King James Version

Ezra 5:16

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

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אֱדַ֨יִן֙edayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רsheshebatsarSheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּרnoun, proper name — “Sheshbazzar”H8340{Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name}Sheshbazzar.דֵּ֔ךְdekhethisדֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1791thisthe same, this.אֲתָ֗אatacomeאָתָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, a completed actionH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.יְהַ֧בyehavgiveיְהַבverb, 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.אֻשַּׁיָּ֛אushayafoundationאֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “foundation”, the definite formH787a foundationfoundation.דִּיdithatדִּיparticle, 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.בֵ֥יתveythouseבַּיִתnoun, 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.אֱלָהָ֖אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.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.בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvirushelemin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}וּמִןuminand fromמִןconjunction, preposition — “and 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.אֱדַ֧יִןedayinthenאֱדַיִןadverb — “then”H116then (of time)now, that time, then.וְעַדveadand untilעַדconjunction, preposition — “and 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.כְּעַ֛ןkeannowכְּעַןadverb — “now”H3705nownow.מִתְבְּנֵ֖אmitbenebuildבְּנָאverb, hothpaal, participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1124to buildbuild, make.וְלָ֥אvelaand or evenלָאconjunction, particle, negative — “and or even”H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}or even, neither, no(-ne, -r), (can-) not, as nothing, without.שְׁלִֽםshelimdeliverשְׁלַםverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH8000to complete, to restoredeliver, finish.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then hath this Sheshbazzar come — he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.

World English Bible

Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of God’s house which is in Jerusalem. Since that time even until now it has been being built, and yet it is not completed.

Darby Translation

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and since that time even until now has it been in building, and it is not completed.

Douay-Rheims

Then came this same Sassabasar, and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it is in building, and is not yet finished.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then that Sabanazar came, and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem: and from that time even until now it has been building, and has not been finished.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε Σαβανασὰρ ἐκεῖνος ἦλθε καὶ ἔδωκε θεμελίους τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἀπὸ τότε ἕως τοῦ νῦν ᾠκοδομήθη, καὶ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη.