Ezra 4:4

Then the inhabitants of the land began to hinder [the returning] Jews (the people of Judah) [verse 12] and made them afraid to build.

The arameic text BETA

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

וַיְהִי   עַם   הָאָרֶץ   מְרַפִּים   יְדֵי   עַם   יְהוּדָה   וּמְבַלַהִים   אוֹתָם   לִבְנוֹת  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς τῆς γῆς ἐκλύων τὰς χεῖρας τοῦ λαοῦ Ιουδα καὶ ἐνεπόδιζον αὐτοὺς τοῦ οἰκοδομεῖν


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Strongs nr Arameic English Grammar Code
H9001
H1961
וַ (va)
יְהִי֙ (jehi)
seq
to be
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

c
Vqw3ms
H5971a
H9014
עַם (am-)
־
people
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H0776
הָ (ha)
אָ֔רֶץ (aretz)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H7503
מְרַפִּ֖ים (merapim)
to slacken
Verb Verb
piel participle active pl. piel participle active masculine plural

Vprmpa
H3027
יְדֵ֣י (jedei)
hand
Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) gen. masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

Ncbdc
H5971a
H9014
עַם (am-)
־
people
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3063
יְהוּדָ֑ה (jehodah)
Judah
Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

Npl
H9002
H1089
וּ (o)
מְבַלַהִים (mevalahim)
and
to trouble
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel participle active pl. piel participle active masculine plural

C
Vprmpa
H0853
H9038
אוֹתָ֖ (vóta)
ם (m)
obj.
them
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

To
Sp3mp
H9005
H1129
H9016
לִ (li)
בְנֽוֹת (venvót)
׃
to
to build
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc

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