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׃
- וּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'“and as follows”Conjunction + Adverb · from כְּנֵ֫מָא · “thus” · Strong's H3660
- פִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'“word the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from פִּתְגָם · “edict” · Strong's H6600
- 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
- לְמֵמַ֑רle.me.Mar“to say”Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
- אֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'“we”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֲנַ֫חְנָא · “we” · Strong's H0586
- הִמּ֡וֹhi.Mo“they”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הִמּוֹ · “they” · Strong's H1994
- עַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.Hi“[are] servants his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבַד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5649
- דִֽי־di-“of”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- אֱלָ֨הּ'e.Lah“[the] God of”Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
- שְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'“heavens the”Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שָׁמַ֫יִן · “heaven” · Strong's H8065
- וְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'“and earth the”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֲרַע · “planet” · Strong's H0772I
- וּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yin“and [we are] building”Conjunction + Verb, peal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
- בַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'“house the”Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from בַּ֫יִת · “house” · Strong's H1005
- דִּֽי־di-“which”Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
- הֲוָ֨אha.Va'“it was”Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הֲוָא · “to be” · Strong's H1934
- בְנֵ֜הve.Neh“built”Verb, peil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
- מִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.Mat“from [the] former time of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קַדְמָה · “previously” · Strong's H6928
- דְּנָה֙de.Nah“this”Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
- שְׁנִ֣יןshe.Nin“years”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8140
- שַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'An“many”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from שַׂגִּיא · “greatly” · Strong's H7690
- וּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekh“and a king”Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
- לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'El“of Israel”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3479
- רַ֔בRav“great”Adjective, both genders, singular, absolute · from רַב · “great” · Strong's H7229
- 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
- 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)