Therefore,כָּל קֳבֵל דְּנָהwith diligenceאָסְפַּרְנָאyou shall buyתִקְנֵאwith thisבְּ דְנָהsilverכַסְפָּאbulls,תּוֹרִיןrams,דִּכְרִיןlambs,אִמְּרִיןand their grain offeringsוּמִנְחָתְהוֹןand their libations,וְנִסְכֵּיהוֹןand you shall offerוּתְקָרֵבthemהִמּוֹonעַלthe altarמַדְבְּחָהofדִּיthe houseבֵּיתof your Elahאֱלָהֲכֹםwhichדִּיis in Jerusalem.בִירוּשְׁלֶם
Ezra 7:17
Study it in the app“Therefore, 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.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 7:17, word by word
- Thereforeקֳבֵלkovel
because
For the reason that; for this cause (Aramaic).
Where else “kovel” appears- with diligenceאָסְפַּרְנָאasparna
diligently
With diligence, carefully and without delay (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin).
Where else “asparna” appears- you shall buyתִקְנֵאtikne
buy
To buy (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "qana".
Where else “tikne” appears- silverכַסְפָּchaspa
silver
Silver (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kesef".
Where else “chaspa” appears- bullsתּוֹרִיןtorin
bull
Bull (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "shor".
Where else “torin” appears- ramsדִּכְרִיןdichrin
ram
Ram (Aramaic): the male of the sheep.
Where else “dichrin” appears- lambsאִמְּרִיןimrin
lamb
Lamb (Aramaic).
Where else “imrin” appears- and their grain offeringsמִנְחָתְminchat
grain offering
Grain offering (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "mincha".
Where else “minchat” appears- and their libationsנִסְכֵּיniske
libation
Libation (Aramaic): wine poured out as an offering.
Where else “niske” appears- and you shall offerתְקָרֵבtekarev
offer
To present someone or give a sacrifice.
Where else “tekarev” appears- themהִמּוֹhimo
they, them
They, them (Aramaic).
Where else “himo” appears- the altarמַדְבְּחָmadbach
altar
Altar (Aramaic): the table of stone or metal where sacrifices are offered. Related to the Hebrew "mizbeach".
Where else “madbach” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “bet” appears- of your 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
16and 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18And whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, you shall do it according to the will of your Elah.