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Ezra 6:11

I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.

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ASV

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

KJV

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִנִּי֮u.mi.Niand from meH4481 →
שִׂ֣יםsimit is madeH7761 →
טְעֵם֒te.'Ema decreeH2942 →
דִּ֣יdithatH1768 →
כָל־khol-everyH3606 →
אֱנָ֗שׁ'e.NashpersonH606 →
דִּ֤יdiwhoH1768 →
יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'he will violateH8133 →
פִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'command theH6600 →
דְנָ֔הde.NahthisH1836 →
יִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.Sachlet it be pulled awayH5256 →
אָע֙'a'a beamH636 →
מִן־min-fromH4481 →
בַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.Tehhouse hisH1005 →
וּזְקִ֖יףu.ze.Kifand [he will] be lifted upH2211 →
יִתְמְחֵ֣אyit.me.Che'let him be impaledH4223 →
עֲלֹ֑הִי'a.Lo.hion itH5922 →
וּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.Tehand house hisH1005 →
נְוָל֥וּne.va.Lua refuse-heapH5122 →
יִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.Vedlet it be madeH5648 →
עַל־'al-onH5922 →
דְּנָֽה׃de.NahthisH1836 →

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Daniel 3:29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”Ezra 7:26If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.Daniel 2:5The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.2 Kings 9:37And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”2 Kings 10:27They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.Esther 5:4“If it pleases the king,” Esther replied, “may the king and Haman come today to the banquet I have prepared for the king.”2 Samuel 21:6let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

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