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Ezra 5:16

So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
Ezra 5:16
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Original language and places

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Original language (Aramaic)

אֱדַ֙יִן֙ שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר דֵּ֔ךְ אֲתָ֗א יְהַ֧ב אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א דִּי־בֵ֥ית אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּמִן־אֱדַ֧יִן וְעַד־כְּעַ֛ן מִתְבְּנֵ֖א וְלָ֥א שְׁלִֽם׃

  1. אֱדַ֙יִן֙'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רshe.she.ba.Tzar“Sheshbazzar”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר · “Sheshbazzar” · Strong's H8340
  3. דֵּ֔ךְDekh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דֵּךְ · “this” · Strong's H1791
  4. אֲתָ֗א'a.Ta'“he came”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֲתָה · “to come” · Strong's H0858
  5. יְהַ֧בye.Hav“he laid”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יְהַב · “to give” · Strong's H3052
  6. אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א'u.shai.Ya'“foundations the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֹשׁ · “foundation” · Strong's H0787
  7. דִּי־di-“of”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  8. בֵ֥יתveit“[the] house of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “house” · Strong's H1005
  9. אֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'“<the> God”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  10. דִּ֣יdi“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  11. בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.Lem“[is] in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3390
  12. וּמִן־u.min-“and from”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4481
  13. אֱדַ֧יִן'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  14. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and until”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5705
  15. כְּעַ֛ןke.'An“now”
    Adverb · from כְּעַן · “now” · Strong's H3705
  16. מִתְבְּנֵ֖אmit.be.Ne'“[it is] being built”
    Verb, hithpeel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
  17. וְלָ֥אve.La'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לָא · “not” · Strong's H3809
  18. שְׁלִֽם׃she.Lim“[it is] finished”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שְׁלֵם · “be complete” · Strong's H8000
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)