Hebrew Interlinear
Ezra 8:29 Interlinear
“Watch ye and keep them until ye weigh them before and chief of the priests and the Levites and chief of the fathers of Israel at Jerusalem in the chambers of the house of the LORD”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שִׁקְד֣וּ | H8245 | Watch | to be alert, i.e., sleepless; hence to be on the lookout (whether for good or ill) |
| 2 | וְשִׁמְר֗וּ | H8104 | ye and keep | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 3 | עַֽד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 4 | תִּשְׁקְל֡וּ | H8254 | them until ye weigh | to suspend or poise (especially in trade) |
| 5 | לִפְנֵי֩ | H6440 | them 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 |
| 6 | וְשָׂרֵֽי | H8269 | and chief | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 7 | הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֧ים | H3548 | of the priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 8 | וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם | H3881 | and the Levites | a levite or descendant of levi |
| 9 | וְשָׂרֵֽי | H8269 | and chief | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 10 | הָאָב֥וֹת | H1 | of the fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 11 | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 12 | בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | H3389 | at Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 13 | הַלִּשְׁכ֖וֹת | H3957 | in the chambers | a room in a building (whether for storage, eating, or lodging) |
| 14 | בֵּ֥ית | H1004 | of the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 15 | יְהוָֽה׃ | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
Verse Context
Ezra 8:28And I said are holy unto the LORD the vessels...
Ezra 8:29 (current)Watch ye and keep them until ye weigh them before and chief of the priests and the Levites and chief of the fathers of Israel at Jerusalem in the chambers of the house of the LORD
Ezra 8:30So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver and the gold...