And afterוְאַחֲרֵיallכָּלthat has comeהַבָּאupon usעָלֵינוּfor our evilבְּ הָרָעִיםdeedsמַעֲשֵׂינוּand for our greatוּבְ הַגְּדֹלָהguilt,אַשְׁמָתֵנוּforכִּיyou,אַתָּהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּhave held back punishmentחָשַׂכְתָּbelowלְמַטָּהour iniquity,מֵעֲוֺנֵנוּand have givenוְנָתַתָּהusלָּנוּescapeesפְּלֵיטָהlike these,כָּזֹאת
Ezra 9:13
Study it in the app“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,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “raim” appears- deedsמַעֲשֵׂיmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears- and for our greatגְּדֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- guiltאַשְׁמָתֵashmate
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmate” appears- our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- have held back punishmentחָשַׂכְתָּchasachta
restrain
To curb something, like the tongue, or stop someone.
Where else “chasachta” appears- belowמַטָּהmata
below, downward
Below, downward, beneath.
Where else “mata” appears- our iniquityעֲוֺנֵavone
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avone” appears- and have givenנָתַתָּהnatata
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natata” appears- escapeesפְּלֵיטָהpeleta
survivors
The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.
Where else “peleta” appears
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?