Becauseכָּל קֳבֵל דִּיyou are sentשְׁלִיחַfromמִןbeforeקֳדָםthe kingמַלְכָּאand his sevenוְשִׁבְעַת הִיcounselorsיָעֲטֹto investigateלְבַקָּרָאaboutעַלJudahיְהוּדand Jerusalemוְלִירוּשְׁלֶםaccording to the lawבְּדָתof your Elah,אֱלָהָךְwhichדִּיis in your hand,בִידָךְ
Ezra 7:14
Study it in the app“Because you are sent from before the king and his seven counselors to investigate about Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of your Elah, which is in your hand,”
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Ezra 7:14, word by word
- Becauseקֳבֵלkovel
because
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appears- you are sentשְׁלִיחַsheliach
send
To send (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shalach".
Where else “sheliach” appears- beforeקֳדָםkodam
before
Before, in front of (Aramaic).
Where else “kodam” appears- the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- and his sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shiva".
Where else “shivat” appears- counselorsיָעֲטֹyaato
counselor
A man who gives the king counsel in the decisions of the kingdom (in Aramaic).
Where else “yaato” appears- to investigateבַקָּרָאvakara
search, inquire
To search, to inquire carefully (Aramaic), for example in the archives of the kingdom.
Where else “vakara” appears- Judahיְהוּדyehud
Judah
Judah (the Aramaic form of the name): the tribe and the land of Judah; in Ezra, the Persian province of Judah, with Jerusalem.
Where else “yehud” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appears- according to the lawדָתdat
law, decree
Law (Aramaic; a word of Persian origin): both the law of God and the law of the king.
Where else “dat” appears- of your 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- is in your handידָyda
hand
Hand (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yad". "To give into the hand of" is to hand over to someone's power.
Where else “yda” appears
The context
13by me an order is given that everyone in my kingdom from the people of Israel and its priests and the Levites who freely offers himself to go to Jerusalem with you may go.
14 · This verse (above)
15and to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the Elah of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,