Ezra 4:16 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין	me.hod.'In	[are] making known	H3046 →
אֲנַ֙חְנָה֙	'a.Nach.nah	we	H586 →
לְמַלְכָּ֔א	le.mal.Ka'	to king the	H4430 →
דִּ֠י	di	that	H1768 →
הֵ֣ן	hen	if	H2006 →
קִרְיְתָ֥א	kir.ye.Ta'	city the	H7149 →
דָךְ֙	doKh	this	H1791 →
תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א	tit.be.Ne'	it will be built	H1124 →
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה	ve.shu.rai.Yah'	and walls the	H7792 →
יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן	yish.takh.le.Lun	they will be finished	H3635 →
לָקֳבֵ֣ל	lo.ko.Vel	<to> before	H6903 →
דְּנָ֔ה	de.Nah	this	H1836 →
חֲלָק֙	cha.Lak	possession	H2508 →
בַּעֲבַ֣ר	ba.'a.Var	in [the] region beyond	H5675 →
נַהֲרָ֔א	na.ha.Ra'	river the	H5103 →
לָ֥א	la'	not	H3809 →
אִיתַ֖י	'i.Tai	there	H383 →
לָֽךְ׃ פ	Lakh	[will be] to you

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezra 4:20
And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 18:3
  As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Kings 4:21
  And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…
- Genesis 15:18
  On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Through
1 Kings 4:24
For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 22:9
  But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
- Psalms 72:11
  May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
Through
2 Samuel 8:3
David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:47
  After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed…
- 2 Samuel 10:16
  Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.
- 2 Samuel 10:19
  When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help…

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Ezra 7:21I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.1 Kings 4:24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.Ezra 6:8I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.

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