Hebrew Interlinear

Ezra 9:6 Interlinear

And said O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up O my God my face for our iniquities are increased over our head and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וָאֹֽמְרָ֗הH559And saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֱלֹהַ֛יH430O my Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3בֹּ֣שְׁתִּיH954I am ashamedproperly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
4וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּיH3637and blushproperly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
5לְהָרִ֧יםH7311to lift upto be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
6אֱלֹהַ֛יH430O my Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7פָּנַ֖יH6440my facethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
8אֵלֶ֑יךָH413near, with or among; often in general, to
9כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
10עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּH5771for our iniquitiesperversity, i.e., (moral) evil
11רָבוּ֙H7235are increasedto increase (in whatever respect)
12לְמַ֣עְלָהH4605overproperly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
13רֹּ֔אשׁH7218our headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
14וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּH819and our trespassguiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a sin-offering
15גָֽדְלָ֖הH1431is grown upto be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
16עַ֥דH5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
17לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃H8064unto the heavensthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r

Verse Context

Ezra 9:5sacrifice And at the evening I arose up from my heaviness and having rent my garment...
Ezra 9:6 (current)And said O my God I am ashamed and blush to lift up O my God my face for our iniquities are increased over our head and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens
Ezra 9:7Since the days of our fathers trespass have we been in a great ...

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