Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath. Young's Literal Translation And Ezra riseth, and causeth the heads of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear to do according to this word—and they swear. King James Bible Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Hebrew So Ezraעֶזְרָ֡א (‘ez·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5830: Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites got up וַיָּ֣קָם (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and made the leading שָׂרֵי֩ (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince priests, הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest Levites, הַלְוִיִּ֜ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc take an oath וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע (way·yaš·ba‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to do what had been said. לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make And they took the oath. וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃ (way·yiš·šā·ḇê·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear |