27. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 7:27:1 ⧉בָּר֥וּךְbarukhblessed Ezra 7:27:2 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Ezra 7:27:3 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheiGod of Ezra 7:27:4 ⧉אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּavoteinuour fathers Ezra 7:27:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwho Ezra 7:27:6 ⧉נָתַ֤ןnatangave or put Ezra 7:27:7 ⧉כָּזֹאת֙kazotsuch this Ezra 7:27:8 ⧉בְּלֵ֣בbelevin the heart of Ezra 7:27:9 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king Ezra 7:27:10 ⧉לְפָאֵ֕רlefaerto beautify Ezra 7:27:11 ⧉אֶת־בֵּ֥יתetbeitthe {direct object} house of Ezra 7:27:12 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehLORD Ezra 7:27:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Ezra 7:27:14 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃birushalayimin Jerusalem |
27. Formal Translation Blessed be the LORD {Yahweh, Worship Receiver}, the God of our fathers {Elohei avoteinu, Promise Keeper}, who put this into the king’s heart—to beautify the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. |
27. Dynamic Translation Praise be to the LORD {Yahweh, Praise Recipient}, the God of our ancestors {Elohei avoteinu, Promise Fulfiller}, who stirred the king’s heart to give beauty and honor to the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. |