5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 1:5:1 ⧉וַיָּק֜וּמוּvayakumuand they rose Ezra 1:5:2 ⧉רָאשֵׁ֣יrasheheads of Ezra 1:5:3 ⧉הָאָב֗וֹתhaavotthe fathers Ezra 1:5:4 ⧉לִֽיהוּדָה֙liyehudafor Judah Ezra 1:5:5 ⧉וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןuvinyaminand Benjamin Ezra 1:5:6 ⧉וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםvehakohanimand the priests Ezra 1:5:7 ⧉וְהַלְוִיִּ֑םvehalviyimand the Levites Ezra 1:5:8 ⧉לְכֹ֨לlekholfor all Ezra 1:5:9 ⧉הֵעִ֤ירheirhe stirred up Ezra 1:5:10 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִים֙haelohimGod Ezra 1:5:11 ⧉אֶת־רוּח֔וֹetrukhothe spirit of him Ezra 1:5:12 ⧉לַעֲל֣וֹתlaalotto go up Ezra 1:5:13 ⧉לִבְנ֔וֹתlivnotto build Ezra 1:5:14 ⧉אֶת־בֵּ֥יתetbetthe house of Ezra 1:5:15 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Ezra 1:5:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Ezra 1:5:17 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃birushalayimin Jerusalem |
5. Formal Translation Then the heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites—everyone whose spirit God {Elohim, Spirit-Stirrer} had stirred—rose to ascend in order to build the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Foundation Stone} in Jerusalem. |
5. Dynamic Translation So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, together with the priests and the Levites—everyone whose heart God {Elohim, Inspirer} had moved—prepared to ascend and rebuild the house of the LORD {Yahweh, Dwelling Presence} in Jerusalem. |