so thatדִּיthey may beלֶהֱוֺןofferingמְהַקְרְבִיןofferings of pleasing aromaנִיחוֹחִיןto the Elahלֶאֱלָהּof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאand prayingוּמְצַלַּיִןfor the lifeלְחַיֵּיof the kingמַלְכָּאand his sons.וּבְנוֹהִי
Ezra 6:10
Study it in the app“so that they may be offering offerings of pleasing aroma to the Elah of the heavens and praying for the life of the king and his sons.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 6:10, word by word
- they may beלֶהֱוֺןlehevon
be, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “lehevon” appears- offeringמְהַקְרְבִיןmehakrvin
offer
To present someone or give a sacrifice.
Where else “mehakrvin” appears- offerings of pleasing aromaנִיחוֹחִיןnichochin
pleasing aroma
Pleasing aroma (Aramaic): said of offerings that please God. The same word as the Hebrew "nichoach".
Where else “nichochin” appears- to the Elahאֱלָהּelah
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 “elah” appears- of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya
heavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appears- and prayingמְצַלַּיִןmetsalayin
pray
To pray (Aramaic).
Where else “metsalayin” appears- for the lifeחַיֵּיchaye
living; life
Living; in the plural, life (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "chay".
Where else “chaye” appears- of the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- and his sonsבְנוֹveno
son
The male born of someone; in the plural, their children.
Where else “veno” appears
The context
9And whatever is needed, young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the Elah of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are in Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without negligence,
10 · This verse (above)
11And by me an order is given that for any man who changes this decree, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and, lifted up, he shall be nailed to it; and his house shall be made a heap of rubble for this.