Study it in the app“And 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.””
And now,וּכְעַןifהֵןto the kingעַל מַלְכָּאit seems good,טָבlet it be investigatedיִתְבַּקַּרin the houseבְּבֵיתof the treasuresגִּנְזַיָּאof the kingדִּי מַלְכָּאthereתַמָּהinדִּי בְּBabylon,בָבֶלwhetherהֵןit is soאִיתַיthatדִּיbyמִןCyrusכּוֹרֶשׁthe kingמַלְכָּאan orderטְעֵםwas givenשִׂיםto buildלְמִבְנֵאthatדֵךְhouseבֵּיתof Elahאֱלָהָאin Jerusalem;בִּירוּשְׁלֶםand letוּthe willרְעוּתof the kingמַלְכָּאconcerningעַלthisדְּנָהbe sentיִשְׁלַחto us.”עֲלֶינָא
now
Now (Aramaic).
Where else “chean” appearsif
Introduces a condition or a doubt: in case (Aramaic).
Where else “hen” appearsking
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appearsgood
Good (Aramaic). "If it seems good to the king". The same word as the Hebrew "tov".
Where else “tav” appearssearch, inquire
To search, to inquire carefully (Aramaic), for example in the archives of the kingdom.
Where else “yitbakar” appearshouse
A building to live in or keep things, like the king's house of records.
Where else “vet” appearstreasure
Treasure (Aramaic). "The house of the treasures" was the place where the goods and documents of the king were kept.
Where else “ginzaya” appearsthere
There (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sham".
Where else “tama” appearsBabylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “vavel” appearsthere is
There is, there exists (Aramaic). With "not": "there is not", "you will not have".
Where else “itay” appearsCyrus
Cyrus (the Aramaic form of the name): the king of Persia who conquered Babylon and gave the order to build the house of God in Jerusalem again.
Where else “koresh” appearsorder
What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.
Where else “teem” appearsgive an order
To give an order or a decree.
Where else “sim” appearsbuild
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “mivne” appearsthat, this
That, this (Aramaic).
Where else “dech” 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” appearswill, pleasure
Will, what someone wants or decides (Aramaic).
Where else “reut” appearssend
To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".
Where else “yishlach” appears16Then 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.’
17 · This verse (above)
