And to meוְאֵלַיgatheredיֵאָסְפוּeveryoneכֹּלwho trembledחָרֵדat the wordsבְּדִבְרֵיof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלbecause ofעַלthe unfaithfulnessמַעַלof the exiles,הַגּוֹלָהwhile Iוַאֲנִיsatיֹשֵׁבappalledמְשׁוֹמֵםuntilעַד לְthe eveningהָעָרֶבoffering.מִנְחַת
Ezra 9:4
Study it in the app“And to me gathered everyone who trembled at the words of the Elohim of Israel because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat appalled until the evening offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 9:4, word by word
- gatheredיֵאָסְפוּyeasfu
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeasfu” appears- who trembledחָרֵדchared
trembling, afraid
Trembling with fear, afraid. Elsewhere, one who trembles with reverence at the word of God (Isaiah 66:2).
Where else “chared” appears- at the wordsדִבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of 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- the unfaithfulnessמַעַלmaal
unfaithfulness
Unfaithfulness, a breach of trust.
Where else “maal” appears- of the exilesגּוֹלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- satיֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- appalledמְשׁוֹמֵםmeshomem
be appalled
To be struck with dread at the ruin.
Where else “meshomem” appears- the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears- offeringמִנְחַתminchat
offering
An offering to God.
Where else “minchat” appears
The context
3And when I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and pulled out some of the hair of my head and my beard, and sat appalled.
4 · This verse (above)
5And at the evening offering I rose from my affliction, and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to YHWH my Elohim,