Keep watchשִׁקְדוּand guard themוְשִׁמְרוּuntilעַדyou weigh themתִּשְׁקְלוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe leadersשָׂרֵיof the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםand the leadersוְשָׂרֵיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵלin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםin the chambersהַלִּשְׁכוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.”יְהוָה
Ezra 8:29
Study it in the app“Keep 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 8:29, word by word
- Keep watchשִׁקְדוּshikdu
keep watch, be awake
To keep watch, to stay awake and alert in order to guard something.
Where else “shikdu” appears- and guard themשִׁמְרוּshimru
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shimru” appears- you weigh themתִּשְׁקְלוּtishklu
weigh
Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.
Where else “tishklu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the leadersשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- of the fathers’ housesאָבוֹתavot
head of family
The head of a family or clan.
Where else “avot” appears- of 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- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- in the chambersלִּשְׁכוֹתlishchot
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishchot” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
28And 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.
29 · This verse (above)
30And the priests and the Levites received the weight of the silver and the gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem, to the house of our Elohim.