Ezra 9:13

“And after all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, for you, our Elohim, have held back punishment below our iniquity, and have given us escapees like these,”

Ezra 9:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 9:13, word by word

that has comeבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “ba” appears
for our evilרָעִיםraim

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

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deedsמַעֲשֵׂיmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

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and for our greatגְּדֹלָהgedola

great

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

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guiltאַשְׁמָתֵashmate

guilt

Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.

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our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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have held back punishmentחָשַׂכְתָּchasachta

restrain

To curb something, like the tongue, or stop someone.

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belowמַטָּהmata

below, downward

Below, downward, beneath.

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our iniquityעֲוֺנֵavone

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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and have givenנָתַתָּהnatata

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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escapeesפְּלֵיטָהpeleta

survivors

The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.

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The context

12And now, do not give your daughters to their sons, and do not take their daughters for your sons, and you shall not seek their peace or their good forever, so that you may be strong and eat the good of the land and leave it as a possession to your sons forever.’

13 · This verse (above)

14shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples of these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you made an end of us, so that there is no remnant or escapees?

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