Ezra 5:16
Strong's Lexicon
So
אֱדַ֙יִן֙ (’ĕ·ḏa·yin)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 116: 1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

this
דֵּ֔ךְ (dêḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1791: 1) this

Sheshbazzar
שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר (šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8340: Sheshbazzar = 'worshipper of fire' 1) the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel

came
אֲתָ֗א (’ă·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 858: 1) to come, arrive 1a) (P'al) to come 1b) (Aphel) to bring 1c) (Hophal) to be brought 2) used in the NT in the phrase 'maranatha' -'Lord come'

and laid
יְהַ֧ב (yə·haḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3052: 1) to give, provide 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to give 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 1b) (Hithp'al) 1b1) to be given 1b2) to be paid

the foundation
אֻשַּׁיָּ֛א (’uš·šay·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 787: 1) foundation

of
דִּי־ (dî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

the house
בֵ֥ית (ḇêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1005: 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God)

of God
אֱלָהָ֖א (’ĕ·lā·hā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 426: 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel)

in Jerusalem,
בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (ḇî·rū·šə·lem)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3390: Jerusalem = 'teaching of peace' 1) the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

and from
וּמִן־ (ū·min-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4481: 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons)

that time
אֱדַ֧יִן (’ĕ·ḏa·yin)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 116: 1) then, afterwards, thereupon, from that time

until
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5705: prep 1) even to, until, up to, during conj 2) until, up to the time that, ere that

now
כְּעַ֛ן (kə·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3705: 1) now, at this time, until now

it has been under construction,
מִתְבְּנֵ֖א (miṯ·bə·nê)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1124: 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

but is not
וְלָ֥א (wə·lā)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: 1) no, not, nothing

yet completed.”
שְׁלִֽם׃ (šə·lim)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8000: 1) to be complete, be finished, be sound 1a) (P'al) finished (participle) 1b) (Aphel) to finish, bring to an end, render in full

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God’s house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, yet it has not been completed.

New American Standard Bible
Then that Sheshbazzar came [and] laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not [yet] completed.'

King James Bible
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the foundation of the house of God which [is] in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and [yet] it is not finished.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. From that day to the present it has been under construction but is not yet finished."

New Living Translation
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the Temple of God in Jerusalem. The people have been working on it ever since, though it is not yet completed.'

English Standard Version
Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been in building, and it is not yet finished.’

New American Standard Bible
Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction and it is not yet completed.'

King James Bible
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, yet it has not been completed.

International Standard Version
"Then this very same Sheshbazzar arrived and laid the foundations for the Temple of God in Jerusalem. Since that time until now the Temple has been under construction and is not yet completed."

NET Bible
Then this Sheshbazzar went and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. From that time to the present moment it has been in the process of being rebuilt, although it is not yet finished.'

American Standard Version
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

English Revised Version
Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

Young's Literal Translation
Then hath this Sheshbazzar come -- he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that is in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.
















Cross References
John 2:20
Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Ezra 3:8
Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.

Ezra 3:10
And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Ezra 5:14
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

Ezra 5:15
And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.

Ezra 6:15
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Zechariah 4:9
The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.

Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 5:13
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Ezra 6:1
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
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