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Ezra 4:22

Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

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וּזְהִירִ֥יןuzehirinand take heedזְהַרconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and take heed”, the ordinary formH2095(passively) be admonishedtake heed.הֱו֛וֹhevvobecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “become”, a commandH1934to 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…שָׁל֖וּshalverrorשָׁלוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “error”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7960a faulterror, [idiom] fail, thing amiss.לְמֶעְבַּ֣דlemebadto doעֲבַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.דְּנָ֑הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, common, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.לְמָה֙lemahto how greatמָהpreposition, particle, interrogative — “to how great”H4101{properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.יִשְׂגֵּ֣אyisgegrowשְׂגָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “grow”, an unfinished actionH7680to increasegrow, be multiplied.חֲבָלָ֔אchavaladamageחֲבַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “damage”, the definite formH2257harm (personal or pecuniary)damage, hurt.לְהַנְזָקַ֖תlehanzaqatto have damageנְזַקpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to have damage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5142to suffer (causatively, inflict) losshave (en-) damage, hurt(-ful).מַלְכִֽיןmalkhinkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Young’s Literal Translation

And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'

World English Bible

Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Darby Translation

and take heed that ye fail not to do this: why should harm grow to the damage of the kings?

Douay-Rheims

See that you be not negligent in executing this, lest by little and little the evil grow to the hurt of the kings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

See that ye be careful of the decree, not to be remiss concerning this matter, lest at any time destruction should abound to the harm of kings.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πεφυλαγμένοι ἦτε ἄνεσιν ποιῆσαι περὶ τούτου, μή ποτε πληθυνθῇ ἀφανισμὸς εἰς κακοποίησιν βασιλεῦσι.