And the restוּשְׁאָרof what is neededחַשְׁחוּתfor the houseבֵּיתof your Elah,אֱלָהָךְwhichדִּיfallsיִפֶּלto youלָךְto give,לְמִנְתַּןyou shall giveתִּנְתֵּןfromמִןthe houseבֵּיתof the treasuresגִּנְזֵיof the king.מַלְכָּא
Ezra 7:20
Study it in the app“And the rest of what is needed for the house of your Elah, which falls to you to give, you shall give from the house of the treasures of the king.”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 7:20, word by word
- And the restשְׁאָרshear
rest, remainder
The rest, what remains (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shear".
Where else “shear” appears- of what is neededחַשְׁחוּתchashchut
what is needed
What is needed, the necessary (Aramaic).
Where else “chashchut” appears- for the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “bet” 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- fallsיִפֶּלyipel
fall to one
To fall to one to do something.
Where else “yipel” appears- to giveמִנְתַּןmintan
give
To give (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "natan".
Where else “mintan” appears- of the treasuresגִּנְזֵיginze
treasure
Treasure (Aramaic). "The house of the treasures" was the place where the goods and documents of the king were kept.
Where else “ginze” appears- of the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears
The context
19And the utensils that are given to you for the service of the house of your Elah, deliver before the Elah of Jerusalem.
20 · This verse (above)
21And by me, I, Artaxerxes the king, an order is given to all the treasurers who are in the other side of the river, that all that Ezra the priest, scribe of the law of the Elah of the heavens, asks of you be done with diligence,