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Ezra

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But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers' households for each of their father's households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But the exiles son Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
did do, make Verb H6213 וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־ vai·ya·'a·su-
so. so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵן֮ chen
And Ezra "help," three Isr. Noun H5830 עֶזְרָ֨א ez·ra
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the priest priest Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֵ֜ן hak·ko·hen
selected to be divided, separate Verb H914 וַיִּבָּדְלוּ֩ vai·yib·ba·de·lu
men man Noun H376 אֲנָשִׁ֨ים a·na·shim
[who were] heads head Noun H7218 רָאשֵׁ֧י ra·shei
of fathers' father Noun H1 הָאָבֹ֛ות ha·'a·vo·vt
[households] for [each] [of] their father's father Noun H1 אֲבֹתָ֖ם a·vo·tam
households, a house Noun H1004 לְבֵ֥ית le·veit
all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכֻלָּ֣ם ve·chul·lam
of them by name. a name Noun H8034 בְּשֵׁמֹ֑ות be·she·mo·vt;
So they convened to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּשְׁב֗וּ vai·ye·she·vu
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on the first one Adjective H259 אֶחָד֙ e·chad
day day Noun H3117 בְּיֹ֤ום be·yo·vm
of the tenth tenth Adjective H6224 הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י ha·'a·si·ri,
month new moon, a month Noun H2320 לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ la·cho·desh
to investigate to resort to, seek Verb H1875 לְדַרְיֹ֖ושׁ le·dar·yo·vsh
the matter. speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָֽר׃ had·da·var.

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Ezra

Ezra [N] [H] [S] help.  A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel ( Nehemiah 12:1 ).    The "scribe" who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and author of the book of Scripture which bears his name. He was the son, or perhaps grandson, of Seraiah ( 2 Kings 25:18-21 ), and a lineal descendant of Phinehas, the s... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers' households for each of their father's households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.
King James Bible But And the exiles children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads priest, with certain chief of fathers' households for each the fathers, after the house of their father's households, fathers, and all of them by name. So they convened on their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to investigate examine the matter.
Hebrew Greek English But the exiles did so. And Ezra the priest selected men who were heads of fathers' households for each of their father's households, all of them by name. So they convened on the first day of the tenth month to investigate the matter.