King James Version

Ezra 5:10

We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

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וְאַ֧ףveafand alsoאַףconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H638{meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though}also.שְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshemahatehomnameשֻׁםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “name”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8036{an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}name.שְׁאֵ֥לְנָאsheelenademandשְׁאֵלverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “demand”, a completed actionH7593{to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}ask, demand, require.לְּהֹ֖םlehomtoלְּהֹ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְlehodautakheto knowיְדַעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to know”, the to-form of the verbH3046{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.דִּ֛יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.נִכְתֻּ֥בnikhtuvwriteכְּתַבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “write”, an unfinished actionH3790{to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)}write(-ten).שֻׁםshumnameשֻׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “name”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8036{an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}name.גֻּבְרַיָּ֖אguvrayacertainגְּבַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “certain”, the definite formH1400{a person}certain, man.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽםverasheyhomin headרֵאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7217the head; figuratively, the sumchief, head, sum.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We asked them their names also, to announce to thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

We asked them their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who [are] at their head.

World English Bible

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at their head.

Darby Translation

We asked their names also, to inform thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.

Douay-Rheims

We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We asked them their names also, to announce to thee, that we might write the names of the men that were at the head of them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And we asked them their names, in order to declare them to thee, so as to write to thee the names of their leading men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἠρωτήσαμεν αὐτοὺς γνωρίσαι σοι, ὥστε γράψαι σοι τὰ ὀνόματα τῶν ἀνδρῶν τῶν ἀρχόντων αὐτῶν.