Ezra 5:11

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
thus	וּכְנֵ֥מָא u.khe.Ne.ma'	H3660	so or thus · conjunction + adverb
returned	הֲתִיב֣וּנָא ha.ti.Vu.na'	H8421	specifically (transitive and ellip.) to reply · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix
answer	פִתְגָמָ֖א fit.ga.Ma'	H6600	a word · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
saying	לְמֵמַ֑ר le.me.Mar	H560	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
We	אֲנַ֣חְנָא 'a.Nach.na'	H586	we · personal pronoun
are	הִמּ֡וֹ hi.Mo	H1994	they · personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural
servants	עַבְדוֹהִי֩ av.do.Hi	H5649	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
God	אֱלָ֨הּ 'e.Lah	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular construct
heaven	שְׁמַיָּ֜א she.mai.Ya'	H8065	the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
earth	וְאַרְעָ֗א ve.'ar.'A'	H772	the earth · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
build	וּבָנַ֤יִן u.va.Na.yin	H1124	to build · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
house	בַּיְתָא֙ bay.Ta'	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
was	הֲוָ֨א ha.Va'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
builded	בְנֵ֜ה ve.Neh	H1124	to build · verb, active participle, masculine singular absolute
these	דְּנָה֙ de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
many	שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן sa.gi.'An	H7690	large (in size · adjective, feminine plural absolute
years	שְׁנִ֣ין she.Nin	H8140	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
ago	מִקַּדְמַ֤ת mi.kad.Mat	H6928	former time · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
great	רַ֔ב Rav	H7229	abundant · adjective, both genders singular absolute
king	וּמֶ֤לֶךְ u.Me.lekh	H4430	a king · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ le.Yis.ra.'El	H3479	Jisrael · preposition + proper noun, a place name
builded	בְּנָ֖הִי be.Na.hi	H1124	to build · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
up	וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ ve.shakh.le.Leh	H3635	to complete · conjunction + verb, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were…
1 Kings 6:1-7 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth ye…
2 Chronicles 3:1-5 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place…
Psalms 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
Daniel 3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants…
Jonah 1:9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Luke 12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends of the temple to appear for it than the evil spirit stirred up its enemies to appear against it. While the people built and ceiled their own houses their enemies gave them no molestation (Hag 1:4), though the king's order was to put a stop to the building of the city (Ezr 4:21); but when they fell to work again at the temple then the alarm was taken, and all heads were at work to hinder them, Ezr 5:3, Ezr 5:4. The adversaries are here named: Tatnai and Shethar-boznai. The governors we read of (…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones--literally, "stones of rolling"; that is, stones of such extraordinary size that they could not be carried--they had to be rolled or dragged along the ground.

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:11

We are the servants of the God of heaven - How simple, plain, and ingenuous is this confession! They were the servants of the God of heaven. How came they then into bondage! Why, they provoked the God of heaven - repeatedly sinned against him, and then he gave them into the hands of their enemies.

John Gill on Ezra 5:11

And thus they returned us answer,.... To the purpose and in the manner following: saying, we are the servants of the God of heaven and earth; signifying that they were doing his work, in obedience to his will, and to whom they were accountable: and build the house that was builded these many years ago; even five hundred years ago, or thereabout; so that they were not erecting a building where there was none before, but were rebuilding what was in ruins: which a great king of Israel builded and set up; King Solomon, who was a great king for wisdom, honour, riches, peace, prosperity, and extent of his kingdom.

Dictionary and topics

Temple, the Second — After the return from captivity, under Zerubbabel (q.v.) and the high priest Jeshua, arrangements were almost immediately made to reorganize the long-desolated kingdom. The body of pilgrims, forming…
Courage · .The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai — .The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai
Temple, The Second · Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction — Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:11

John Gill on Ezra 5:11

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:11

John Gill on Ezra 5:11

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 5:11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 5:11

Rashi on Ezra 5:11