Hebrew Interlinear
Ezra 8:21 Interlinear
“Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava that we might afflict ourselves before our God to seek way of him a right for us and for our little ones and for all our substance”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָֽאֶקְרָ֨א | H7121 | Then I proclaimed | to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) |
| 2 | שָׁ֥ם | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | |
| 3 | צוֹם֙ | H6685 | a fast | a fast |
| 4 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 5 | הַנָּהָ֣ר | H5104 | there at the river | a stream (including the sea; expectation the nile, euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity |
| 6 | אַֽהֲוָ֔א | H163 | of Ahava | ahava, a river of babylonia |
| 7 | לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת | H6031 | that we might afflict | to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows) |
| 8 | לִפְנֵ֣י | H6440 | ourselves before | the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi |
| 9 | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | H430 | our God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 10 | לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ | H1245 | to seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 11 | מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 12 | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | H1870 | way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 13 | יְשָׁרָ֔ה | H3477 | of him a right | straight (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | לָ֥נוּ | H0 | ||
| 15 | וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ | H2945 | for us and for our little ones | a family (mostly used collectively in the singular) |
| 16 | וּלְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 17 | רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | H7399 | and for all our substance | property (as gathered) |
Verse Context
Ezra 8:20 Also of the Nethinims had appointed whom David and the princes for the service...
Ezra 8:21 (current)Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava that we might afflict ourselves before our God to seek way of him a right for us and for our little ones and for all our substance
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