Study it in the app“And 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.”
And to youוּלְכֹםit is made knownמְהוֹדְעִיןthatדִּיas for allכָלthe priestsכָּהֲנַיָּאand Levites,וְלֵוָיֵאsingers,זַמָּרַיָּאgatekeepers,תָרָעַיָּאNethinim,נְתִינַיָּאand servantsוּפָלְחֵיof thisדְנָהhouseבֵּיתof Elah,אֱלָהָאit is notלָאpermittedשַׁלִּיטto imposeלְמִרְמֵאon themעֲלֵיהֹםtribute,מִנְדָּהtax,בְלוֹor toll.וַהֲלָךְ
make known
To make someone know something, to tell or reveal it to him (in Aramaic).
Where else “mehodin” appearspriest
Priest (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "kohen".
Where else “kahanaya” appearsLevite
Levite (Aramaic): of the tribe of Levi, in the service of the house of God.
Where else “levaye” appearssinger
Singer (Aramaic): one who sings or plays in worship.
Where else “zamaraya” appearsgatekeeper
Gatekeeper (Aramaic): one who guards the gates of the house of God.
Where else “taraaya” appearsNethinim
Nethinim (Aramaic): servants of the house of God, helpers of the Levites. The word means "given, handed over".
Where else “netinaya” appearsserve
To serve (Aramaic), above all in worship; "servants" of the house of God.
Where else “falche” appearstemple
God's temple in Jerusalem.
Where else “bet” appearsElah, 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” appearsbe permitted
To be lawful: not to be forbidden.
Where else “shalit” appearsimpose
To place a tax or burden on someone.
Where else “mirme” appearstribute
Tribute (Aramaic): payment that a people gave to the king who ruled it.
Where else “minda” appearstax
Tax (Aramaic): one of the three payments given to the king, together with tribute and toll.
Where else “velo” appearstoll
Toll (Aramaic): payment for passing along a road; one of the three payments given to the king.
Where else “halach” appears23All 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?
24 · This verse (above)
25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your Elah which is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges who may judge all the people who are in the other side of the river, all who know the laws of your Elah; and whoever does not know them, you shall make them known.
