OET interlinear EZRA 7:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠עָלַ֣⁠י הִטָּה־חֶ֗סֶד לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ⁠יֽוֹעֲצָ֔י⁠ו וּ⁠לְ⁠כָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ⁠גִּבֹּרִ֑ים

and,to,me extended steadfast_love to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king and,counselors,his and=to/for=all officers the=king the=powerful/mighty(pl)

Here, the abstract noun faithfulness refers to a person wanting to do everything that they can to help another person. As in 3:11, covenant faithfulness refers specifically to Yahweh doing that for the people of Israel in order to keep the promises that he had made to them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind this word with a verb such as help. Alternate translation: “and helped me get everything I needed from the king, as I was in his presence and in the presence of his counselors and mighty officials”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠עָלַ֣⁠י הִטָּה־חֶ֗סֶד לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ⁠יֽוֹעֲצָ֔י⁠ו וּ⁠לְ⁠כָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ⁠גִּבֹּרִ֑ים

and,to,me extended steadfast_love to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king and,counselors,his and=to/for=all officers the=king the=powerful/mighty(pl)

Here, face represents the presence of a person. The expression means that, as Ezra stood before the king and his counselors and officials, Yahweh helped him get everything he needed from them. Alternate translation: “and helped me get everything I needed from the king, as I was in his presence and in the presence of his counselors and mighty officials”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עָלַ֣⁠י הִטָּה־חֶ֗סֶד

and,to,me extended steadfast_love

Ezra uses a spatial metaphor to depict help stretching out to him from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “and helped me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

שָׂרֵ֥י הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ⁠גִּבֹּרִ֑ים

officers the=king the=powerful/mighty(pl)

This is the end of the prayer that Ezra prays as he begins to tell his own story. If you indicated the beginning of this prayer in 7:27 with an opening quotation mark or with the corresponding punctuation or convention in your language, you should use the same means to indicate the end of a quotation here.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּי כְּ⁠יַד־יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהַ⁠י֙ עָלַ֔⁠י

took_courage for,hand YHWH God,my upon,me

As in 7:6, hand represents power and control, and the expression the hand of Yahweh my God upon me indicates that Ezra enjoyed Yahweh’s care, protection, and favor. Alternate translation: “I was encouraged because I recognized that Yahweh my God was helping me”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מִ⁠יִּשְׂרָאֵ֛ל רָאשִׁ֖ים

from,Israel heads

As 8:1 shows, heads here is an abbreviated way of saying heads of father’s houses. Alternate translation: “some Israelite clan leaders”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לַ⁠עֲל֥וֹת עִמִּֽ⁠י

to,go_up with,me

Ezra says go up because he and the group he was leading would have to travel from a river valley up into the mountains in order to return from their places of exile to Jerusalem. Alternate translation: “to return to Jerusalem with me”