Ezra 5:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 5:11 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 →
וּכְנֵ֥מָא
kᵉnêmâʼ
H3660
thus
פִתְגָמָ֖א
pithgâm
H6600
decree
הֲתִיב֣וּנָא
tûwb
H8421
to return
לְמֵמַ֑ר
ʼămar
H560
to say
אֲנַ֣חְנָא
ʼănachnâʼ
H586
we
הִמּ֡וֹ
himmôw
H1994
they
עַבְדוֹהִי֩
ʻăbad
H5649
servant
דִֽי
dîy
H1768
which
אֱלָ֨הּ
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
שְׁמַיָּ֜א
shâmayin
H8065
heaven
וְאַרְעָ֗א
ʼăraʻ
H772
earth
וּבָנַ֤יִן
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
בַּיְתָא֙
bayith
H1005
house
דִּֽי
dîy
H1768
which
הֲוָ֨א
hâvâʼ
H1934
to become
בְנֵ֜ה
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
מִקַּדְמַ֤ת
qadmâh
H6928
before
דְּנָה֙
dên
H1836
this
שְׁנִ֣ין
shᵉnâh
H8140
year
שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן
saggîyʼ
H7690
great
וּמֶ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4430
king
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3479
Israel
רַ֔ב
rab
H7229
great
בְּנָ֖הִי
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ
kᵉlal
H3635
to finish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And thus is the answer they returned us, saying, ‘We are servants of him who is the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house that was built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it and completed it.
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