Ezra 4:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:14 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 →
כְּעַ֗ן
kᵉʻan
H3705
now
כָּל
kôl
H3606
all
קֳבֵל֙
qᵉbêl
H6903
before
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
מְלַ֤ח
mᵉlach
H4416
salt
הֵֽיכְלָא֙
hêykal
H1965
temple
מְלַ֔חְנָא
mᵉlach
H4415
to eat salt
וְעַרְוַ֣ת
ʻarvâh
H6173
dishonor
מַלְכָּ֔א
melek
H4430
king
לָ֥א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
אֲֽרִֽיךְ
ʼărak
H749
proper
לַ֖נָא
לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א
chăzâʼ
H2370
to see
עַ֨ל
ʻal
H5922
upon
דְּנָ֔ה
dên
H1836
this
שְׁלַ֖חְנָא
shᵉlach
H7972
to send
וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא
yᵉdaʻ
H3046
to know
לְמַלְכָּֽא
melek
H4430
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
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King James Version Public Domain
Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now, because we have eaten the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the nakedness of the king, on account of this we have sent and made known to the king,
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