Hebrew Interlinear
Ezra 4:23 Interlinear
“Now when the copy letter Artaxerxes of king was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their companions they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews to cease and made them by force and power”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֱדַ֗יִן | H116 | Now | then (of time) |
| 2 | מִן | H4481 | when | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of |
| 3 | דִּ֞י | H1768 | that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of | |
| 4 | פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן | H6573 | the copy | a transcript |
| 5 | נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙ | H5407 | letter | an epistle |
| 6 | דִּ֚י | H1768 | that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of | |
| 7 | אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּא | H783 | Artaxerxes | artachshasta (or artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several persian kings |
| 8 | מַלְכָּ֔א | H4430 | of king | a king |
| 9 | קֱרִ֧י | H7123 | was read | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 10 | קֳדָם | H6925 | before | before |
| 11 | רְח֛וּם | H7348 | Rehum | rechum, the name of a persian |
| 12 | וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י | H8124 | and Shimshai | shimshai, a samaritan |
| 13 | סָֽפְרָ֖א | H5613 | the scribe | a scribe (secular or sacred) |
| 14 | וּכְנָוָֽתְה֑וֹן | H3675 | and their companions | a colleague (as having the same title) |
| 15 | אֲזַ֨לוּ | H236 | they went up | to depart |
| 16 | בִבְהִיל֤וּ | H924 | in haste | a hurry; only adverb, hastily |
| 17 | לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ | H3390 | to Jerusalem | jerusalem |
| 18 | עַל | H5922 | unto | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications |
| 19 | יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א | H3062 | the Jews | a jehudaite (or judaite), i.e., jew |
| 20 | וּבַטִּ֥לוּ | H989 | to cease | to stop |
| 21 | הִמּ֖וֹ | H1994 | and made them | they |
| 22 | בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע | H153 | by force | an arm, i.e., (figuratively) power |
| 23 | וְחָֽיִל׃ | H2429 | and power | an army, or strength |
Verse Context
Ezra 4:22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this...
Ezra 4:23 (current)Now when the copy letter Artaxerxes of king was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their companions they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews to cease and made them by force and power
Ezra 4:24Then ceased the work of the house of God ...