And someוּמֵof the headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ houses,הָאָבוֹתwhen they cameבְּבוֹאָםto the houseלְבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהwhichאֲשֶׁרis in Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםoffered freelyהִתְנַדְּבוּfor the houseלְבֵיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםto set it upלְהַעֲמִידוֹon its base.עַל מְכוֹנוֹ
Ezra 2:68
Study it in the app“And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of YHWH which is in Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of Elohim, to set it up on its base.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 2:68, word by word
- of the headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rashe” appears- of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appears- when they cameבוֹאָvoa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “voa” appears- to the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- offered freelyהִתְנַדְּבוּhitnadvu
volunteer
To give oneself gladly.
Where else “hitnadvu” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to set it upהַעֲמִידhaamid
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “haamid” appears- on its baseמְכוֹנmechon
fixed place
Fixed place, dwelling place; foundation.
Where else “mechon” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
67their camels, four hundred thirty-five; donkeys, six thousand seven hundred twenty.
68 · This verse (above)
69According to their strength they gave to the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand drachmas of gold, and five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred tunics of priests.