Ezra 9:1

“And when these things were finished, the officials approached me, saying, “The people of Israel and the priests and the Levites have not separated themselves from the peoples of the lands, according to their abominations, those of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, the Ammonite, the Moabite, the Egyptian, and the Amorite.”
Ezra 9:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And whenוּכְthese thingsאֵלֶּהwere finished,כַלּוֹתthe officialsהַשָּׂרִיםapproachedנִגְּשׁוּme,אֵלַיsaying,לֵאמֹר“The peopleהָעָםof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםhave notלֹאseparated themselvesנִבְדְּלוּfrom the peoplesמֵעַמֵּיof the lands,הָאֲרָצוֹתaccording to their abominations,כְּתוֹעֲבֹתֵיהֶםthose of the Canaanite,לַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיthe Perizzite,הַפְּרִזִּיthe Jebusite,הַיְבוּסִיthe Ammonite,הָעַמֹּנִיthe Moabite,הַמֹּאָבִיthe Egyptian,הַמִּצְרִיand the Amorite.וְהָאֱמֹרִי

Ezra 9:1, word by word

were finishedכַלּוֹתchalot

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

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the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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approachedנִגְּשׁוּnigshu

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“The peopleעָםam

crowd

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

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of 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.

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and the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim

Levite

Levite: of the tribe of Levi.

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separated themselvesנִבְדְּלוּnivdlu

separate

Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.

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of the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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according to their abominationsתוֹעֲבֹתֵיtoavote

abomination

Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.

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those of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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the Ammoniteעַמֹּנִיamoni

Ammonite

Ammonite: a descendant of Ammon, the son of Lot.

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the Moabiteמֹּאָבִיmoavi

Moabite

Moabite: a descendant of Moab, the son of Lot.

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the Egyptianמִּצְרִיmitsri

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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and the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, and the holy offspring has mixed itself with the peoples of the lands; and the hand of the officials and the officials has been first in this unfaithfulness.”

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