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Ezra 9:10

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

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וְעַתָּ֛הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.נֹּאמַ֥רnomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אַֽחֲרֵיachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…זֹ֑אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…עָזַ֖בְנוּazavnvcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “commit self”, a completed actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָmitsoteykhalawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken Thy commandments,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And now, what do we say, O our God, after this? for we have forsaken Thy commands,

World English Bible

“Now, our God, what shall we say after this? For we have forsaken your commandments,

Darby Translation

And now, what shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Douay-Rheims

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken Thy commandments,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What shall we say, our God, after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί εἴπωμεν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν μετὰ τοῦτο; ὅτι ἐγκατελίπομεν ἐντολάς σου,

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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