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Ezra 4:1 Interlinear

heard Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּH8085heardto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2צָרֵ֥יH6862Now when the adversariesa pebble (as in h6864)
3יְהוּדָ֖הH3063of Judahjehudah (or judah), the name of five israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
4וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןH1144and Benjaminbinjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
5כִּֽיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6בְנֵ֤יH1121that the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
7הַגּוֹלָה֙H1473of the captivityexile; concretely and collectively exiles
8בּוֹנִ֣יםH1129buildedto build (literally and figuratively)
9הֵיכָ֔לH1964the templea large public building, such as a palace or temple
10לַֽיהוָ֖הH3068unto the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
11אֱלֹהֵ֥יH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
12יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Verse Context

Ezra 4:1 (current)heard Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel
Ezra 4:2Then they came to Zerubbabel and to the chief of the fathers...

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