And by meוּמִנִּיan orderטְעֵםis givenשִׂיםthatדִּיfor anyכָלmanאֱנָשׁwhoדִּיchangesיְהַשְׁנֵאthisדְנָהdecree,פִּתְגָמָאa beamאָעshall be pulled outיִתְנְסַחof his house,מִן בַּיְתֵהּand, lifted up,וּזְקִיףhe shall be nailedיִתְמְחֵאto it;עֲלֹהִיand his houseוּבַיְתֵהּshall be madeיִתְעֲבֵדa heap of rubbleנְוָלוּfor this.עַל דְּנָה
Ezra 6:11
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 6:11, word by word
- an orderטְעֵםteem
order
What the king or God commands, as an order or decree.
Where else “teem” appears- is givenשִׂיםsim
give an order
To give an order or a decree.
Where else “sim” appears- manאֱנָשׁenash
man, human being
Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".
Where else “enash” appears- changesיְהַשְׁנֵאyehashne
change, alter
To change, to alter (Aramaic).
Where else “yehashne” appears- decreeפִּתְגָמָpitgama
word, answer, decree
Word, answer, decree (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “pitgama” appears- a beamאָעa
wood, beam
Wood, tree; beam (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "ets".
Where else “a” appears- shall be pulled outיִתְנְסַחyitnsach
pull out
To pull out (Aramaic).
Where else “yitnsach” appears- of his houseבַּיְתֵbayte
house
A building to live in or keep things, like the king's house of records.
Where else “bayte” appears- and, lifted upזְקִיףzekif
lift up, hang
To raise up, to lift high (Aramaic); said of one who is hung on a beam.
Where else “zekif” appears- he shall be nailedיִתְמְחֵאyitmche
nail
Fix with nails.
Where else “yitmche” appears- shall be madeיִתְעֲבֵדyitaved
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “yitaved” appears- a heap of rubbleנְוָלוּnevalu
dunghill, heap of rubble
An Aramaic word of uncertain sense: a heap of rubble or a dunghill.
Where else “nevalu” appears
Translation note
“Heap of rubble”: a word of uncertain sense; it can also be understood “dunghill.”
The context
10so 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.
11 · This verse (above)
12And may the Elah who has made his name dwell there overthrow every king and people who puts forth his hand to change it, to damage that house of Elah which is in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given an order; let it be done with diligence.”