OET interlinear EZRA 5:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹ⁠הִי֩ דִֽי־אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜⁠א וְ⁠אַרְעָ֗⁠א

we are servants,him that god_of the=heavens and,earth,the

The Jewish leaders describe themselves as servants of God because they are speaking of a superior with humility and respect. However, in this context, the expression is also an idiom that indicates that this is the God whom they worship. Alternate translation: “We worship the God who created heaven and earth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜⁠א וְ⁠אַרְעָ֗⁠א

god_of the=heavens and,earth,the

The implications of this phrase are that God created heaven and earth and therefore rightfully rules over them. Alternate translation: “is the God who created heaven and earth and rules over them.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָ⁠א֙

and,rebuilding temple,the

House means the temple. This seems to be an abbreviated way of saying the “house of God,” a figurative description of the temple as the place where God lived. Alternate translation: “and we are rebuilding the temple”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וּ⁠מֶ֤לֶךְ לְ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖⁠הִי וְ⁠שַׁכְלְלֵֽ⁠הּ

and,king of,Israel great//chief/captain built,which and,finished,him

In this section of the book, completed is another way of saying built when the two words are used together. (Review the note about this at 4:12 if that would be helpful.) So the Jewish elders are expressing a single idea by using two words connected with and. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with a single word. Alternate translation: “which a great king of Israel constructed”