Ezra 4:14
Now because we are in the service of the palace and it is not fitting for us to allow the king to be dishonored, we have sent to inform the king
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ASV
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
KJV
Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כְּעַ֗ן | ke.'An | now | H3705 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | as to | |
| קֳבֵל֙ | ko.Vel | because | H6903 → |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → |
| מְלַ֤ח | me.Lach | [the] salt of | H4416 → |
| הֵֽיכְלָא֙ | hei.khe.La' | palace the | H1965 → |
| מְלַ֔חְנָא | me.Lach.na' | we eat salt | H4415 → |
| וְעַרְוַ֣ת | ve.'ar.Vat | and [the] dishonor of | H6173 → |
| מַלְכָּ֔א | mal.Ka' | king the | H4430 → |
| לָ֥א | la' | not | H3809 → |
| אֲֽרִֽיךְ | 'arikh | [is] proper | H749 → |
| לַ֖נָא | La.na' | for us | |
| לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א | le.me.che.Ze' | to see | H2370 → |
| עַ֨ל־ | 'Al- | concerning | H5922 → |
| דְּנָ֔ה | de.Nah | this | H1836 → |
| שְׁלַ֖חְנָא | she.Lach.na' | we have sent | H7972 → |
| וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא | ve.ho.Da'.na' | and we have made known | H3046 → |
| לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | le.mal.Ka' | to king the | H4430 → |
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