Ezra 7:16

“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.”

Ezra 7:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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Ezra 7:16, word by word

the silverכְּסַףkesaf

silver

Silver (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kesef".

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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".

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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.

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