Ezra 7:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. | And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them. | And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not. |
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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 you | וְאַ֣נְתְּ | ve-'ANT | H0607 | youאַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A) |
| O Ezra | עֶזְרָ֗א | 'ez-RA' | H5831 | Ezraעֶזְרָא (ez.ra) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Jehozadak (H3087) Aramaic of ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5830) § Ezra = "help" the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah |
| according to [the] wisdom of | כְּחָכְמַ֨ת | ke-cha-khe-MAT | H2452 | wisdomחׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) wisdom Aramaic of chokh.mah (חׇכְמָה "wisdom" H2451) |
| God your | אֱלָהָ֤ךְ | 'e-la-HAKH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| 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 |
| [is] in hand your | בִידָךְ֙ | vi-doKh | H3028 | handיַד (yad) 1) hand 2) power (fig.) |
| appoint | מֶ֣נִּי | ME-ni | H4483 | to reckon/appointמְנָה (me.nah) 1) to number, reckon 1a) (P'al) to number 1b) (Pael) to appoint |
| judges | שָׁפְטִ֞ין | sha-fe-TIN | H8200 | to judgeשְׁפַט (she.phat) 1) to judge 1a) (P'al) judge (participle) |
| and judges | וְדַיָּנִ֗ין | ve-dai-ya-NIN | H1782 | judgeדַּיָּן (day.yan) judge Aramaic of day.yan (דַּיָּן "judge" H1781) |
| that | דִּי־ | 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 |
| they will be | לֶהֱוֹ֤ן | le-he-VON | 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 |
| judging | דָּאיְנִין֙ | da-'a-nin | H1778 | to judgeדִּין (din) 1) (P'al) to judge 2) (Qal) |
| obj. all | לְכָל־ | le-khol | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| people the | עַמָּה֙ | 'a-MAH' | H5972 | peopleעַם (am) people Aramaic of am (עַם ": people" H5971A) |
| which | 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 |
| [is] in [the] region beyond | בַּעֲבַ֣ר | ba-'a-VAR | H5675 | beyondעֲבַר (a.var) region beyond or across Aramaic of e.ver (עֵ֫בֶר ": side" H5676) |
| river the | נַהֲרָ֔ה | na-ha-RAH' | H5103G | Riverנְהַר (ne.har) The River Aramaic of pe.rat (פְּרָת "Euphrates" H6578) |
| obj. all | לְכָל־ | le-khol | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| [those who] know | יָדְעֵ֖י | ya-de-'EI | H3046 | to knowיְדַע (ye.da) 1) to know 1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know |
| of [the] laws of | דָּתֵ֣י | da-TEI | H1882 | lawדָּת (dat) 1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God) |
| God your | אֱלָהָ֑ךְ | 'e-la-HAKH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| and [one] who | וְדִ֧י | ve-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 |
| not | לָ֦א | la' | H3809 | notלָא (la) no, not, nothing Aramaic of lo (לֹא "not" H3808) |
| [he is] knowing | יָדַ֖ע | ya-DA' | H3046 | to knowיְדַע (ye.da) 1) to know 1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know |
| you will instruct | תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃ | te-hod-'UN | H3046 | to knowיְדַע (ye.da) 1) to know 1a) (P'al) to know 1b) (Aphel) to let someone know, communicate, inform, cause to know |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.