Ezra 4:14

Since we eat the salt of the palace [are salaried; are in the king's service and loyal to him, see Lev. 2:13; Num. 18:19; 2 Chron. 13:5] and it is not right for us to see the king dishonored, we are now sending this letter and letting the king know

The arameic text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כְּעַן   כָּל   קֳבֵל   דִּי   מְלַח   הֵיכְלָא   מְלַחְנָא   וְעַרְוַת   מַלְכָּא   לָא   אֲרִיךְ   לַנָא   לְמֶחֱזֵא   עַל   דְּנָה   שְׁלַחְנָא   וְהוֹדַעְנָא   לְמַלְכָּא  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἀσχημοσύνην βασιλέως οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ἰδεῖν διὰ τοῦτο ἐπέμψαμεν καὶ ἐγνωρίσαμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ


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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
A3705
כְּעַ֗ן (kean)
now
Adv. Adverb

D
H9004
H9005
H9014
כָּ (ka)
ל (l-)
־
like
to
link
Prep. Preposition

Prep. Preposition

R
R
A6903
קֳבֵל֙ (qóvel)
before
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
A1768
H9014
דִּֽי (di-)
־
that
link
Conj. Conjunktion

C
A4416
מְלַ֤ח (melach)
salt
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
A1965
A9010
הֵֽיכְלָ (heikhela)
א֙
temple
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Ncbsd
Ta
A4415
מְלַ֔חְנָא (melachena)
to eat salt
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p pl. qal qatal first person plural

Vqp1cp
H9002
A6173
וְ (ve)
עַרְוַ֣ת (arevat)
and
dishonor
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncfsc
A4430
A9010
מַלְכָּ֔ (maleka)
א
king
the
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Ncbsd
Ta
A3809
לָ֥א (la)
not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
A0749
אֲֽרִֽיךְ (arikhe)
be proper
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H9005
H9035
לַ֖ (la)
נָא (na)
to
us
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ pl. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine plural

R
Sp1bp
H9005
A2370
לְ (le)
מֶֽחֱזֵ֑א (mecheze)
to
to see
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
A5922
H9014
עַ֨ל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

R
A1836
דְּנָ֔ה (denah)
this
Tm
A7972
שְׁלַ֖חְנָא (shelachena)
to send
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p pl. qal qatal first person plural

Vqp1cp
H9002
A3046
וְ (ve)
הוֹדַ֥עְנָא (hvódaena)
and
to know
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 1p pl. hiphil qatal first person plural

C
Vhp1cp
H9005
A4430
A9010
H9016
לְ (le)
מַלְכָּֽ (maleka)
א
׃
to
king
the
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

R
Ncbsd
Ta

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