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Ezra 5:9

So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
Ezra 5:9
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Original language (Aramaic)

אֱדַ֗יִן שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙ לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא אֲמַ֣רְנָא לְּהֹ֑ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃

  1. אֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yin“then”
    Adverb · from אֱדַ֫יִן · “then” · Strong's H0116
  2. שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'“we asked”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שְׁאֵל · “to ask” · Strong's H7593
  3. לְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'“to elders the”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from שִׂיב · “be gray” · Strong's H7868
  4. אִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.Lekh“these”
    Particle, demonstrative · from אִלֵּךְ · “these” · Strong's H0479
  5. כְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'“as follows”
    Adverb · from כְּנֵ֫מָא · “thus” · Strong's H3660
  6. אֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'“we said”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from אֲמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0560
  7. לְּהֹ֑םle.Hom“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  8. מַן־man-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָן · “who?” · Strong's H4479
  9. שָׂ֨םsam“did he make”
    Verb, peal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7761G
  10. לְכֹ֜םle.Khom“for you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  11. טְעֵ֗םte.'Em“a decree”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from טְעֵם · “command” · Strong's H2942
  12. בַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'“house the”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from בַּ֫יִת · “house” · Strong's H1005
  13. דְנָה֙de.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  14. לְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.Yah“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, peal, infinitive construct, common · from בְּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1124
  15. וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'“and structure the”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֻשַּׁרְנָא · “wall” · Strong's H0846
  16. דְנָ֖הde.Nah“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from דְּנָה · “this” · Strong's H1836
  17. לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.Lah“to finish”
    Preposition + Verb, shaphel, infinitive construct, common · 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)