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Ezra 6:11

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

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וּמִנִּי֮uminiand fromמִןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and from”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4481{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.שִׂ֣יםsimgiveשׂוּםverb, qal passive, 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.טְעֵם֒teemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, 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.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.כָלkhalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.אֱנָ֗שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.דִּ֤יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.יְהַשְׁנֵא֙yehashnealterשְׁנָאverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alter”, an unfinished actionH8133{to alter}alter, change, (be) diverse.פִּתְגָמָ֣אpitgamaanswerפִּתְגָּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “answer”, the definite formH6600a word, answer, letter or decreeanswer, letter, matter, word.דְנָ֔הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.יִתְנְסַ֥חyitnesachpull downנְסַחverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “pull down”, an unfinished actionH5256{to tear away}pull down.אָע֙awoodאָעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wood”, the ordinary formH636a tree or woodtimber, wood.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.בַּיְתֵ֔הּbaytehhouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.וּזְקִ֖יףuzeqifand set upזְקַףconjunction, verb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “and set up”, a verb used as a describing wordH2211to hang, i.e. impaleset up.יִתְמְחֵ֣אyitmechehangמְחָאverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hang”, an unfinished actionH4223to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impalehang, smite, stay.עֲלֹ֑הִיalohiagainstעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.וּבַיְתֵ֛הּuvaytehand houseבַּיִתconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.נְוָל֥וּnevalvdunghillנְוָלוּnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “dunghill”, the ordinary formH5122a sinkdunghill.יִתְעֲבֵ֖דyitaveddoעֲבַדverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.דְּנָֽהdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, common, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.

World English Bible

I have also made a decree that whoever alters this message, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

Darby Translation

Also I have given order that whosoever shall alter this rescript, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon, and let his house be made a dunghill for this.

Douay-Rheims

And I have made a decree: That if any whosoever, shall alter this commandment, a beam be taken from his house. and set up, and he be nailed upon it, and his house be confiscated.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And a decree has been made by me, that every man who shall alter this word, timber shall be pulled down from his house, and let him be lifted up and slain upon it, and his house shall be confiscated.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ ἐτέθη γνώμη, ὅτι πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἀλλάξει τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, καθαιρεθήσεται ξύλον ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὠρθωμένος πληγήσεται ἐπʼ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ τὸ κατʼ ἐμὲ ποιηθήσεται.