King James Version

Ezra 7:14

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;

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כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{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.קֳבֵ֗לqovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.דִּי֩dithatדִּיconjunction — “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.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.קֳדָ֨םqodambeforeקֳדָםpreposition — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.מַלְכָּ֜אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.וְשִׁבְעַ֤תveshivatand sevenשִׁבְעָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “and seven”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7655{seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number}seven (times).יָעֲטֹ֨הִי֙yaatohiconsult togetherיְעַטverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “consult together”, a verb used as a describing wordH3272to counsel; reflexively, to consultcounsellor, consult together.שְׁלִ֔יחַshelichasendשְׁלַחverb, qal passive, passive participle, absolute — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7972{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}put, send.לְבַקָּרָ֥אlevaqarato inquireבְּקַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to inquire”, the to-form of the verbH1240{properly, to plough, or (generally) break forth, i.e. (figuratively) to inspect, admire, care for, consider}inquire, make search.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.יְה֖וּדyehudJudahיְהוּדnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3061properly, Judah, hence, JudaeaJewry, Judah, Judea.וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvelirushelemand to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםconjunction, preposition, noun, proper name — “and to Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}בְּדָ֥תbedatin decreeדָּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in decree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1882{a royal edict or statute}decree, law.אֱלָהָ֖ךְelahakheGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, 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.בִידָֽךְvidakhein handיַדpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3028{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}hand, power.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand,

Young’s Literal Translation

because that from the king and his seven counsellors thou art sent, to inquire concerning Judah and concerning Jerusalem, with the law of God that [is] in thy hand,

World English Bible

Because you are sent by the king and his seven counselors to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of your God which is in your hand,

Darby Translation

Because thou art sent by the king, and by his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

Douay-Rheims

For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God, which is in thy hand.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king and his seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thy hand;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

One has been sent from the king and the seven councillors, to visit Judea and Jerusalem, according to the law of their God that is in thine hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῶν ἑπτὰ συμβούλων ἀπεστάλη ἐπισκέψασθαι ἐπὶ τὴν Ἰουδαίαν καὶ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ νόμῳ Θεοῦ αὐτῶν τῷ ἐν χειρί σου·