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Introduction to Ezra 10:1 Ezra 10:1 describes Ezra’s public prayer and confession, which deeply moves the people of Israel, leading them to a communal act of repentance. This verse contains multiple hitpa‘el (התפעל) verbs, a Hebrew verb stem that typically expresses reflexive, reciprocal, or iterative action. The verse consists of: Two hitpa‘el verbs describing Ezra’s actions (וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל, “as he was praying”; וּכְ֨הִתְוַדֹּתֹ֔ו, “as he was confessing”). A series of participles describing his emotional state (בֹּכֶה, “weeping”; וּמִתְנַפֵּ֔ל, “prostrating himself”). The reaction of the people, showing the emotional and social impact of Ezra’s actions.… Learn Hebrew