Ezra 4:14 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Now | כְּעַ֗ן | h3705 |
| 1 | | כָּל | h3606 |
| 2 | because | קֳבֵל֙ | h6903 |
| 3 | we have | דִּֽי | h1768 |
| 4 | | מְלַ֤ח | h4416 |
| 5 | from the king's palace | הֵֽיכְלָא֙ | h1965 |
| 6 | maintenance | מְלַ֔חְנָא | h4415 |
| 7 | dishonour | וְעַרְוַ֣ת | h6173 |
| 17 | the king | לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | h4430 |
| 9 | and it was not | לָ֥א | h3809 |
| 10 | meet | אֲֽרִֽיךְ | h749 |
| 11 | | לַ֖נָא | h0 |
| 12 | for us to see | לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א | h2370 |
| 13 | therefore | עַ֨ל | h5922 |
| 14 | | דְּנָ֔ה | h1836 |
| 15 | have we sent | שְׁלַ֖חְנָא | h7972 |
| 16 | and certified | וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא | h3046 |
| 17 | the king | לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ | h4430 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
American Standard Version (ASV)
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Now, since we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not right for us to see the king's injury, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
World English Bible (WEB)
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Now, because that the salt of the palace `is' our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;