Ezra 7:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Young's Literal Translation
and unto me hath stretched out kindness before the king and his counsellors, and before all the mighty heads of the king: and I have strengthened myself as the hand of Jehovah my God [is] upon me, and I gather out of Israel heads to go up with me.

King James Bible
And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God [was] upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

Hebrew
and who has shown
הִטָּה־ (hiṭ·ṭāh-)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

me
וְעָלַ֣י (wə·‘ā·lay)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

favor
חֶ֗סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

before
לִפְנֵ֤י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the king,
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

his counselors,
וְיֽוֹעֲצָ֔יו (wə·yō·w·‘ă·ṣāw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3289: To advise, to deliberate, resolve

and all
וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

his
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

powerful
הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים (hag·gib·bō·rîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

officials.
שָׂרֵ֥י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

And because the hand
כְּיַד־ (kə·yaḏ-)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the LORD
יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

my God
אֱלֹהַי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

[was] upon me,
עָלַ֔י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

I
וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

took courage
הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי (hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq·tî)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

and gathered
וָאֶקְבְּצָ֧ה (wā·’eq·bə·ṣāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6908: To gather, collect

the leaders
רָאשִׁ֖ים (rā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7218: The head

of Israel
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (mî·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to return
לַעֲל֥וֹת (la·‘ă·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

with me.
עִמִּֽי׃ (‘im·mî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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