and allוְכֹלthe silverכְּסַףand goldוּדְהַבthatדִּיyou findתְהַשְׁכַּחin allבְּכֹלthe provinceמְדִינַתof Babylon,בָּבֶלwithעִםthe freewill offeringהִתְנַדָּבוּתof the peopleעַמָּאand the priests,וְכָהֲנַיָּאwho offer freelyמִתְנַדְּבִיןfor the houseלְבֵיתof their Elahאֱלָהֲהֹםwhichדִּיis in Jerusalem.בִירוּשְׁלֶם
Ezra 7:16
Study it in the app“and all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, who offer freely for the house of their Elah which is in Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 7:16, word by word
- the silverכְּסַףkesaf
silver
Silver (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kesef".
Where else “kesaf” appears- and goldדְהַבdehav
gold
Gold (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".
Where else “dehav” appears- you findתְהַשְׁכַּחtehashkach
find
To find, to discover (Aramaic).
Where else “tehashkach” appears- the provinceמְדִינַתmedinat
province
Province (Aramaic): a region of the empire with its own government. The same word as the Hebrew "medina".
Where else “medinat” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babylon
Babylon (the Aramaic form of the name): the city and its kingdom, by the Euphrates River.
Where else “bavel” appears- withעִםim
with
With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".
Where else “im” appears- the freewill offeringהִתְנַדָּבוּתhitnadavut
offer freely
To offer or to offer oneself willingly, by one's own decision (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "nadav".
Where else “hitnadavut” appears- of the peopleעַמָּama
people
People (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "am".
Where else “ama” appears- and the priestsכָהֲנַיָּchahanaya
priest
Priest (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kohen".
Where else “chahanaya” appears- for the houseבֵיתvet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “vet” appears- of their Elahאֱלָהֲelaha
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 Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).
Where else “yrushlem” appears
The context
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,
16 · This verse (above)
17Therefore, with diligence you shall buy with this silver bulls, rams, lambs, and their grain offerings and their libations, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your Elah which is in Jerusalem.