King James Version

Ezra 4:12

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations.

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יְדִ֨יעַ֙yediaknowיְדַעverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “know”, a verb used as a describing wordH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.לֶהֱוֵ֣אlehevebecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, an unfinished actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…לְמַלְכָּ֔אlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.יְהוּדָיֵ֗אyehudayeJewיְהוּדָאִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “Jew”, the definite formH3062a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. JewJew.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.סְלִ֨קוּ֙seliqvcomeסְלִקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, a completed actionH5559to ascendcome (up).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.לְוָתָ֔ךְlevatakheproperly, adhesion, iלְוָתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “properly, adhesion, i”H3890properly, adhesion, i.e. (as preposition) with[idiom] thee.עֲלֶ֥ינָאaleynaagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.אֲת֖וֹatvocomeאָתָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “come”, a completed actionH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םlirushelemto Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}קִרְיְתָ֨אqiryetacityקִרְיָאnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “city”, the definite formH7149{building; a city}city.מָֽרָדְתָּ֤אmaradetarebelliousמָרָדadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “rebellious”, the definite formH4779rebelliousrebellious.ובאישתאvvyshtand badבִּאוּשׁconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and bad”, the definite formH873wickedbad.וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙uvishetaand badבִּאוּשׁconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and bad”, the definite formH873wickedbad.בָּנַ֔יִןbanayinbuildבְּנָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1124to buildbuild, make.ושוריvshvryand wallשׁוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7792{a wall (as going about)}wall.וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אveshurayaand wallשׁוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and wall”, the definite formH7792{a wall (as going about)}wall.אשכללוshkhllvfinishכְּלַלverb, hishtaphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “finish”, an unfinished actionH3635to completefinish, make (set) up.שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakhlilvfinishכְּלַלverb, shaphel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “finish”, a completed actionH3635to completefinish, make (set) up.וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אveushayaand foundationאֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and foundation”, the definite formH787a foundationfoundation.יַחִֽיטוּyachitvjoinחוּטverb, aphel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “join”, an unfinished actionH2338to string together, i.e. (figuratively) to repairjoin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and are digging out the foundations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

Young’s Literal Translation

Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.

World English Bible

Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are building the rebellious and bad city, and have finished the walls and repaired the foundations.

Darby Translation

Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from thee unto us have come to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and they complete the walls and join up the foundations.

Douay-Rheims

Be it known to the king, that the Jews, who came up from thee to us, are come to Jerusalem a rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, setting up the ramparts thereof and repairing the walls.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from thee to us have come to Jerusalem the rebellious and wicked city, which they are building, and its walls are set in order, and they have established the foundations of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Γνωστὸν ἔστω τῷ βασιλεῖ, ὅτι οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι οἱ ἀναβάντες ἀπὸ σοῦ πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἤλθοσαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἀποστάτιν καὶ πονηρὰν, ἣν οἰκοδομοῦσι· καὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς κατηρτισμένα εἰσὶ, καὶ θεμελίους αὐτῆς ἀνύψωσαν.