Ezra 4:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. | I issued a decree, and a search was conducted. It was discovered that this city has revolted against kings from ancient times, engaging in rebellion and sedition. | And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. |
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Original Aramaic words
This passage was written in Aramaic, the common language of the Babylonian and Persian empires, which the Jews of the exile also spoke. It uses the same alphabet as Hebrew.
| English | Aramaic | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and from me | וּמִנִּי֮ | u-mi-NI | H4481 | fromמִן־ (min) 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) |
| it was made | שִׂ֣ים | sim | H7761G | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) 1) to set, make, appoint 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 1a2) to make, appoint 1a3) to set, fix 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid |
| a decree | טְעֵם֒ | te-'EM | H2942 | commandטְעֵם (te.em) 1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report |
| and they searched | וּבַקַּ֣רוּ | u-va-KA-ru | H1240 | to enquireבְּקַר (be.qar) 1) to seek, enquire 1a) (Pael) to enquire 1b) (Ithpael) to let search be made |
| and they found | וְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּ | ve-hash-KA-chu | H7912 | to findשְׁכַח (she.khach) 1) to find 1a) (Aphel) to find 1b) (Ithp'al) to be found |
| that | דִּ֚י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| city the | קִרְיְתָ֣א | kir-ye-TA' | H7149 | townקִרְיָה (qir.yah) city Aramaic of qir.yah (קִרְיָה "town" H7151) |
| this | דָ֔ךְ | Dakh | H1791 | thisדֵּךְ (dekh) this Aramaic of zeh (זֶה "this" H2088) |
| from | מִן־ | min- | H4481 | fromמִן־ (min) 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) |
| [the] days of | יוֹמָת֙ | yo-MAT | H3118 | dayיוֹם (yom) 1) day 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number |
| the antiquity | עָֽלְמָ֔א | 'al-MA' | H5957 | perpetuityעָלַם (a.lam) perpetuity, antiquity, for ever Aramaic of o.lam (עוֹלָם ": old" H5769J) |
| against | עַל־ | 'al- | H5922 | sinceעַל (al) 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction) |
| kings | מַלְכִ֖ין | mal-KHIN | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| [was] rising up | מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה | mit-na-se-'AH | H5376 | to liftנְשָׂא (ne.sa) 1) to lift, bear, take, carry 1a) (P'al) to take 1b) (Ithpael) to make a rising, make an insurrection |
| and rebellion | וּמְרַ֥ד | u-me-RAD | H4776 | rebellionמְרַד (me.rad) rebellion Aramaic of me.red (מֶ֫רֶד "rebellion" H4777) |
| and revolt | וְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּר | ve-'esh-ta-DUR | H0849 | seditionאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר (esh.tad.dur) revolt, sedition |
| [have] been done | מִתְעֲבֶד־ | mit-'a-ved- | H5648 | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.