Ezra 5:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. | Let it be known to the king that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God. The people are rebuilding it with large stones, and placing timbers in the walls. This work is being carried out diligently and is prospering in their hands. | Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands. |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| known | יְדִ֣יעַ׀ | ye-DI-a' | H3046 | to knowיְדַע (ye.da) 1) to know 1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know |
| let it be | לֶהֱוֵ֣א | le-he-VE' | 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 |
| to king the | לְמַלְכָּ֗א | le-mal-KA' | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| that | 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 |
| we went | אֲזַ֜לְנָא | 'a-ZAL-na' | H0236 | to goאֲזַל (a.zal) 1) to go, to go off 1a) (P'al) to go, go off |
| to Judea | לִיה֤וּד | li-HUD | H3061 | Judahיְהוּד (ye.hud) A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.35; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Bath-shua (H1323I) and Tamar (H8559); father of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209), Shelah (H7956), Perez (H6557) and Zerah (H2226I) Aramaic of ye.hu.dah (יְהוּדָה "Judah" H3063) Judah-the territory of the tribe of Judah |
| province the | מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ | me-di-ne-TA' | H4083 | provinceמְדִינָה (me.di.nah) district, province Aramaic of me.di.nah (מְדִינָה "province" H4082) |
| to [the] house of | לְבֵית֙ | le-VEIT | H1005 | houseבַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God) |
| God the | אֱלָהָ֣א | 'e-la-HA' | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| the great | רַבָּ֔א | ra-BA' | H7229 | greatרַב (rav) adj 1) great 1a) great 1b) great (fig of power) n 2) captain, chief |
| and it | וְה֤וּא | ve-HU' | H1932 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) 1) he, she, it 1a) (emphasising and resuming subject) 1b)(anticipating subj) 1c) as demons pron 1d) (relative) 1e) (affirming existence) |
| [is] being built | מִתְבְּנֵא֙ | mit-be-NE' | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| stone of | אֶ֣בֶן | 'E-ven | H0069 | stoneאֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) 1) stone 1a) a (the) stone 1b) stone, material of idols and buildings |
| rolling | גְּלָ֔ל | ge-LAL | H1560 | greatגְּלָל (ge.lal) rolling Aramaic of ga.lal (גָּלַל "to roll" H1556) |
| and timber | וְאָ֖ע | ve-'A' | H0636 | woodאָע (a) wood, beam, timber Aramaic of ets (עֵץ ": wood" H6086) |
| [is] being set | מִתְּשָׂ֣ם | mi-te-SAM | H7761H | 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 |
| in walls the | בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א | be-khut-lai-YA' | H3797 | wallכְּתַל (ke.tal) a wall Aramaic of ko.tel (כֹּ֫תֶל "wall" H3796) |
| and work the | וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא | va-'a-VID-ta' | H5673 | serviceעֲבִידָה (a.vi.dah) 1) work, service, ritual, worship 1a) work, administration 1b) ritual, service |
| this | דָ֛ךְ | dakh | H1791 | thisדֵּךְ (dekh) this Aramaic of zeh (זֶה "this" H2088) |
| diligently | אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא | 'a-se-PAR-na' | H0629 | diligentlyאׇסְפַּרְנָא (os.par.na) 1) thoroughly 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently |
| [is] being done | מִתְעַבְדָ֖א | mit-'av-DA' | 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 |
| and [is] prospering | וּמַצְלַ֥ח | u-matz-LACH | H6744 | to prosperצְלַח (tse.lach) 1) to prosper 1a) (Aphel) 1a1) to cause to prosper 1a2) show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful |
| in hand their | בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ ס | be-yed-HOM | H3028 | handיַד (yad) 1) hand 2) power (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.