King James Version

Ezra 6:7

Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

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שְׁבֻ֕קוּshevuqvleaveשְׁבַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “leave”, a commandH7662to quit, i.e. allow to remainleave, let alone.לַעֲבִידַ֖תlaavidatto affairsעֲבִידָהparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to affairs”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5673labor or businessaffairs, service, work.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.אֱלָהָ֣אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דֵ֑ךְdekhethisדֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1791thisthe same, this.פַּחַ֤תpachatcaptainפֶּחָהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6347{a prefect (of a city or small district)}captain, governor.יְהוּדָיֵא֙yehudayeJewיְהוּדָאִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “Jew”, the definite formH3062a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. JewJew.וּלְשָׂבֵ֣יulesaveand to elderשִׂיבconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and to elder”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7868{properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray}elder.יְהוּדָיֵ֔אyehudayeJewיְהוּדָאִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “Jew”, the definite formH3062a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. JewJew.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.דֵ֖ךְdekhethisדֵּךְpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1791thisthe same, this.יִבְנ֥וֹןyivnonbuildבְּנָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “build”, an unfinished actionH1124to buildbuild, make.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.אַתְרֵֽהּatrehafterאֲתַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “after”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH870a place; (adverb) afterafter, place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

Young’s Literal Translation

let alone the work of this house of God, let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God on its place.

World English Bible

Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

Darby Translation

let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

Douay-Rheims

And let that temple of God be built by the governor of the Jews, and by their ancients, that they may build that house of God in its place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Now let alone the work of the house of God: let the rulers of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of God on its place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

νῦν ἄφετε τὸ ἔργον οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ· οἱ ἀφηγούμενοι τῶν Ἰουδαίων καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκεῖνον οἰκοδομείτωσαν ἐπὶ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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