Ezra 4:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 4:21 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 →
כְּעַן֙
kᵉʻan
H3705
now
שִׂ֣ימוּ
sûwm
H7761
to make
טְּעֵ֔ם
ṭᵉʻêm
H2942
decree
לְבַטָּלָ֖א
bᵉṭêl
H989
to cease
גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א
gᵉbar
H1400
man
אִלֵּ֑ךְ
ʼillêk
H479
these
וְקִרְיְתָ֥א
qiryâʼ
H7149
city
דָךְ֙
dêk
H1791
this
לָ֣א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
תִתְבְּנֵ֔א
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
עַד
ʻad
H5705
until
מִנִּ֖י
min
H4481
from
טַעְמָ֥א
ṭaʻam
H2941
discretion
יִתְּשָֽׂם
sûwm
H7761
to make
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World English Bible Public Domain
Make you now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree shall be made by me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now, set a decree to stop these men, so that city may not be rebuilt until the decree is set from me.
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