Ezra 7:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. | If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. | And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him with all diligence, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. |
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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 any | וְכָל־ | ve-khol | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| who | 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 |
| not | לָא֩ | la' | H3809 | notלָא (la) no, not, nothing Aramaic of lo (לֹא "not" H3808) |
| he will be | לֶהֱוֵ֨א | 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 |
| doing | עָבֵ֜ד | '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 |
| law the | דָּתָ֣א | da-TA' | H1882 | lawדָּת (dat) 1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God) |
| 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 |
| God your | אֱלָהָ֗ךְ | 'e-la-HAKH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| and decree the | וְדָתָא֙ | ve-da-TA' | H1882 | lawדָּת (dat) 1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God) |
| of | דִּ֣י | 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 |
| king the | מַלְכָּ֔א | mal-KA' | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| diligently | אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא | 'a-se-PAR-na' | H0629 | diligentlyאׇסְפַּרְנָא (os.par.na) 1) thoroughly 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently |
| the judgment | דִּינָ֕ה | di-NAH' | H1780 | judgmentדִּין (din) judgment Aramaic of din (דִּין "judgment" H1779) |
| let it be | לֶהֱוֵ֥א | 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 |
| done | מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד | 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 |
| from him | מִנֵּ֑הּ | mi-NEH | 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) |
| whether | הֵ֤ן | hen | H2006A | ifהֵן (hen) behold, if, whether Aramaic of hen (הֵן "look!" H2005) |
| to death | לְמוֹת֙ | le-mOt | H4193 | deathמוֹת (mot) death Aramaic of ma.vet (מָ֫וֶת "death" H4194) |
| or | הֵ֣ן | hen | H2006A | ifהֵן (hen) behold, if, whether Aramaic of hen (הֵן "look!" H2005) |
| to banishment | לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י | lish-ro-shu | H8332 | banishmentשְׁרֹשִׁי (she.ro.shu) uprooting, banishment |
| or | הֵן־ | hen- | H2006A | ifהֵן (hen) behold, if, whether Aramaic of hen (הֵן "look!" H2005) |
| to confiscation of | לַעֲנָ֥שׁ | la-'a-NASH | H6065 | confiscationעֲנָשׁ (a.nash) v 1) (CLBL) to fine 2) (BDB/TWOT) confiscation, fining, amercing |
| properties | נִכְסִ֖ין | nikh-SIN | H5232 | wealthנְכַס (ne.khas) riches, property Aramaic of ne.khes (נֶ֫כֶס "wealth" H5233) |
| and to imprisonments | וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פ | ve-le-'e-su-RIN | H0613 | bondאֱסוּר (e.sur) band, bond, imprisonment Aramaic of e.sur (אֵסוּר "bond" H0612) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.