Andוַthe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho had returnedהַשָּׁבִיםfrom the exileמֵהַגּוֹלָהate,יֹּאכְלוּand everyoneוְכֹלwho had separated himselfהַנִּבְדָּלfrom the uncleannessמִטֻּמְאַתof the nationsגּוֹיֵof the landהָאָרֶץto join them,אֲלֵהֶםto seekלִדְרֹשׁYHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezra 6:21
Study it in the app“And the sons of Israel who had returned from the exile ate, and everyone who had separated himself from the uncleanness of the nations of the land to join them, to seek YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 6:21, word by word
- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- who had returnedשָּׁבִיםshavim
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shavim” appears- from the exileגּוֹלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- who had separated himselfנִּבְדָּלnivdal
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “nivdal” appears- from the uncleannessטֻּמְאַתtumat
filth
The moral filth that sin leaves and that God cleans.
Where else “tumat” appears- of the nationsגּוֹיֵgoye
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goye” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- to seekדְרֹשׁderosh
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “derosh” appears- YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
20For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves as one; all of them were clean. And they slaughtered the Passover for all the sons of the exile, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
21 · This verse (above)
22And they celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for YHWH had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of Elohim, the Elohim of Israel.