bê·ḏa·yin

Thus

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

mal·kā

King

1) king

dā·rə·yā·weš

Darius

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

śām

ordered

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

. . .

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

ū·ḇaq·qa·rū

a search

1) to seek, enquire 
 1a) (Pael) to enquire 
 1b) (Ithpael) to let search be made

bə·ḇêṯ

of the archives

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

mə·ha·ḥă·ṯîn

stored

1) to descend 
 1a) (P'al) to descend 
 1b) (Aphel) to deposit 
 1c) (Hophal) to be deposed, be cast down

sip̄·ray·yā

. . .

1) book

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḡin·zay·yā

in the treasury

1) treasure

bə·ḇā·ḇel

of Babylon

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

tam·māh

. . . .

1) there

mə·ḡil·lāh

And a scroll

1) scroll, roll, book

ḥă·ḏāh

1) one (number) 
 1a) one 
 1b) a (indefinite article)

wə·hiš·tə·ḵaḥ

was found

1) to find 
 1a) (Aphel) to find 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be found

bə·ḇî·rə·ṯā

in the fortress

1) castle, citadel, palace

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

bə·’aḥ·mə·ṯā

of Ecbatana ,

Achmetha = |Ecbatana|
 1) capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings

mə·ḏî·nə·tāh

in the province

1) district, province

bə·mā·ḏay

of Media ,

Medes = |middle land| 
 n pr m 
 1) an inhabitant of Media 
 n pr loc 
 2) the territory inhabited by the Medes 
 2a) located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

wə·ḵên-

with the following

1) thus, so, as follows

kə·ṯîḇ

written

1) to write 
 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written

bə·ḡaw·wah

on it :

1) midst, the midst

diḵ·rō·w·nāh

Memorandum:

1) record, memorandum

ḥă·ḏāh

In the first

1) one (number) 
 1a) one 
 1b) a (indefinite article)

biš·naṯ

year

1) year

mal·kā

of King

1) king

lə·ḵō·w·reš

Cyrus ,

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

kō·w·reš

he

Cyrus = |posses thou the furnace|
 1) the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem

mal·kā

. . .

1) king

śām

issued

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

a decree [concerning]

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

bêṯ-

the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem :

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

bay·ṯā

Let the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

yiṯ·bə·nê

be rebuilt

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

’ă·ṯar

as a place

1) track, place

dî-

for

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḏā·ḇə·ḥîn

offering

1) (P'al) to sacrifice

diḇ·ḥîn

sacrifices ,

1) sacrifice

wə·’uš·šō·w·hî

and let its foundations

1) foundation

mə·sō·wḇ·lîn

be firmly laid .

1) to bear a load 
 1a) (Poal) laid (participle)

šit·tîn

It is to be sixty

1) sixty, threescore

’am·mîn

cubits

1) cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5 m)

rū·mêh

high

1) height

šit·tîn

[and] sixty

1) sixty, threescore

’am·mîn

cubits

1) cubit-a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 18 in (. 5 m)

pə·ṯā·yêh

wide ,

1) width, breadth

tə·lā·ṯā

with three

1) three 
 1a) three (cardinal number) 
 1b) third (ordinal number)

wə·niḏ·bāḵ

. . .

1) row, layer, course (of stones)

niḏ·bā·ḵîn

layers

1) row, layer, course (of stones)

dî-

of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’e·ḇen

cut stones

1) stone 
 1a) a (the) stone 
 1b) stone, material of idols and buildings

gə·lāl

. . .

1) rolling

ḥă·ḏaṯ

and one

1) new

dî-

of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

’ā‘

timbers .

1) wood, beam, timber

wə·nip̄·qə·ṯā

The costs

1) outlay, expense

tiṯ·yə·hiḇ

are to be paid

1) to give, provide 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 
 1b) (Hithp'al) 
 1b1) to be given 
 1b2) to be paid

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

mal·kā

the royal

1) king

bêṯ

treasury .

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

wə·’ap̄

Furthermore ,

1) also, yea

ḏa·hă·ḇāh

the gold

1) gold

wə·ḵas·pā

and silver

1) silver 
 1a) as metal 
 1b) as money

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

mā·nê

articles

1) vessel, utensil

ḇêṯ-

of the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God ,

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

dî

which

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar = |may Nebo protect the crown|
 1) the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive

han·pêq

took

1) to go or come out, bring or come forth 
 1a) (P'al) to go out or forth 
 1b) (Aphel) to bring forth

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

hê·ḵə·lā

the temple

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

ḏî-

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

wə·hê·ḇêl

and carried

1) (Aphel) to bring, carry, bear along

lə·ḇā·ḇel

to Babylon ,

Babel or Babylon = |confusion (by mixing)|
 1) Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates

ya·hă·ṯî·ḇūn

must also be returned

1) to return, come back 
 1a) (P'al) to return, come back 
 1b) (Aphel) 
 1b1) to restore, give back, answer 
 1b2) to return

wî·hāḵ

-

1) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought

lə·hê·ḵə·lā

to the temple

1) palace, temple 
 1a) palace 
 1b) temple (in Jerusalem) 
 1c) temple (pagan)

ḏî-

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

lə·’aṯ·rêh

. . .

