Ezra 5:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 5:16 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 →
אֱדַ֨יִן֙
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר
Shêshᵉbatstsar
H8340
Sheshbazzar
דֵּ֔ךְ
dêk
H1791
this
אֲתָ֗א
ʼâthâh
H858
to come
יְהַ֧ב
yᵉhab
H3052
to give
אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א
ʼôsh
H787
foundation
דִּי
dîy
H1768
which
בֵ֥ית
bayith
H1005
house
אֱלָהָ֖א
ʼĕlâhh
H426
God
דִּ֣י
dîy
H1768
which
בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlêm
H3390
Jerusalem
וּמִן
min
H4481
from
אֱדַ֧יִן
ʼĕdayin
H116
then
וְעַד
ʻad
H5705
until
כְּעַ֛ן
kᵉʻan
H3705
now
מִתְבְּנֵ֖א
bᵉnâʼ
H1124
to build
וְלָ֥א
lâʼ
H3809
nothing
שְׁלִֽם
shᵉlam
H8000
to finish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then that Sheshbazzar came; he laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem. And from then even until now it is being built, but it is not complete.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).