Ezra 5:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. | And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed. | And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished. |
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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 as follows | וּכְנֵ֥מָא | u-khe-NE-ma' | H3660 | thusכְּנֵ֫מָא (ke.ne.ma) thus, so, accordingly, as follows |
| word the | פִתְגָמָ֖א | fit-ga-MA' | H6600 | edictפִּתְגָם (pit.gam) 1) command, work, affair, decree 1a) word, report 1b) decree |
| they sent back to us | הֲתִיב֣וּנָא | ha-ti-VU-na' | H8421I | to return: returnתּוּב (tuv) : return 1) to return, come back 1a) (P'al) to return, come back 1b) (Aphel) 1b1) to restore, give back, answer 1b2) to return |
| to say | לְמֵמַ֑ר | le-me-MAR | H0560 | to sayאֲמַר (a.mar) (P'al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate Aramaic of a.mar (אָמַר "to say" H0559) |
| we | אֲנַ֣חְנָא | 'a-NACH-na' | H0586 | weאֲנַ֫חְנָא (a.nach.na) we (first pers. pl.) Aramaic of a.nach.nu (אֲנַ֫חְנוּ "we" H0587) |
| they | הִמּ֡וֹ | hi-MO | H1994 | theyהִמּוֹ (him.mo) 1) they, them 1a) they (subject) 1b) them (object) |
| [are] servants his | עַבְדוֹהִי֩ | av-do-HI | H5649 | servant/slaveעֲבַד (a.vad) servant, slave Aramaic of e.ved (עֶ֫בֶד "servant/slave" H5650) |
| of | דִֽי־ | 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 |
| [the] God of | אֱלָ֨הּ | 'e-LAH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| heavens the | שְׁמַיָּ֜א | she-mai-YA' | H8065 | heavenשָׁמַ֫יִן (sha.ma.yin) 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible sky 1b) Heaven (as abode of God) |
| and earth the | וְאַרְעָ֗א | ve-'ar-'A' | H0772I | earth: soilאֲרַע (a.ra) : soil earth, world, ground Aramaic of e.rets (אֶ֫רֶץ ": soil" H0776H) |
| and [we are] building | וּבָנַ֤יִן | u-va-NA-yin | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| house the | בַּיְתָא֙ | bay-TA' | H1005 | houseבַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God) |
| which | דִּֽי־ | 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 |
| it was | הֲוָ֨א | ha-VA' | H1934 | to beהֲוָא (ha.va) 1) to come to pass, become, be 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be |
| built | בְנֵ֜ה | ve-NEH | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| from [the] former time of | מִקַּדְמַ֤ת | mi-kad-MAT | H6928 | previouslyקַדְמָה (qad.mah) former time or situation, as before Aramaic of qad.mah (קַדְמָה "former" H6927) |
| this | דְּנָה֙ | de-NAH | H1836 | thisדְּנָה (de.nah) demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore |
| years | שְׁנִ֣ין | she-NIN | H8140 | yearשְׁנָה (she.nah) year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141) |
| many | שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן | sa-gi-'AN | H7690 | greatlyשַׂגִּיא (sag.gi) adj 1) great, much 1a) great 1b) much, many adv 2) exceedingly |
| and a king | וּמֶ֤לֶךְ | u-ME-lekh | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| of Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | le-YIS-ra-'EL | H3479 | Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Aramaic of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Israel = "God prevails" … |
| great | רַ֔ב | Rav | H7229 | greatרַב (rav) adj 1) great 1a) great 1b) great (fig of power) n 2) captain, chief |
| he built it | בְּנָ֖הִי | be-NA-hi | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| and he finished it | וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ | ve-shakh-le-LEH | H3635A | to completeכְּלַל (ke.lal) 1) to finish, complete 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.