Hebrew Interlinear

Ezra 9:8 Interlinear

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God to leave us a remnant to escape and give us a nail place in his holy may lighten our eyes our God and give reviving And now for a little in our bondage

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְעַתָּ֡הH6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
2מְעַ֖טH4592And now for a littlea little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
3רֶגַע֩H7281spacea wink (of the eyes), i.e., a very short space of time
4הָֽיְתָ֨הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
5תְחִנָּ֜הH8467gracegraciousness; causatively, entreaty
6מֵאֵ֣ת׀H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7יְהוָ֣הH3068hath been shewed from the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
8אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּH430our 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
9לְהַשְׁאִ֥ירH7604to leaveproperly, to swell up, i.e., be (causatively, make) redundant
10לָ֙נוּ֙H0
11פְּלֵיטָ֔הH6413us a remnant to escapedeliverance; concretely, an escaped portion
12וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּH5414and giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
13לָ֥נוּH0
14יָתֵ֖דH3489us a naila peg
15בִּמְק֣וֹםH4725placeproperly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
16קָדְשׁ֑וֹH6944in his holya sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
17לְהָאִ֤ירH215may lightento be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
18עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙H5869our eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
19אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּH430our 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
20וּלְתִתֵּ֛נוּH5414and giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
21מִֽחְיָ֥הH4241revivingpreservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e., the quick
22מְעַ֖טH4592And now for a littlea little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
23בְּעַבְדֻתֵֽנוּ׃H5659in our bondageservitude

Verse Context

Ezra 9:7Since the days of our fathers trespass have we been in a great ...
Ezra 9:8 (current) And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God to leave us a remnant to escape and give us a nail place in his holy may lighten our eyes our God and give reviving And now for a little in our bondage
Ezra 9:9 For we were bondmen us in our bondage hath not forsaken...

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