And by meוּמִנִּיan orderטְעֵםis givenשִׂיםconcerning whatלְמָא דִיyou shall doתַעַבְדוּןwithעִםtheseאִלֵּךְeldersשָׂבֵיof the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵאfor the buildingלְמִבְנֵאof thatדֵךְhouseבֵּיתof Elah:אֱלָהָאfrom the goodsוּמִנִּכְסֵיof the king,מַלְכָּאwhichדִּיare from the tributeמִדַּתof the other sideעֲבַרof the river,נַהֲרָהwith diligenceאָסְפַּרְנָאlet the costנִפְקְתָאbeתֶּהֱוֵאpaidמִתְיַהֲבָאto theseלְ אִלֵּךְmen,גֻבְרַיָּאso thatדִּיthere be noלָאstoppage.לְבַטָּלָא
Ezra 6:8
Study it in the app“And by me an order is given concerning what you shall do with these elders of the Jews for the building of that house of Elah: from the goods of the king, which are from the tribute of the other side of the river, with diligence let the cost be paid to these men, so that there be no stoppage.”
With the Aramaic beneath
Ezra 6:8, 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- concerning whatמָאma
what, how much
"What," "how much": a particle that goes with another word to ask a question ("how many times...?").
Where else “ma” appears- you shall doתַעַבְדוּןtaavdun
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “taavdun” appears- withעִםim
with
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appears- eldersשָׂבֵיsave
elder
Elder; in the plural, the elders who lead the people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sev", "gray hair".
Where else “save” appears- of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵyehudaye
Jew
Jew (Aramaic): a person of Judah.
Where else “yehudaye” appears- for the buildingמִבְנֵאmivne
build
To build (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "bana".
Where else “mivne” appears- of thatדֵךְdech
that, this
That, this (Aramaic).
Where else “dech” 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- from the goodsנִּכְסֵיnichse
goods, riches
Goods, riches (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "nechasim".
Where else “nichse” appears- of the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- are from the tributeמִדַּתmidat
tribute
Tribute (Aramaic): payment that a people gave to the king who ruled it.
Where else “midat” appears- of the other sideעֲבַרavar
other side, beyond
The other side (Aramaic). "Beyond the River" is the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “avar” appears- of the riverנַהֲרָnahara
river
River (Aramaic); above all the Euphrates. "Beyond the River" is the name of the Persian province west of the Euphrates.
Where else “nahara” appears- with diligenceאָסְפַּרְנָאasparna
diligently
With diligence, carefully and without delay (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “asparna” appears- let the costנִפְקְתָnifkta
cost, expense
Expense (Aramaic): what is paid for a work.
Where else “nifkta” appears- beתֶּהֱוֵאteheve
be, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “teheve” appears- paidמִתְיַהֲבָאmityahava
give
To give (Aramaic).
Where else “mityahava” appears- menגֻבְרַיָּguvraya
man
Man, male (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "gever".
Where else “guvraya” appears- stoppageבַטָּלָאvatala
cease, stop
To cease, to stop; in its causative form, to make stop (Aramaic). It is the verb with which Ezra tells that the work on the house of God was stopped.
Where else “vatala” appears
The context
7Leave the work of that house of Elah alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build that house of Elah on its site.
8 · This verse (above)
9And whatever is needed, young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the Elah of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are in Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without negligence,