Ezra 6:17

“And they offered for the dedication of this house of Elah one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.”

Ezra 6:17 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Ezra 6:17, word by word

And they offeredהַקְרִבוּhakrivu

offer

To present someone or give a sacrifice.

Where else “hakrivu” appears
for the dedicationחֲנֻכַּתchanukat

dedication

Dedication (Aramaic): the feast with which a house or an altar is opened and given to God. The same word as the Hebrew "chanukka".

Where else “chanukat” appears
houseבֵּיתbet

temple

God's temple in Jerusalem.

Where else “bet” appears
of Elahאֱלָהָelaha

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 “elaha” appears
one hundredמְאָהmea

hundred

Hundred (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "mea".

Where else “mea” appears
bullsתּוֹרִיןtorin

bull

Bull (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "shor".

Where else “torin” appears
ramsדִּכְרִיןdichrin

ram

Ram (Aramaic): the male of the sheep.

Where else “dichrin” appears
four hundredאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arba".

Where else “arba” appears
lambsאִמְּרִיןimrin

lamb

Lamb (Aramaic).

Where else “imrin” appears
twelveתְּרֵיtere

two

Two (Aramaic).

Where else “tere” appears
twelveעֲשַׂרasar

ten

Ten (Aramaic). With "two", "twelve".

Where else “asar” appears
male goatsצְפִירֵיtsefire

male goat

Male goat (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "tsafir".

Where else “tsefire” appears
male goatsעִזִּיןizin

goat

Goat (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "ez".

Where else “izin” appears
as a sin offeringחַטָּאָהchataa

sin offering

Sin offering (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "chatat".

Where else “chataa” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel (the Aramaic form of the name).

Where else “yisrael” appears
according to the numberמִנְיָןminyan

number

Number (Aramaic).

Where else “minyan” appears
of the tribesשִׁבְטֵיshivte

tribe

Tribe (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shevet".

Where else “shivte” appears

The context

16And the sons of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the sons of the exile, celebrated the dedication of this house of Elah with joy.

17 · This verse (above)

18And they set the priests in their sections and the Levites in their divisions, over the service of Elah which is in Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

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