Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel. Young's Literal Translation And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, ‘We—we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this, King James Bible And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. Hebrew Then Shecaniahשְׁכַנְיָ֨ה (šə·ḵan·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7935: Shecaniah -- 'Yah has taken up His abode', the name of several Israelites son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Jehiel, יְחִיאֵ֜ל (yə·ḥî·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3171: Jehiel -- 'may God live', the name of a number of Israelites an Elamite, מִבְּנֵ֤י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son said וַיַּעַן֩ (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond to Ezra: לְעֶזְרָ֔א (lə·‘ez·rā) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5830: Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites “We אֲנַ֙חְנוּ֙ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 587: We have been unfaithful מָעַ֣לְנוּ (mā·‘al·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 4603: To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to our God בֵאלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (ḇê·lō·hê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative by marrying וַנֹּ֛שֶׁב (wan·nō·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry foreign נָכְרִיּ֖וֹת (nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien women נָשִׁ֥ים (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female from the people מֵעַמֵּ֣י (mê·‘am·mê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land yet וְעַתָּ֛ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time in spite of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against this, זֹֽאת׃ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, there is יֵשׁ־ (yêš-) Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is hope מִקְוֶ֥ה (miq·weh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4723: Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove for Israel. לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc |
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