Ezra 3:13

“And the people did not distinguish the sound of the shout of joy from the sound of the weeping of the people, for the people were shouting with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.”

Ezra 3:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 3:13, word by word

the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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distinguishמַכִּירִיםmakirim

recognize

To realize who someone is, or notice them.

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the soundקוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

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of the shoutתְּרוּעַתteruat

acclamation

A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.

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of joyשִּׂמְחָהsimcha

joy

Joy, gladness, celebration.

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of the weepingבְּכִיbechi

weeping

Weeping.

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were shoutingמְרִיעִיםmeriim

shout, sound an alarm

Make a loud sound: shout for joy or in alarm, acclaim, sound the signal with the trumpet.

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with a great shoutגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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was heardנִשְׁמַעnishma

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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far awayרָחוֹקrachok

far

To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.

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The context

12But many of the priests and the Levites and the heads of the fathers’ houses, the elders who had seen the first house, when this house was founded before their eyes, were weeping with a loud voice, and many were raising their voice with shouting, with joy.

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