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Ezra 5:11

And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.

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ASV

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

KJV

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'and as followsH3660 →
פִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'word theH6600 →
הֲתִיב֣וּנָאha.ti.Vu.na'they sent back to usH8421 →
לְמֵמַ֑רle.me.Marto sayH560 →
אֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'weH586 →
הִמּ֡וֹhi.MotheyH1994 →
עַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.Hi[are] servants hisH5649 →
דִֽי־di-ofH1768 →
אֱלָ֨הּ'e.Lah[the] God ofH426 →
שְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'heavens theH8065 →
וְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'and earth theH772 →
וּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinand [we are] buildingH1124 →
בַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'house theH1005 →
דִּֽי־di-whichH1768 →
הֲוָ֨אha.Va'it wasH1934 →
בְנֵ֜הve.NehbuiltH1124 →
מִקַּדְמַ֤תmi.kad.Matfrom [the] former time ofH6928 →
דְּנָה֙de.NahthisH1836 →
שְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinyearsH8140 →
שַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnmanyH7690 →
וּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhand a kingH4430 →
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'Elof IsraelH3479 →
רַ֔בRavgreatH7229 →
בְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hihe built itH1124 →
וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.Lehand he finished itH3635 →

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About Ezra

Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra Kneels in Prayer — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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