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Ezra 4:14

Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

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כְּעַ֗ןkeannowכְּעַןadverb — “now”H3705nownow.כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.קֳבֵל֙qovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.דִּֽיdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.מְלַ֤חmelachsaltמְלַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “salt”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4416salt[phrase] maintenance, salt.הֵֽיכְלָא֙heykhlapalaceהֵיכַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “palace”, the definite formH1965{a large public building, such as a palace or temple}palace, temple.מְלַ֔חְנָאmelachnato eat salt, iמְלַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “to eat salt, i”, a completed actionH4415to eat salt, i.e. (generally) subsist[phrase] have maintenance.וְעַרְוַ֣תvearvatand dishonorעַרְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and dishonor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6173nakedness, i.e. (figuratively) impoverishmentdishonor.מַלְכָּ֔אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.לָ֥אlaor evenלָאparticle, negative — “or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.אֲֽרִֽיךְarikhebe meetאֲרַךְadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “be meet”, the ordinary formH749to suitbe meet.לַ֖נָאlanatoלַ֖נָאpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑אlemechezeto be wontחֲזָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be wont”, the to-form of the verbH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.עַ֨לalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.דְּנָ֔הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.שְׁלַ֖חְנָאshelachnasendשְׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “send”, a completed actionH7972{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}put, send.וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאvehodanaand knowיְדַעconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and know”, a completed actionH3046{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.לְמַלְכָּֽאlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

Young’s Literal Translation

Now, because that the salt of the palace [is] our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;

World English Bible

Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and informed the king,

Darby Translation

Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;

Douay-Rheims

But we remembering the salt that we have eaten in the palace, and because we count it a crime to see the king wronged, have therefore sent and certified the king,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and announced to the king,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην βασιλέως οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπέμψαμεν καὶ ἐγνωρίσαμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ,