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Ezra 7:11 Interlinear

Now this is the copy of the letter gave that the king Artaxerxes unto Ezra the priest even a scribe even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD and of his statutes to Israel

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְזֶ֣ה׀H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
2פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןH6572Now this is the copya transcript
3הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןH5406of the letteran epistle
4אֲשֶׁ֤רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
5נָתַן֙H5414gaveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
6הַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428that the kinga king
7אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּאH783Artaxerxesartachshasta (or artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several persian kings
8לְעֶזְרָ֥אH5830unto Ezraezra, an israelite
9הַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548the priestliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
10סֹפֵ֞רH5608even a scribeproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
11סֹפֵ֞רH5608even a scribeproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
12דִּבְרֵ֧יH1697of the wordsa word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
13מִצְוֹתH4687of the commandmentsa command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
14יְהוָ֛הH3068of the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
15וְחֻקָּ֖יוH2706and of his statutesan enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
16עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
17יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478to Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

Verse Context

Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek ...
Ezra 7:11 (current) Now this is the copy of the letter gave that the king Artaxerxes unto Ezra the priest even a scribe even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD and of his statutes to Israel
Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes king king unto Ezra the priest a scribe...

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