palestine; Jeshua.
- H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
- H3566 — כּוֹרֶשׁ (Kôwresh, ko'-resh): or (Ezra 1:1 (last time),2) כֹּרֶשׁ; from the Persians; Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king; Cyrus.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H6539 — פָּרַס (Pâraç, paw-ras'): of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.
- H6680 — צָוָה (tsâvâh, tsaw-vaw'): a primitive root; (intensively) to constitute, enjoin; appoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
- H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
- H7605 — שְׁאָר (shᵉʼâr, sheh-awr'): from שָׁאַר; a remainder; [idiom] other, remnant, residue, rest.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H587 — אֲנַחְנוּ (ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo): apparently from אָנֹכִי; we; ourselves, us, we.
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- 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.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- king Cyrus — 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-3, Ezra 6:3-5, Isaiah 44:28, Isaiah 45:1, Isaiah 45:4, Matthew 10:16
- Ye have nothing — Nehemiah 2:20, John 4:22-23, Acts 8:21, Romans 9:4-5, 3 John 1:9-10
Reciprocal references (6): Joshua 22:25, Ezra 2:2, Ezra 6:14, Daniel 10:1, 2 Corinthians 6:15, Ephesians 2:12
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: ASSOCIATION-SEPARATION, CYRUS, JESHUA OR JOSHUA, SAMARITANS
- Nave’s: CYRUS, JESHUA, JOSHUA, PERSIA, ZERUBBABEL
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