Ezra 1:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 1:5 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 →
וַיָּק֜וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
רָאשֵׁ֣י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָאָב֗וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
לִֽיהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
לְכֹ֨ל
kôl
H3605
all
הֵעִ֤יר
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
הָאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רוּח֔וֹ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
לַעֲל֣וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לִבְנ֔וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then rose up the heads of fathers' [houses] of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, that is, all whose spirit God had stirred up, arose to go up to build the house of Yahweh, which is in Jerusalem.
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