Ezra 5:11

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.
Ezra 5:11
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Original language (Aramaic)

וּכְנֵ֥מָא פִתְגָמָ֖א הֲתִיב֣וּנָא לְמֵמַ֑ר אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹהִי֩ דִֽי־אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜א וְאַרְעָ֗א וּבָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָא֙ דִּֽי־הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִקַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙ שְׁנִ֣ין שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן וּמֶ֤לֶךְ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖הִי וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃

  1. וּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'“and as follows”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כְּנֵ֫מָא · “thus” · Strong's H3660
  2. פִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'“word the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from פִּתְגָם · “edict” · Strong's H6600
  3. הֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'“they sent back to us”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from תּוּב · “reply” · Strong's H8421I
  4. לְמֵמַ֑רle.me.Mar“to say”
    Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  5. אֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'“we”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנָא · “we” · Strong's H0586
  6. הִמּ֡וֹhi.Mo“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הִמּוֹ · “they” · Strong's H1994
  7. עַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.Hi“[are] servants his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבַד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5649
  8. דִֽי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  9. אֱלָ֨הּ'e.Lah“[the] God of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  10. שְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'“heavens the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שָׁמַ֫יִן · “heaven” · Strong's H8065
  11. וְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'“and earth the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
  12. וּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yin“and [we are] building”
    Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
  13. בַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'“house the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from בַּ֫יִת · “house” · Strong's H1005
  14. דִּֽי־di-“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  15. הֲוָ֨אha.Va'“it was”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
  16. בְנֵ֜הve.Neh“built”
    Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
  17. מִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.Mat“from [the] former time of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קַדְמָה · “previously” · Strong's H6928
  18. דְּנָה֙de.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  19. שְׁנִ֣יןshe.Nin“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8140
  20. שַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'An“many”
    Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from שַׂגִּיא · “greatly” · Strong's H7690
  21. וּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekh“and a king”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  22. לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'El“of Israel”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3479
  23. רַ֔בRav“great”
    Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from רַב · “great” · Strong's H7229
  24. בְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hi“he built it”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
  25. וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.Leh“and he finished it”
    Conjunction + Verb, shaphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כְּלַל · “to complete” · Strong's H3635A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)