YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyouאַתָּהare righteous,צַדִּיקforכִּיwe have been leftנִשְׁאַרְנוּas escapees,פְלֵיטָהas at thisכְּ הַזֶּהday.הַיּוֹםHere we areהִנְנוּbefore youלְפָנֶיךָin our guilt,בְּאַשְׁמָתֵינוּforכִּיit is not possibleאֵין לַto standעֲמוֹדbefore youלְפָנֶיךָbecause ofעַלthis.”זֹאת
Ezra 9:15
Study it in the app“YHWH, 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 9:15, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- we have been leftנִשְׁאַרְנוּnisharnu
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharnu” appears- as escapeesפְלֵיטָהfeleta
survivors
The small group that survives a defeat or a disaster.
Where else “feleta” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- in our guiltאַשְׁמָתֵיashmate
guilt
Guilt: the responsibility that remains for having done wrong; also an offense.
Where else “ashmate” appears- to standעֲמוֹדamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amod” appears
The context
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?
15 · This verse (above)