and I weighed outוָאֶשְׁקֳלָהto themלָהֶםthe silverהַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְ הַזָּהָבand the utensils,וְ הַכֵּלִיםthe contributionתְּרוּמַתfor the houseבֵּיתof our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּwhichהַthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his counselorsוְיֹעֲצָיוand his officialsוְשָׂרָיוand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho were presentהַנִּמְצָאִיםhad offered;הֵרִימוּ
Ezra 8:25
Study it in the app“and I weighed out to them the silver and the gold and the utensils, the contribution for the house of our Elohim, which the king and his counselors and his officials and all Israel who were present had offered;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:25, word by word
- and I weighed outאֶשְׁקֳלָeshkola
weigh
Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.
Where else “eshkola” appears- the silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and the goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and the utensilsכֵּלִיםkelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appears- the contributionתְּרוּמַתterumat
contribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumat” appears- for the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of our Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and his counselorsיֹעֲצָיyoatsay
counselor
A trusted person who gives the king or a leader his opinion.
Where else “yoatsay” appears- and his officialsשָׂרָיsaray
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “saray” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- who were presentנִּמְצָאִיםnimtsaim
be present
To be present in a place, or to be enough.
Where else “nimtsaim” appears- had offeredהֵרִימוּherimu
set apart
To lift and set apart a share, the contribution for the sanctuary or for God.
Where else “herimu” appears
The context
24And I set apart twelve of the leaders of the priests: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and with them ten of their brothers;
25 · This verse (above)
26I weighed out into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, and utensils of silver worth one hundred talents, gold, one hundred talents,