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Ezra 4:5

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← Ezra 4:4	Ezra 4:5 (KJV)	Ezra 4:6 →
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,	And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.	And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they [unto him] an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And hired^H7936 counsellors^H3289 against them, to frustrate^H6565 their purpose^H6098, all the days^H3117 of Cyrus^H3566 king^H4428 of Persia^H6539, even until the reign^H4438 of Darius^H1867 king^H4428 of Persia^H6539.

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Original Hebrew

וְסֹכְרִים עֲלֵיהֶם יֹועֲצִים לְהָפֵר עֲצָתָם כָּל־יְמֵי כֹּורֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס וְעַד־מַלְכוּת דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ־פָּרָס׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/סֹכְרִ֧ים	ve./so.khe.Rim	H7936	HC/Vqrmpa	and/ (were) hiring
עֲלֵי/הֶ֛ם	'a.lei./Hem	H5921	HR/Sp3mp	on/ them
יוֹעֲצִ֖ים	yo.'a.Tzim	H3289	HVqrmpa	counselors
לְ/הָפֵ֣ר	le./ha.Fer	H6565	HR/Vhc	to/ frustrate
עֲצָתָ֑/ם	'a.tza.Ta/m	H6098	HNcfsc/Sp3mp	purpose/ their
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	all
יְמֵ֗י	ye.Mei	H3117	HNcmpc	(the) days of
כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ	Ko.resh	H3566	HNp	Cyrus
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	H4428	HNcmsc	(the) king of
פָּרַ֔ס	pa.Ras	H6539	HNp	Persia
וְ/עַד	ve./'ad-	H5704	HC/R	and/ until
מַלְכ֖וּת	mal.Khut	H4438	HNcfsc	(the) reign of
דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ	da.re.Ya.vesh	H1867	HNp	Darius
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

• H1867 — דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁ (Dârᵉyâvêsh, daw-reh-yaw-vaysh'): of Persian origin; Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings; Darius.
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H3289 — יָעַץ (yâʻats, yaw-ats'): a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve; advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
• 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.
• H4438 — מַלְכוּת (malkûwth, mal-kooth'): or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from מָלַךְ; a rule; concretely, a dominion; empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
• H6098 — עֵצָה (ʻêtsâh, ay-tsaw'): from יָעַץ; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence; advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.
• H6539 — פָּרַס (Pâraç, paw-ras'): of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.
• H6565 — פָּרַר (pârar, paw-rar'): a primitive root; to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate; [idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.
• H7936 — שָׂכַר (sâkar, saw-kar'): or (by permutation) סָכַר; (Ezra 4:5), a primitive root (apparently akin (by prosthesis) to כָּרָה through the idea of temporary purchase; compare שָׁכַר); to hire; earn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.

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

• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• 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.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

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

• Darius — Ezra 4:24, Ezra 5:5-17, Ezra 6:1-18
• hired — Psalms 2:1-2, Nahum 1:11, Acts 24:1-27

Reciprocal references (3): Daniel 8:3, Daniel 10:1, Daniel 11:2

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• Nave’s: JOSHUA, LOBBYING

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