Ezra 8:17
And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God.Ezra 8:17 in the real world
In what words
- אִדּוֹʼIddôwIddo, an Israelite
- כָּסִפְיָאKâçiphyâʼCasiphja, a place in Babylon
- נָתִיןNâthîynthe Nethinim, or Temple-servants (as given to that duty)
- שָׁרַתshârathto attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
- מָקוֹםmâqôwmproperly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); al
- פֶּהpehthe mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech);
- צָוָהtsâvâh(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- רֹאשׁrôʼshthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.

