Hebrew Interlinear

Ezra 4:5 Interlinear

And hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia even until the reign of Darius king of Persia

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְסֹֽכְרִ֧יםH7936And hiredto hire
2עֲלֵיהֶ֛םH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3יֽוֹעֲצִ֖יםH3289counsellorsto advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
4לְהָפֵ֣רH6565against them to frustrateto break up (usually figuratively), i.e., to violate, frustrate
5עֲצָתָ֑םH6098their purposeadvice; by implication, plan; also prudence
6כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7יְמֵ֗יH3117all the daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
8כּ֚וֹרֶשׁH3566of Cyruskoresh (or cyrus), the persian king
9מֶֽלֶךְH4428kinga king
10פָּרָֽס׃H6539of Persiaparas (i.e., persia), an eastern country, including its inhabitants
11וְעַדH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
12מַלְכ֖וּתH4438even until the reigna rule; concretely, a dominion
13דָּֽרְיָ֥וֶשׁH1867of Dariusdarejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several persian kings
14מֶֽלֶךְH4428kinga king
15פָּרָֽס׃H6539of Persiaparas (i.e., persia), an eastern country, including its inhabitants

Verse Context

Ezra 4:4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands Then the people...
Ezra 4:5 (current)And hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia even until the reign of Darius king of Persia
Ezra 4:6And in the reign of Ahasuerus in the beginning And in the reign wrote they unto him an accusation...

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