King James Version

Ezra 4:24

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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בֵּאדַ֗יִןbedayinin thenאֱדַיִןpreposition, adverb — “in then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.בְּטֵלַת֙betelatceaseבְּטֵלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cease”, a completed actionH989to stop(cause, make to), cease, hinder.עֲבִידַ֣תavidataffairsעֲבִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “affairs”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5673labor or businessaffairs, service, work.בֵּיתbeythouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.אֱלָהָ֔אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דִּ֖יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbirushelemin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}וַהֲוָת֙vahavatand becomeהָוָאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and become”, a completed 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…בָּֽטְלָ֔אbatelaceaseבְּטֵלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “cease”, a verb used as a describing wordH989to stop(cause, make to), cease, hinder.עַ֚דaduntilעַדpreposition — “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.שְׁנַ֣תshenatyearשְׁנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8140{a year (as a revolution of time)}year.תַּרְתֵּ֔יןtarteyntwoתְּרֵיןadjective, ordinal, common, plural, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8648twosecond, [phrase] twelve, two.לְמַלְכ֖וּתlemalkhutto kingdomמַלְכוּpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to kingdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4437dominion (abstractly or concretely)kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁdareyaveshDariusדָּֽרְיָוֵשׁnoun, proper name — “Darius”H1868{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}Darius.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4430a kingking, royal.פָּרָֽסparasPersiaפָּרַסnoun, proper name — “Persia”H6540{Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants}Persia, Persians.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Young’s Literal Translation

then ceased the service of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

World English Bible

Then work stopped on God’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Darby Translation

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Douay-Rheims

Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then ceased the work of the house of God in Jerusalem, and it was at a stand until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ἤργησε τὸ ἔργον οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ τὸ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ἦν ἀργοῦν ἕως δευτέρου ἔτους τῆς βασιλείας Δαρείου βασιλέως Περσῶν.