Study it in the app“Then 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.’”
ThenאֱדַיִןthatדֵּךְSheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּרcameאֲתָאand laidיְהַבthe foundationsאֻשַּׁיָּאof the houseדִּי בֵיתof Elahאֱלָהָאwhichדִּיis in Jerusalem;בִירוּשְׁלֶםand fromוּמִןthenאֱדַיִןuntilוְעַדnowכְּעַןit has been under construction,מִתְבְּנֵאand it is notוְלָאcomplete.’שְׁלִם
then
Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".
Where else “edayin” appearsthat, this
That, this (Aramaic).
Where else “dech” appearsSheshbazzar
Sheshbazzar: a leader of Judah to whom Cyrus handed over the vessels of the house of God and whom he made governor (Ezra 1:8; 5:14).
Where else “sheshbatsar” appearscome
To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.
Where else “ata” appearsgive
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “yehav” appearsfoundation
Foundation (Aramaic): the base on which a building stands.
Where else “ushaya” appearstemple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “vet” appearsElah, 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” appearsJerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appearsnow
Now (Aramaic).
Where else “kean” appearsbuild
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “mitbne” appearscomplete
To bring to a full close.
Where else “shelim” appears15And 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.”
16 · This verse (above)
17And now, if to the king it seems good, let it be investigated in the house of the treasures of the king there in Babylon, whether it is so that by Cyrus the king an order was given to build that house of Elah in Jerusalem; and let the will of the king concerning this be sent to us.”
