Ezra 8:23

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For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.	So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.	Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

So we fasted^H6684 and besought^H1245 our God^H430 for this: and he was intreated^H6279 of us.

Original Hebrew

וַנָּצוּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁה מֵאֱלֹהֵינוּ עַל־זֹאת וַיֵּעָתֵר לָנוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/נָּצ֛וּמָ/ה	va./na.Tzu.ma/h	H6684	HC/Vqw1cp/Sh	and/ we fasted/ !
וַ/נְּבַקְשָׁ֥/ה	va./ne.vak.Sha/h	H1245	HC/Vpw1cp/Sh	and/ we sought/ !
מֵ/אֱלֹהֵ֖י/נוּ	me./'e.lo.Hei./nu	H430	HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp	from/ God/ our
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	on
זֹ֑את	Zot	H2063	HPdxfs	this
וַ/יֵּעָתֵ֖ר	va/i.ye.'a.Ter	H6279	HC/VNw3ms	and/ he was entreated
לָֽ/נוּ	La./nu		HR/Sp1cp	by/ us

Strong's References

H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
H6279 — עָתַר (ʻâthar, aw-thar'): a primitive root (rather denominative from עֶתֶר (ʻEther) H6281); to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer); intreat, (make) pray(-er).
H6684 — צוּם (tsûwm, tsoom): a primitive root; to cover over (the mouth), i.e. to fast; [idiom] at all, fast.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H2063 — זֹאת (zôʼth, zothe'): irregular feminine of זֶה (zeh) H2089; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

and he was entreated — Deuteronomy 4:29, 1 Chronicles 5:20, 2 Chronicles 33:12-13, Ezra 8:31, Psalms 66:18-20, Isaiah 19:22, Jeremiah 29:12-13, Matthew 7:7-8
besought — Jeremiah 29:12-13, Jeremiah 33:3, Jeremiah 50:4-5
we fasted — Nehemiah 9:1, Esther 4:16, Daniel 9:3, Luke 2:37, Acts 10:30

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: PRAYER
Torrey’s: FASTING; PRAYER, ANSWERS TO
Nave’s: BLESSING; COURAGE; FASTING; GOD; HUMILIATION AND SELF-AFFLICTION; PRAYER

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