King James Version

Ezra 5:13

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

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בְּרַם֙berambutבְּרַםconjunction — “but”H1297properly, highly, i.e. surely; but used adversatively, howeverbut, nevertheless, yet.בִּשְׁנַ֣תbishnatin yearשְׁנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8140{a year (as a revolution of time)}year.חֲדָ֔הchadahfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁlekhoreshto Cyrusכּוֹרֶשׁpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Cyrus”H3567{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}Cyrus.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֣יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.בָבֶ֑לvavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.כּ֤וֹרֶשׁkoreshCyrusכּוֹרֶשׁnoun, proper name — “Cyrus”H3567{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}Cyrus.מַלְכָּא֙malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.שָׂ֣םsamgiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.טְעֵ֔םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.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.אֱלָהָ֥אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דְנָ֖הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.לִבְּנֵֽאlibneto buildבְּנָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to build”, the to-form of the verbH1124to buildbuild, make.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

but in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God,

World English Bible

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

Darby Translation

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, king Cyrus gave orders to build this house of God.

Douay-Rheims

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, king Cyrus set forth a decree, that this house of God should be built.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And in the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree that this house of God should be built.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αλλʼ ἐν ἔτει πρώτῳ Κύρου τοῦ βασιλέως, Κύρος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔθετο γνώμην τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦτον οἰκοδομηθῆναι·

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