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Ezra 5:12

But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He delivered them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean who destroyed this temple and carried away the people to Babylon.
Ezra 5:12
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Original language and places

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Original language (Aramaic)

לָהֵ֗ן מִן־דִּ֨י הַרְגִּ֤זוּ אֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙ לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א יְהַ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל כַּסְדָּאָ֑ה וּבַיְתָ֤ה דְנָה֙ סַתְרֵ֔הּ וְעַמָּ֖ה הַגְלִ֥י לְבָבֶֽל׃ ס

  1. לָהֵ֗ןla.Hen“but”
    Conjunction · from לָהֵן · “except” · Strong's H3861
  2. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4481
  3. דִּ֨יdi“that”
    Particle, relative · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  4. הַרְגִּ֤זוּhar.Gi.zu“they enraged”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רְגַז · “to enrage” · Strong's H7265
  5. אֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'“fathers our”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אַב · “father” · Strong's H0002
  6. לֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.Lah“<obj.> [the] God of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  7. שְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'“heavens the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שָׁמַ֫יִן · “heaven” · Strong's H8065
  8. יְהַ֣בye.Hav“he gave”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יְהַב · “to give” · Strong's H3052
  9. הִמּ֔וֹhi.Mo“them”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הִמּוֹ · “they” · Strong's H1994
  10. בְּיַ֛דbe.Yad“in [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יַד · “hand” · Strong's H3028
  11. נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.Tzar“Nebuchadnezzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר · “Nebuchadnezzar” · Strong's H5020
  12. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4430
  13. בָּבֶ֖לba.Vel“Babylon”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0895
  14. כַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'“Chaldean the”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כַּשְׂדָּ֑י · “Chaldean” · Strong's H3679
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  15. וּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'“and house the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from בַּ֫יִת · “house” · Strong's H1005
  16. דְנָה֙de.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  17. סַתְרֵ֔הּsat.Reh“he destroyed it”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from סְתַר · “to destroy” · Strong's H5642B
  18. וְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'“and people the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5972
  19. הַגְלִ֥יhag.Li“he took into exile”
    Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גְּלָא · “to reveal” · Strong's H1541
  20. לְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.Vel“to Babylon”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶל · “Babylon” · Strong's H0895
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)