Ezra 6:18

With the Aramaic beneath

Ezra 6:18, word by word

And they setהֲקִימוּhakimu

set up

To place someone in office, or to set something up (Aramaic).

Where else “hakimu” appears

the priestsכָהֲנַיָּchahanaya

priest

Priest (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kohen".

Where else “chahanaya” appears

in their sectionsפְלֻגָּתְfelugat

section, division

Section (Aramaic): each group into which the priests were divided.

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and the Levitesלֵוָיֵlevaye

Levite

Levite (Aramaic): of the tribe of Levi, in the service of the house of God.

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in their divisionsמַחְלְקָתְmachlkat

division

Division (Aramaic): each group of Levites that served in turn. The same word as the Hebrew "machloqet".

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the serviceעֲבִידַתavidat

work, service

Work; also the administration of an affair (Aramaic).

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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.

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is in Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).

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as it is writtenכְתָבchetav

writing

What is written: a document or an inscription.

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in the bookסְפַרsefar

book, scroll

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

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of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses (the Aramaic form of the name).

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Translation note

Here the part written in Aramaic ends; from the next verse the book returns to Hebrew.

The context