1) track, place

wə·ṯa·ḥêṯ

and deposited

1) to descend 
 1a) (P'al) to descend 
 1b) (Aphel) to deposit 
 1c) (Hophal) to be deposed, be cast down

bə·ḇêṯ

in the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God .

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

kə·‘an

Therefore [Darius decreed] :

1) now, at this time, until now

tat·tə·nay

To Tattenai

Tatnai = |gift|
 1) a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

pa·ḥaṯ

governor

1) governor

‘ă·ḇar-

of the region west

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

of the Euphrates ,

1) river

šə·ṯar

vvv

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

bō·wz·nay

Shethar-bozenai ,

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn

and your associates

1) companion, associate

’ă·p̄ar·sə·ḵā·yê

and officials

Apharsachites = |as causers of division (?)| Apharsathchites = |I will divide the deceivers (?)|
 1) (CLBL) an unknown office 
 2) (BDB) perhaps an office or an official 
 3) (TWOT) 
 3a) a people 
 3b) perhaps a title of an official

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ba·‘ă·ḇar

in the region

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

. . . :

1) river

hă·wōw

You must stay

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

ra·ḥî·qîn

away

1) far, far off, distant

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

tam·māh

that place !

1) there

la·‘ă·ḇî·ḏaṯ

{Leave} this work

1) work, service, ritual, worship 
 1a) work, administration 
 1b) ritual, service

ḏêḵ

. . .

1) this

bêṯ-

on the house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

šə·ḇu·qū

alone .

1) to leave, let alone 
 1a) (P'al) to leave, let alone 
 1b) (Ithpael) to be left

pa·ḥaṯ

Let the governor

1) governor

ū·lə·śā·ḇê

and elders

1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 
 1a) (P'al) elders (subst)

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

. . .

1) Jew

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

of the Jews

1) Jew

yiḇ·nō·wn

rebuild

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏêḵ

this

1) this

bêṯ-

house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

‘al-

on

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

’aṯ·rêh

its original site .

1) track, place

ū·min·nî

I hereby

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

śîm

vvv

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

decree

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

lə·mā

what

1) what, whatever 
 1a) what? 
 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 
 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

ḏî-

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ṯa·‘aḇ·ḏūn

you must do

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

‘im-

for

1) with 
 1a) together with, with 
 1b) with, during

’il·lêḵ

these

1) these, those

śā·ḇê

elders

1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 
 1a) (P'al) elders (subst)

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

of the Jews

1) Jew

lə·miḇ·nê

who are rebuilding

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ḏêḵ

this

1) this

bêṯ-

house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God :

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

nip̄·qə·ṯā

The cost

1) outlay, expense

te·hĕ·wê

is to be

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

miṯ·ya·hă·ḇā

paid

1) to give, provide 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 
 1b) (Hithp'al) 
 1b1) to be given 
 1b2) to be paid

’ā·sə·par·nā

in full

1) thoroughly 
 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently

’il·lêḵ

to these

1) these, those

lə·ḡuḇ·ray·yā

men

1) a man, a certain (one)

mal·kā

from the royal

1) king

ū·min·niḵ·sê

treasury

1) riches, property

dî

out of

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

mid·daṯ

the taxes

1) tribute

‘ă·ḇar

of [the provinces] west

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

of the Euphrates ,

1) river

dî-

so that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

lā

the work will not

1) no, not, nothing

lə·ḇaṭ·ṭā·lā

be hindered .

