In Ezra 4 of Ezra .
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
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כְּעַן֙ kean now כְּעַן֙ kean now כְּעַן adverb — “now” H3705 now now. שִׂ֣ימוּ simv give שִׂ֣ימוּ simv give שׂוּם verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “give”, a command H7761 {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)} [phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set. טְּעֵ֔ם teem commandment טְּעֵ֔ם teem commandment טְעֵם noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary form H2942 properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively) [phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom. לְבַטָּלָ֖א levatala to cease לְבַטָּלָ֖א levatala to cease בְּטֵל preposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to cease”, the to-form of the verb H989 to stop (cause, make to), cease, hinder. גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א guvraya certain גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א guvraya certain גְּבַר noun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite form H1400 {a person} certain, man. אִלֵּ֑ךְ ilekhe these אִלֵּ֑ךְ ilekhe these אִלֵּךְ pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, plural — “these” H479 these these, those. וְקִרְיְתָ֥א veqiryeta and city וְקִרְיְתָ֥א veqiryeta and city קִרְיָא conjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “and city”, the definite form H7149 {building; a city} city. דָךְ֙ dakhe this דָךְ֙ dakhe this דֵּךְ pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this” H1791 this the same, this. לָ֣א la or even לָ֣א la or even לָא particle, negative — “or even” H3809 {not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;} or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without. תִתְבְּנֵ֔א titbene build תִתְבְּנֵ֔א titbene build בְּנָא verb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “build”, an unfinished action H1124 to build build, make. עַד ־ ad until עַד ad until עַד preposition — “until” H5705 {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)} [idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within. מִנִּ֖י mini from מִנִּ֖י mini from מִן preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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. טַעְמָ֥א tama account טַעְמָ֥א tama account טַעַם noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “account”, the definite form H2941 properly, a taste, i.e. ajudicial sentence account, [idiom] to be commanded, commandment, matter. יִתְּשָֽׂם ׃ yitsam give יִתְּשָֽׂם yitsam give שׂוּם verb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished action H7761 {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)} [phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
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American Standard Version (1901) Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
Young’s Literal Translation 'Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.
World English Bible Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built until a decree is made by me.
Darby Translation Now give order to make these men to cease, and that this city be not built, until the order shall be given from me;
Douay-Rheims Now therefore hear the sentence: Hinder those men, that this city be not built, till further orders be given by me.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Now therefore make a decree to stop the work of those men, and that city shall no more be built.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καὶ νῦν θέτε γνώμην, καταργῆσαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐκείνους, καὶ ἡ πόλις ἐκείνη οὐκ οἰκοδομηθήσεται ἔτι· Ὅπως ἀπὸ τῆς γνώμης
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