Hebrew Interlinear
Ezra 9:12 Interlinear
“ not your daughters Now therefore give to your children not your daughters neither take to your children nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever that ye may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְ֠עַתָּה | H6258 | at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | |
| 2 | וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ | H1323 | not your daughters | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 3 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 4 | תִּתְּנ֣וּ | H5414 | Now therefore give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 5 | לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם | H1121 | to your children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 6 | וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ | H1323 | not your daughters | a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively) |
| 7 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 8 | תִּשְׂא֣וּ | H5375 | neither take | to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative |
| 9 | לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם | H1121 | to your children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 10 | וְלֹֽא | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 11 | תִדְרְשׁ֧וּ | H1875 | nor seek | properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship |
| 12 | שְׁלֹמָ֛ם | H7965 | their peace | safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace |
| 13 | וְטֽוֹבָתָ֖ם | H2896 | or their wealth | 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 |
| 14 | עַד | H5704 | for | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) |
| 15 | עוֹלָֽם׃ | H5769 | ever | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
| 16 | לְמַ֣עַן | H4616 | properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that | |
| 17 | תֶּֽחֶזְק֗וּ | H2388 | that ye may be strong | to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra |
| 18 | וַֽאֲכַלְתֶּם֙ | H398 | and eat | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 19 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 20 | ט֣וּב | H2898 | the good | good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare |
| 21 | הָאָ֔רֶץ | H776 | of the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 22 | וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתֶּ֥ם | H3423 | and leave it for an inheritance | to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish |
| 23 | לִבְנֵיכֶ֖ם | H1121 | to your children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 24 | עַד | H5704 | for | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) |
| 25 | עוֹלָֽם׃ | H5769 | ever | properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial |
Verse Context
Ezra 9:11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets saying...
Ezra 9:12 (current) not your daughters Now therefore give to your children not your daughters neither take to your children nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever that ye may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever
Ezra 9:13And after all that is come deeds upon us for our evil...