1) (P'al) to cease 
 1a) to cease 
 1b) to make to cease

ū·māh

Whatever

1) what, whatever 
 1a) what? 
 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 
 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

ḥaš·ḥān

is needed —

v 
 1) (P'al) to need, have need 
 n 
 2) (P'al) the thing needed

ū·ḇə·nê

young

1) son, child

ṯō·w·rîn

bulls ,

1) bull, young bull, ox (for sacrifice)

wə·ḏiḵ·rîn

rams ,

1) ram

wə·’im·mə·rîn

and lambs

1) lamb

la·‘ă·lā·wān

for burnt offerings

1) burnt offering, holocaust

le·’ĕ·lāh

to the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

šə·may·yā

of heaven ,

1) heaven, heavens, sky 
 1a) visible sky 
 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

ḥin·ṭîn

as well as wheat ,

1) wheat

mə·laḥ

salt ,

1) salt

ḥă·mar

wine ,

1) wine

ū·mə·šaḥ

and oil ,

1) oil

kə·mê·mar

as requested

1) word, command

kā·hă·nay·yā

by the priests

1) priest

ḏî-

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem —

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

le·hĕ·wê

must be

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

miṯ·yə·hêḇ

given

1) to give, provide 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to give 
 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 
 1b) (Hithp'al) 
 1b1) to be given 
 1b2) to be paid

lə·hōm

to them

yō·wm

daily

1) day 
 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number

bə·yō·wm

. . .

1) day 
 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number

dî-

vvv

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

lā

without

1) no, not, nothing

šā·lū

fail .

1) neglect, remissness

dî-

Then

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

le·hĕ·wōn

they will be able

1) to come to pass, become, be 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to come to pass
 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 
 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 
 1a3) to be

mə·haq·rə·ḇîn

to offer sacrifices

1) to approach, come near 
 1a) (P'al) to approach 
 1b) (Pael) to offer, draw near
 1c) (Aphel) to be summoned

nî·ḥō·w·ḥîn

of a sweet aroma

1) soothing, tranquillising

le·’ĕ·lāh

to the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

šə·may·yā

of heaven

1) heaven, heavens, sky 
 1a) visible sky 
 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

ū·mə·ṣal·la·yin

and to pray

1) (Pael) to pray

lə·ḥay·yê

for the lives

1) alive, living, life

mal·kā

of the king

1) king

ū·ḇə·nō·w·hî

and his sons .

1) son, child

ḏə·nāh

with this

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

piṯ·ḡā·mā

directive ,

1) command, work, affair, decree 
 1a) word, report 
 1b) decree

’ā‘

a beam

1) wood, beam, timber

yiṯ·nə·saḥ

is to be torn

1) to pull or tear away 
 1a) (Ithp'al) to be torn away

min-

from

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

bay·ṯêh

his house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

ū·zə·qîp̄

and raised up ,

1) (P'al) to raise, lift up

yiṯ·mə·ḥê

and he is to be impaled

1) to strike, smite, kill 
 1a) (P'al) to strike 
 1b) (Pael) to hinder 
 1c) (Ithp'al) to allow to be stricken

‘ă·lō·hî

on it .

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

ū·ḇay·ṯêh

And his own house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

yiṯ·‘ă·ḇêḏ

shall be made

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

nə·wā·lū

a pile of rubble

1) refuse-heap, dunghill, outhouse

‘al-

for

1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 
 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 
 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 
 1d) to, against (of direction)

də·nāh

this [offense] .

demons pron
 1) this, on account of this 
 adv 
 2) therefore

ū·min·nî

I also

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

śîm

decree

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

. . .

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

dî

that

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḵāl

if any

1) all, whole, the whole 
 1a) the whole of, all 
 1b) every, any, none

’ĕ·nāš

man

1) man, human being 
 2) mankind (collective)

dî

-

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

yə·haš·nê

interferes

1) to change, be altered, be changed 
 1a) (P'al) to change, be changed 
 1b) (Pael) to change, transform, frustrate 
 1b1) different (participle) 
 1c) (Ithpael) to be changed 
 1d) (Aphel) to change, alter

wê·lā·hā

May God ,

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

dî

who

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

šə·mêh

has caused His Name

1) name

šak·kin

to dwell

1) to dwell, reside 
 1a) (P'al) to dwell 
 1b) (Pael) to cause to dwell

tam·māh

there ,

1) there

yə·mag·gar

overthrow

1) (Pael) to overthrow

kāl-

any

1) all, whole, the whole 
 1a) the whole of, all 
 1b) every, any, none

me·leḵ

king

1) king

wə·‘am

or people

1) people

dî

who

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

yiš·laḥ

lifts

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

yə·ḏêh

a hand

1) hand 
 2) power (fig.)

lə·haš·nā·yāh

to alter [this decree]

1) to change, be altered, be changed 
 1a) (P'al) to change, be changed 
 1b) (Pael) to change, transform, frustrate 
 1b1) different (participle) 
 1c) (Ithpael) to be changed 
 1d) (Aphel) to change, alter

lə·ḥab·bā·lāh

or to destroy

1) to hurt, destroy 
 1a) (Pael) to hurt, destroy 
 1b) (Ithpael) to be destroyed

ḏêḵ

this

1) this

bêṯ-

house

1) house (of men) 
 2) house (of God)

’ĕ·lā·hā

of God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

dî

. . .

