Ezra 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 1:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּ֚רֶשׁ
Kôwresh
H3566
Cyrus
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
פָּרַ֔ס
Pâraç
H6539
Persia
כֹּ֚ל
kôl
H3605
all
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mamlâkâh
H4467
kingdom
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
נָ֣תַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֔י
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
פָקַ֤ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עָלַי֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
לִבְנֽוֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
ל֣וֹ
בַ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּֽיהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has Yahweh, the God of heaven, given me; and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Thus says Cyrus, the king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he himself has appointed me to build for him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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