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AndוַEzraעֶזְרָאaroseיָּקָםand put under oathוַיַּשְׁבַּעthe officialsשָׂרֵיof the priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםthe Levites,הַלְוִיִּםand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלto doלַעֲשׂוֹתaccording to thisכַּ הַזֶּהword;דָּבָרand they swore.וַיִּשָּׁבֵעוּ
Ezra 10:5
Study it in the app“And Ezra arose and put under oath the officials of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel to do according to this word; and they swore.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 10:5, word by word
- Ezraעֶזְרָאezra
Ezra
Ezra: a priest and scribe, a descendant of Aaron, who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the law. Also another man of the same name in Nehemiah. The name means "help".
Where else “ezra” appears- aroseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and put under oathיַּשְׁבַּעyashba
put under oath
To make someone swear.
Where else “yashba” appears- the officialsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- wordדָּבָרdavar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appears
The context
4Arise, for the matter is upon you, and we are with you; be strong and do it.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And Ezra rose from before the house of Elohim and went to the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and he went there; bread he did not eat, and water he did not drink, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.