King James Version

Ezra 5:12

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

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לָהֵ֗ןlahenexceptלָהֵןconjunction — “except”H3861therefore; also exceptbut, except, save, therefore, wherefore.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “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.דִּ֨יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.הַרְגִּ֤זוּhargizvprovoke unto wrathרְגַזverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “provoke unto wrath”, a completed actionH7265{to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)}provoke unto wrath.אֲבָהֳתַ֨נָא֙avahotanafatherאַבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2{father}father.לֶאֱלָ֣הּleelahto Godאֱלָהּparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.יְהַ֣בyehavgiveיְהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH3052{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.הִמּ֔וֹhimvothemהִמּוֹpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “them”H1994they[idiom] are, them, those.בְּיַ֛דbeyadin handיַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רnevukhadnetsarNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnoun, proper name — “Nebuchadnezzar”H5020{Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon}Nebuchadnezzar.מֶֽלֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “king”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4430a kingking, royal.בָּבֶ֖לbavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.כסדיאkhsdyChaldeanכַּסְדַּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “Chaldean”, the definite formH3679{a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people}Chaldean.כַּסְדָּאָ֑הkasdaahChaldeanכַּסְדַּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “Chaldean”, the definite formH3679{a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people}Chaldean.וּבַיְתָ֤הuvaytahand houseבַּיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and house”, the definite formH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.דְנָה֙denahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.סַתְרֵ֔הּsatrehdestroyסְתַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “destroy”, a completed actionH5642to conceal; figuratively, to demolishdestroy, secret thing.וְעַמָּ֖הveamahand peopleעַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and people”, the definite formH5972{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}people.הַגְלִ֥יhaglirevealגְּלָהverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reveal”, a completed actionH1541{to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal}bring over, carry away, reveal.לְבָבֶֽלlevavelto Babylonבַּבֶלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But because that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

Young’s Literal Translation

but after that our fathers made the God of heaven angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed to Babylon;

World English Bible

But after our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house and carried the people away into Babylon.

Darby Translation

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of the heavens to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people away unto Babylon.

Douay-Rheims

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But after that our fathers provoked the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the Chaldean, king of Babylon, and he destroyed this house, and carried the people captive to Babylon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀφότε δὲ παρώργισαν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν τὸν Θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος τοῦ Χαλδαίου, καὶ τὸν οἴκον τοῦτον κατέλυσε, καὶ τὸν λαὸν ἀπῴκισεν εἰς Βαβυλῶνα.