Ezra 9:6

“and I said, “My Elohim, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face, my Elohim, to you, for our iniquities have multiplied higher than our head, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens.”

Ezra 9:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 9:6, word by word

and I saidאֹמְרָomra

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “omra” appears
“My Elohimאֱלֹהַeloha

Elohim

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

Where else “eloha” appears
I am ashamedבֹּשְׁתִּיboshti

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

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and humiliatedנִכְלַמְתִּיnichlamti

be ashamed, humiliate

Put to shame, humiliate; be put to shame.

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to liftהָרִיםharim

lift up

To put on high: to raise the voice, praise God, or be God lifting up the lowly.

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my faceפָּנַpana

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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our iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתֵיavonote

iniquity

A serious wrong.

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have multipliedרָבוּravu

multiply

To grow in number.

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higher thanמַעְלָmala

above

Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".

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our headרֹּאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and our guiltאַשְׁמָתֵashmate

guilt

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

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has grownגָדְלָהgadla

make great

To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.

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the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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The context

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,

6 · This verse (above)

7From the days of our fathers we have been in great guilt until this day; and for our iniquities we have been given, our kings, and our priests, into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to shame of face, as at this day.

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