Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethey approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.” Young's Literal Translation and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, ‘Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.’ King James Bible Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. Hebrew they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ (way·yig·gə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל (zə·rub·bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2216: Zerubbabel -- 'begotten in Babylon', a leader of returning Israelite exiles and the heads רָאשֵׁ֣י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of the families, הָֽאָב֗וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1: Father saying, וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Let us build נִבְנֶ֣ה (niḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural Strong's 1129: To build with you עִמָּכֶ֔ם (‘im·mā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's 5973: With, equally with because, כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction like you, כָכֶ֔ם (ḵā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew we seek נִדְר֖וֹשׁ (niḏ·rō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship your God לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (lê·lō·hê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and have been sacrificing זֹבְחִ֗ים (zō·ḇə·ḥîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice to Him since וְל֣וֹ ׀ (wə·lōw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 3808: Not, no the time מִימֵי֙ (mî·mê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3117: A day of אֵסַ֤ר (’ê·sar) 0 Strong's Hebrew King מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king Esar-haddon חַדֹּן֙ (ḥad·dōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 634: Esarhaddon -- 'Ashur has given a brother', an Assyrian king of Assyria, אַשּׁ֔וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur who brought הַמַּעֲלֶ֥ה (ham·ma·‘ă·leh) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively us אֹתָ֖נוּ (’ō·ṯā·nū) Direct object marker | first person common plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case here.” פֹּֽה׃ (pōh) Adverb Strong's 6311: This place, here |
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