Allכָּלthatדִּיis byמִןthe orderטַעַםof the Elahאֱלָהּof the heavens,שְׁמַיָּאlet it be doneיִתְעֲבֵדexactlyאַדְרַזְדָּאfor the houseלְבֵיתof the Elahאֱלָהּof the heavens;שְׁמַיָּאforדִּיwhyלְמָהshould there beלֶהֱוֵאangerקְצַףuponעַלthe kingdomמַלְכוּתof the kingמַלְכָּאand his sons?וּבְנוֹהִי
Ezra 7:23
Study it in the app“All that is by the order of the Elah of the heavens, let it be done exactly for the house of the Elah of the heavens; for why should there be anger upon the kingdom of the king and his sons?”
With the Hebrew and Aramaic beneath
Ezra 7:23, word by word
- the orderטַעַםtaam
order
What the king or God commands to be done (in Aramaic).
Where else “taam” appears- of the Elahאֱלָהּelah
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 “elah” appears- of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya
heavens
Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.
Where else “shemaya” appears- let it be doneיִתְעֲבֵדyitaved
do, make
To do, to make (Aramaic). Its Hebrew relative "avad" means "to serve, to work".
Where else “yitaved” appears- exactlyאַדְרַזְדָּאadrazda
exactly, carefully
Exactly, carefully and with nothing lacking (Aramaic, a word of Persian origin that appears only once, Ezra 7:23).
Where else “adrazda” appears- for the houseבֵיתvet
temple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “vet” appears- whyמָהma
what; why
What; with "for", "why?", "what for?" (Aramaic).
Where else “ma” appears- should there beלֶהֱוֵאleheve
be, become
To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".
Where else “leheve” appears- angerקְצַףketsaf
wrath
Anger, wrath (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "qetsef".
Where else “ketsaf” appears- the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut
kingdom
A kingdom, above all the one God gives his people and that does not end (Aramaic).
Where else “malchut” appears- of the kingמַלְכָּmalka
king
King (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "melech".
Where else “malka” appears- and his sonsבְנוֹveno
son
The male born of someone; in the plural, their children.
Where else “veno” appears
Translation note
“Exactly”: a word of Persian origin that appears only once.
The context
22up to one hundred talents of silver, and up to one hundred cors of wheat, and up to one hundred baths of wine, and up to one hundred baths of oil, and salt without measure.
23 · This verse (above)
24And to you it is made known that as for all the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of this house of Elah, it is not permitted to impose on them tribute, tax, or toll.