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KJV Lexicon And now for a littlem`at (meh-at') a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. space rega` (reh'-gah) a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of time; instant, moment, space, suddenly. grace tchinnah (tekh-in-naw') graciousness; causatively, entreaty -- favour, grace, supplication. hath been shewed from the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. our God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. to leave sha'ar (shaw-ar') to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest. us a remnant to escape pleytah (pel-ay-taw') deliverance; concretely, an escaped portion -- deliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant. and to give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) us a nail yathed (yaw-thade') a peg -- nail, paddle, pin, stake. in his holy qodesh (ko'-desh) a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity -- consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (most) holy (day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary. place maqowm (maw-kome') a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) that our God 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. may lighten 'owr (ore) to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) -- break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine. our eyes `ayin (ah'-yin) an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) and give nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) us a little m`at (meh-at') a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. reviving michyah (mikh-yaw') preservation of life; hence, sustenance; also the live flesh, i.e. the quick -- preserve life, quick, recover selves, reviving, sustenance, victuals. in our bondage `abduwth (ab-dooth') servitude -- bondage. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage. King James Bible And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. Holman Christian Standard Bible But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from Yahweh our God to preserve a remnant for us and give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our slavery, God has given us new life and light to our eyes. International Standard Version Though now, for a moment, grace has been shown from the LORD our God, leaving a few survivors to escape, and providing us a secure hold in his Holy Place, so that our God might enlighten us and give us relief from our servitude. NET Bible "But now briefly we have received mercy from the LORD our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude. GOD'S WORD® Translation And now, for a brief moment, the LORD our God has been kind enough to leave us a few survivors from Babylon and to give us a secure hold on his holy place. Our God has made our eyes light up and has given us new opportunities while we were slaves. King James 2000 Bible And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us security in his holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. Links Ezra 9:8Ezra 9:8 NIV Ezra 9:8 NLT Ezra 9:8 ESV Ezra 9:8 NASB Ezra 9:8 KJV |