Berean Standard Bible
Ezra 4:1-2
1When the enemiesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the exilesבְנֵ֤י הַגּוֹלָה֙ve.Nei ha.go.LahH1121H1473were buildingבּוֹנִ֣יםbo.NimH1129a templeהֵיכָ֔לhei.KhalH1964for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
2they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ אֶל־vai.yi.ge.Shu 'el-H5066H413Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְאֶל־ze.ru.ba.Vel ve.'el-H2216H413and the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588, like you,we seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם אֲנַ֣חְנוּle.lo.hei.Khem 'a.Nach.nuH430H587and have been sacrificingזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to Him sinceH3808the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428אֵסַ֤ר'e.SarH634Esar-haddonחַדֹּן֙cha.DonH634of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927usאֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”
Commentaries on Ezra 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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