Hebrew Interlinear
Ezra 8:22 Interlinear
“ For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken of the king because we had spoken The hand of our God that seek is upon all them for good him but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 2 | בֹ֗שְׁתִּי | H954 | For I was ashamed | properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed |
| 3 | לִשְׁא֤וֹל | H7592 | to require | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 4 | מִן | H4480 | properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | |
| 5 | לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | H4428 | of the king | a king |
| 6 | חַ֣יִל | H2428 | a band of soldiers | probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength |
| 7 | וּפָֽרָשִׁ֔ים | H6571 | and horsemen | a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e., (collectively) cavalry |
| 8 | לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ | H5826 | to help | to surround, i.e., protect or aid |
| 9 | מֵֽאוֹיֵ֖ב | H341 | us against the enemy | hating; an adversary |
| 10 | בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ | H1870 | in the way | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 11 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 12 | לֵאמֹ֗ר | H559 | because we had spoken | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 13 | לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | H4428 | of the king | a king |
| 14 | לֵאמֹ֗ר | H559 | because we had spoken | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 15 | יַד | H3027 | The hand | a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v |
| 16 | אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ | H430 | of 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 |
| 17 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 18 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 19 | מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ | H1245 | that seek | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 20 | לְטוֹבָ֔ה | H2896 | is upon all them for good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 21 | וְעֻזּ֣וֹ | H5797 | him but his power | strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise) |
| 22 | וְאַפּ֔וֹ | H639 | and his wrath | properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire |
| 23 | עַ֖ל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 24 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 25 | עֹֽזְבָֽיו׃ | H5800 | is against all them that forsake | to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc |
Verse Context
Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava...
Ezra 8:22 (current) For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken of the king because we had spoken The hand of our God that seek is upon all them for good him but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake
Ezra 8:23So we fasted and besought our God for this and he was intreated...