Ezra 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:12 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 →
יְדִ֨יעַ֙
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
לֶהֱוֵ֣א
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
לְמַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
יְהוּדָיֵ֗א
Yᵉhûwdâʼîy
H3062
Jew
דִּ֤י
dîy
H1768
which
סְלִ֨קוּ֙
çᵉliq
H5559
to ascend
מִן
min
H4481
from
לְוָתָ֔ךְ
lᵉvâth
H3890
to
עֲלֶ֥ינָא
ʻal
H5922
upon
אֲת֖וֹ
ʼâthâh
H858
to come
לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlêm
H3390
Jerusalem
קִרְיְתָ֨א
qiryâʼ
H7149
city
מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א
mârâd
H4779
rebellious
ובאישתא
biʼûwsh
H873
evil
וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙
biʼûwsh
H873
evil
בָּנַ֔יִן
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
ושורי
shûwr
H7792
wall
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א
shûwr
H7792
wall
אשכללו
kᵉlal
H3635
to finish
שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ
kᵉlal
H3635
to finish
וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א
ʼôsh
H787
foundation
יַחִֽיטוּ
chûwṭ
H2338
to repair
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you are come to us to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
let it be known to the king that the Jews who went up from near you have come to us at Jerusalem. Rebuilding the rebellious and evil city, they are completing the walls and repairing the foundations.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).