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

ḇî·rū·šə·lem

in Jerusalem .

Jerusalem = |teaching of peace|
 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

’ă·nāh

I ,

1) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)

ḏā·rə·yā·weš

Darius ,

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

śā·meṯ

have issued

1) to set, make, appoint 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 
 1a2) to make, appoint 
 1a3) to set, fix 
 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

ṭə·‘êm

the decree .

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

yiṯ·‘ă·ḇiḏ

Let it be carried out

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

’ā·sə·par·nā

with diligence .

1) thoroughly 
 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently

’ĕ·ḏa·yin

In response ,

1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

tat·tə·nay

Tattenai

Tatnai = |gift|
 1) a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem

pa·ḥaṯ

the governor

1) governor

‘ă·ḇar-

of the region west

1) region beyond or across

na·hă·rāh

of the Euphrates ,

1) river

šə·ṯar

vvv

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

bō·wz·nay

Shethar-bozenai ,

Shethar-boznai = |star of splendour|
 1) a Persian officer in the reign of Darius

ū·ḵə·nā·wā·ṯə·hō·wn

and their associates

1) companion, associate

lā·qo·ḇêl

. . .

subst
 1) front 
 prep 
 2) in front of, before, because of, in view of, by reason of, because of this, therefore 
 conj 
 3) because that, inasmuch as, although, according as, before 
 adv 
 4) accordingly, then

’ā·sə·par·nā

diligently

1) thoroughly 
 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently

‘ă·ḇa·ḏū

carried out

1) to make, do
 1a)(P'al) 
 1a1) to make, create 
 1a2) to do, perform 
 1b) (Ithp'al) 
 1b1) to be made into 
 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

dî-

what

part of relation
 1) who, which, that 
 mark of genitive 
 2) that of, which belongs to, that
 conj 
 3) that, because

mal·kā

King

1) king

kə·nê·mā

. . .

1) thus, so, accordingly, as follows

dā·rə·yā·weš

Darius

Darius = |lord|
 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as |Astyages| the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as H01867 (1)) 
 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as H01867 (2)) 
 3) Darius II or Darius III 
 3a) Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3-405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah 
 3b) Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336-330 BC)

šə·laḥ

had decreed .

1) to send 
 1a) (P'al) 
 1a1) to send, send out 
 1a2) to be sent

yə·hū·ḏā·yê

So the Jewish

1) Jew

wə·śā·ḇê

elders

1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 
 1a) (P'al) elders (subst)

bā·na·yin

built

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

ū·maṣ·lə·ḥîn

and prospered

1) to prosper 
 1a) (Aphel) 
 1a1) to cause to prosper 
 1a2) show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful

bin·ḇū·’aṯ

through the prophesying

1) prophesying

ḥag·gay

of Haggai

Haggai = |festive|
 1) 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity

nə·ḇī·ʾå̄h

the prophet

1) prophet

ū·zə·ḵar·yāh

and Zechariah

Zechariah = |Jehovah remembers|
 1) 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel 
 2) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 
 3) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 
 4) one of the sons of Jehiel 
 5) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 
 6) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 
 7) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 
 8) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 
 9) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 
 10) son of Bebai 
 11) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 
 12) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 
 13) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 
 14) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 
 15) a priest, son of Pashur 
 16) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 
 17) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 
 18) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 
 19) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 
 20) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 
 21) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 
 22) a Manassite, father of Iddo 
 23) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 
 24) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 
 25) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 
 26) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 
 27) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 
 28) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 
 29) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

bar-

son

1) son

‘id·dō·w

of Iddo .

Iddo = |His witness|
 1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon 
 2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah 
 3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah 
 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 
 5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel 
 6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David 
 7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon

wə·šaḵ·li·lū

They finished

1) to finish, complete 
 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 
 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed

ū·ḇə·nōw

building

1) to build 
 1a) (P'al) to build 
 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

min-

according to

1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 
 1a) from, out of (of place) 
 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 
 1c) from (of time) 
 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

ṭa·‘am

the command

1) decree, taste, judgment, command 
 1a) taste 
 1b) judgment, discretion 
 1c) report 
 1d) command

’ĕ·lāh

of the God

1) god, God 
 1a) god, heathen deity 
 1b) God (of Israel)

yiś·rā·’êl

of Israel