KJV: And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
YLT: And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law.
Darby: And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.
ASV: And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
וּבַיּ֣וֹם | And on the day |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year. |
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הַשֵּׁנִ֡י | second |
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שֵׁנִי Sense: second. |
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נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ | were gathered |
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: אָסַף Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in. |
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רָאשֵׁ֨י | the heads |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: רֹאשׁ Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning. |
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הָאָב֜וֹת | of the fathers' [houses] |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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לְכָל־ | of all |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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הָעָ֗ם | the people |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | the with priests |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: כֹּהֵן Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler. |
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וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | and Levites |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: לֵוִי Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah. |
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עֶזְרָ֖א | Ezra |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֶזְרָא Sense: the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah. |
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הַסֹּפֵ֑ר | the scribe |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate. |
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וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | and in order to understand |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: שָׂכַל Sense: to be prudent, be circumspect, wisely understand, prosper. |
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אֶל־ | unto |
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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דִּבְרֵ֥י | the words |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing. |
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הַתּוֹרָֽה | of the Law |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תֹּורָה Sense: law, direction, instruction. |