What Does Ezra 10:14 Mean?

“stand”

to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)

'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction

“Let now our rulers”

a head person (of any rank or class)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“of all the congregation”

assemblage (usually concretely)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“in our cities”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“and let all them which have taken”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

“wives”

a woman

“strange”

strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)

“come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“times”

time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc

“at appointed”

to fix (a time)

adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then

“and with them the elders”

old

“in our cities”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“in our cities”

a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

“and the judges”

to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“be turned”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

“thereof until the fierce”

a burning of anger

“wrath”

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

“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

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“for this matter”

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that