Ezra 9:14

“shall 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?”

Ezra 9:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 9:14, word by word

shall we againנָשׁוּבnashuv

again

To do something one more time.

Where else “nashuv” appears
breakהָפֵרhafer

annul

To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.

Where else “hafer” appears
your commandmentsמִצְוֺתֶיmitsvote

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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and intermarryהִתְחַתֵּןhitchaten

intermarry

To become another's family by means of a marriage.

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with the peoplesעַמֵּיame

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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abominationsתֹּעֵבוֹתtoevot

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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be angryתֶאֱנַףteenaf

be angry

Be angry: grow very angry; it comes from a root that means "breathe hard."

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you made an end of usכַּלֵּהkale

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

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remnantשְׁאֵרִיתsheerit

remnant

Remnant: those left alive after a disaster.

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or escapeesפְלֵיטָהfeleta

survivors

The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.

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The context

13And 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,

14 · This verse (above)

15YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, you are righteous, for we have been left as escapees, as at this day. Here we are before you in our guilt, for it is not possible to stand before you because of this.”

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