Ezra 6:1

“Then Darius the king gave an order, and they investigated in the house of the books where the treasures were deposited there in Babylon.”

Ezra 6:1 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Ezra 6:1, word by word

Thenאדַיִןdayin

then

Then (Aramaic): marks what happens next or at that moment. It corresponds to the Hebrew "az".

Where else “dayin” appears
Dariusדָּרְיָוֶשׁdaryavesh

Darius

Darius (the Aramaic form of the name): the name of kings of Persia and Media; in Ezra, the king of Persia in whose reign the house of God in Jerusalem was resumed and finished.

Where else “daryavesh” appears
the kingמַלְכָּmalka

king

King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".

Where else “malka” appears
gaveשָׂםsam

give an order

To give an order or a decree.

Where else “sam” appears
an orderטְעֵםteem

order

What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.

Where else “teem” appears
and they investigatedבַקַּרוּvakaru

search, inquire

To search, to inquire carefully (Aramaic), for example in the archives of the kingdom.

Where else “vakaru” appears
in the houseבֵיתvet

house

A building to live in or keep things, like the king's house of records.

Where else “vet” appears
of the booksסִפְרַיָּsifraya

book, scroll

Book, written scroll (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sefer".

Where else “sifraya” appears
the treasuresגִנְזַיָּginzaya

treasure

Treasure (Aramaic). "The house of the treasures" was the place where the goods and documents of the king were kept.

Where else “ginzaya” appears
were depositedמְהַחֲתִיןmehachatin

deposit

Leave something stored in a place.

Where else “mehachatin” appears
thereתַּמָּהtama

there

There (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sham".

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in Babylonבָבֶלvavel

Babylon

Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And there was found in Ecbatana, in the fortress that is in the province of Media, a scroll, and thus was written in it: “Memorial:

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