Ezra 9:2
Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”
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ASV
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the peoples of the lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
KJV
For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| נָשְׂא֣וּ | na.se.'U | they have taken | H5375 → |
| מִבְּנֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם | mi.be.no.tei.Hem | some of daughters their | H1323 → |
| לָהֶם֙ | la.Hem | for themselves | |
| וְלִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם | ve.liv.nei.Hem | and for sons their | H1121 → |
| וְהִתְעָֽרְבוּ֙ | ve.hit.'a.re.Vu | and they have mixed themselves | H6148 → |
| זֶ֣רַע | Ze.ra' | [the] offspring of | H2233 → |
| הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ | ha.Ko.desh | <the> holiness | H6944 → |
| בְּעַמֵּ֖י | be.'a.Mei | with [the] peoples of | H5971 → |
| הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת | ha.'a.ra.Tzot | the lands | H776 → |
| וְיַ֧ד | ve.Yad | and [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| הַשָּׂרִ֣ים | ha.sa.Rim | the leaders | H8269 → |
| וְהַסְּגָנִ֗ים | ve.ha.se.ga.Nim | and the officials | H5461 → |
| הָֽיְתָ֛ה | ha.ye.Tah | it has been | H1961 → |
| בַּמַּ֥עַל | ba.Ma.'al | in the unfaithfulness | H4604 → |
| הַזֶּ֖ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| רִאשׁוֹנָֽה׃ ס | ri.sho.Nah | first | H7223 → |
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