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And he saidוַאֲמַרto him,לֵהּ“Theseאֵלutensils:מָאנַיָּאtake them,שֵׂאgo,אֵזֶלdepositאֲחֵתthemהִמּוֹin the templeבְּהֵיכְלָאthatדִּיis in Jerusalem,בִירוּשְׁלֶםand let the houseוּבֵיתof Elahאֱלָהָאbe builtיִתְבְּנֵאon its site.”עַל אַתְרֵהּ
Ezra 5:15
Study it in the app“And he said to him, “These utensils: take them, go, deposit them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of Elah be built on its site.””
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 5:15, word by word
- And he saidאֲמַרamar
say
To speak to someone with words, answer him or set out what one thinks (Aramaic).
Where else “amar” appears- “Theseאֵלel
these
These (Aramaic).
Where else “el” appears- utensilsמָאנַיָּmanaya
vessel, utensil
Vessel, utensil (Aramaic): the objects of gold and silver of the house of God.
Where else “manaya” appears- take themשֵׂאse
carry off
To lift something and remove it from its place: what the wind carries off or the vessels that are taken.
Where else “se” appears- goאֵזֶלezel
go, depart
To go, to go away (Aramaic).
Where else “ezel” appears- depositאֲחֵתachet
deposit
Leave something stored in a place.
Where else “achet” appears- themהִמּוֹhimo
they, them
They, them (Aramaic).
Where else “himo” appears- in the templeהֵיכְלָhechla
temple
The house of a god; in Jerusalem, the house of Elah (Aramaic).
Where else “hechla” appears- is in Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appears- and let the houseבֵיתvet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “vet” appears- of Elahאֱלָהָelaha
Elah, God, god
Elah: the Aramaic word for God, related to the Hebrew "Eloah" and "Elohim". In the parts of the Bible written in Aramaic (Ezra and Daniel) it is the God of Israel, the same one who in Hebrew is called Elohim; the text only changes language. The same word, also in the plural, is used for the gods of other peoples ("god", "gods"), and the passage itself shows who is meant.
Where else “elaha” appears- be builtיִתְבְּנֵאyitbne
build
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “yitbne” appears- on its siteאַתְרֵatre
place
The spot where something is or was.
Where else “atre” appears
The context
14And also the utensils of the house of Elah, of gold and of silver, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out from the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, Cyrus the king brought them out from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.
15 · This verse (above)
16Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of Elah which is in Jerusalem; and from then until now it has been under construction, and it is not complete.’