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Nowכְּעַןgiveשִׂימוּan orderטְּעֵםto makeלְthoseאִלֵּךְmenגֻּבְרַיָּאcease,בַטָּלָאandוְthatדָךְcityקִרְיְתָאis not to beלָאbuiltתִתְבְּנֵאuntilעַדby meמִנִּיthe orderטַעְמָאis given.יִתְּשָׂם
Ezra 4:21
Study it in the app“Now give an order to make those men cease, and that city is not to be built until by me the order is given.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 4:21, word by word
- Nowכְּעַןkean
now
Now (Aramaic).
Where else “kean” appears- giveשִׂימוּsimu
give an order
To give an order or a decree.
Where else “simu” appears- an orderטְּעֵםteem
order
What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.
Where else “teem” appears- menגֻּבְרַיָּguvraya
man
Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".
Where else “guvraya” appears- ceaseבַטָּלָאvatala
cease, stop
To cease, to stop; in its causative form, to make stop (Aramaic). It is the verb with which Ezra tells that the work on the house of God was stopped.
Where else “vatala” appears- thatדָךְdach
that, this
That, this (Aramaic).
Where else “dach” appears- cityקִרְיְתָkiryta
city
City (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "qirya".
Where else “kiryta” appears- builtתִתְבְּנֵאtitbne
build
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “titbne” appears- the orderטַעְמָtama
order
What the king or God commands to be done (in Aramaic).
Where else “tama” appears
The context
20And there were mighty kings over Jerusalem and ruling over all the other side of the river, and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.
21 · This verse (above)
22And be careful of negligence in acting on this. Why should the damage grow to the harm of kings?”