And they offeredוְהַקְרִבוּfor the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּתof thisדְנָהhouseבֵּיתof Elahאֱלָהָאone hundredמְאָהbulls,תּוֹרִיןtwo hundredמָאתַיִןrams,דִּכְרִיןfour hundredאַרְבַּע מְאָהlambs,אִמְּרִיןandוּtwelveתְּרֵי עֲשַׂרmale goatsצְפִירֵי עִזִּיןas a sin offeringלְחַטָּאָהforעַלallכָּלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלaccording to the numberלְמִנְיָןof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezra 6:17
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Aramaic beneath
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.