Ezra 7:17

“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.”

Ezra 7:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew and Aramaic
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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).

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you shall buyתִקְנֵאtikne

buy

To buy (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "qana".

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silverכַסְפָּchaspa

silver

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

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bullsתּוֹרִיןtorin

bull

Bull (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "shor".

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ramsדִּכְרִיןdichrin

ram

Ram (Aramaic): the male of the sheep.

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lambsאִמְּרִיןimrin

lamb

Lamb (Aramaic).

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and their grain offeringsמִנְחָתְminchat

grain offering

Grain offering (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "mincha".

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and their libationsנִסְכֵּיniske

libation

Libation (Aramaic): wine poured out as an offering.

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and you shall offerתְקָרֵבtekarev

offer

To present someone or give a sacrifice.

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themהִמּוֹhimo

they, them

They, them (Aramaic).

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the altarמַדְבְּחָmadbach

altar

Altar (Aramaic): the table of stone or metal where sacrifices are offered. Related to the Hebrew "mizbeach".

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the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

God's temple in Jerusalem.

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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.

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is in Jerusalemירוּשְׁלֶםyrushlem

Jerusalem

Jerusalem (the Aramaic form of the name).

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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.

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