King James Version

Ezra 6:10

That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

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דִּֽיdithatדִּיconjunction — “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.לֶהֱוֺ֧ןleheonbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “become”, an unfinished 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…מְהַקְרְבִ֛יןmehaqrevinapproachקְרֵבverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “approach”, a verb used as a describing wordH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.נִיחוֹחִ֖יןnichochinsweet odourנִיחוֹחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sweet odour”, the ordinary formH5208pleasuresweet odour (savour).לֶאֱלָ֣הּleelahto Godאֱלָהּpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.שְׁמַיָּ֑אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, 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.וּמְצַלַּ֕יִןumetsalayinand prayצְלָאconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and pray”, a verb used as a describing wordH6739praypray.לְחַיֵּ֥יlechayeto lifeחַיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2417alive; also (as noun in plural) lifelife, that liveth, living.מַלְכָּ֖אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וּבְנֽוֹהִיuvenohiand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Young’s Literal Translation

that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.

World English Bible

that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

Darby Translation

that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

Douay-Rheims

And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his children.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

that they may offer sweet savours to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα ὦσιν εὐωδίας προσφέροντες τῷ Θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ προσεύχωνται εἰς ζωὴν τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ υἱῶν αὐτοῦ.