New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezra 4:2-3
2they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with you, for we, like you, seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑םle.lo.hei.KhemH430;and we have been sacrificingזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to Him sinceH4480the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofEsarhaddonH634kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927us up hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”
3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and JeshuaH3091and the restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “You have nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in common with us in buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004to our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;but we ourselvesאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will togetherיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539has commandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.”
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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