And I saidוָאֹמְרָהto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Youאַתֶּםare holyקֹדֶשׁto YHWH,לַיהוָהand the utensilsוְהַכֵּלִיםare holy,קֹדֶשׁand the silverוְהַכֶּסֶףand the goldוְהַזָּהָבare a freewill offeringנְדָבָהto YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathers.אֲבֹתֵיכֶם
Ezra 8:28
Study it in the app“And I said to them, “You are holy to YHWH, and the utensils are holy, and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to YHWH, the Elohim of your fathers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:28, word by word
- And I saidאֹמְרָomra
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “omra” appears- are holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- and the utensilsכֵּלִיםkelim
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kelim” appears- and 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- are a freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedava
freewill offering
An offering given without being asked.
Where else “nedava” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears
The context
27and twenty bowls of gold worth a thousand darics, and two utensils of good shining bronze, desirable as gold.
28 · This verse (above)
29Keep watch and guard them until you weigh them before the leaders of the priests and the Levites and the leaders of the fathers’ houses of Israel in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of YHWH.”