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Ezra 6:18

They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
Ezra 6:18
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Original language and places

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Original language (Aramaic)

וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ כָהֲנַיָּ֜א בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן וְלֵוָיֵא֙ בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן עַל־עֲבִידַ֥ת אֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם כִּכְתָ֖ב סְפַ֥ר מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פ

  1. וַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.mu“and they appointed”
    Conjunction + Verb, haphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6966I
  2. כָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'“priests the”
    Noun, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from כָּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3549
  3. בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.Hon“in divisions their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פְּלֻגָּה · “division” · Strong's H6392
  4. וְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'“and Levites the”
    Conjunction + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from לֵוָי · “Levite” · Strong's H3879
  5. בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.Hon“in classes their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מַחְלְקָה · “class” · Strong's H4255
  6. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “since” · Strong's H5922
  7. עֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.Dat“[the] service of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲבִידָה · “service” · Strong's H5673
  8. אֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'“<the> God”
    Noun, both genders, singular, determined + Definite article (emphatic) · from אֱלָהּ · “god” · Strong's H0426
  9. דִּ֣יdi“which”
    Conjunction · from דִּי · “that” · Strong's H1768
  10. בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.Lem“[is] in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3390
  11. כִּכְתָ֖בkikh.Tav“according to [the] writing of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from כְּתָב · “inscription” · Strong's H3792
  12. סְפַ֥רse.Far“[the] book of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from סְפַר · “book” · Strong's H5609
  13. מֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4873
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)