Ezra 6:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. | I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense. | Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this: |
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Original Aramaic words
This passage was written in Aramaic, the common language of the Babylonian and Persian empires, which the Jews of the exile also spoke. It uses the same alphabet as Hebrew.
| English | Aramaic | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and from me | וּמִנִּי֮ | u-mi-NI | H4481 | fromמִן־ (min) 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) |
| it is made | שִׂ֣ים | sim | H7761G | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) 1) to set, make, appoint 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 1a2) to make, appoint 1a3) to set, fix 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid |
| a decree | טְעֵם֒ | te-'EM | H2942 | commandטְעֵם (te.em) 1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report |
| that | דִּ֣י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| every | כָל־ | khol- | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| person | אֱנָ֗שׁ | 'e-NASH | H0606 | manאֱנָשׁ (e.nash) 1) man, human being 2) mankind (collective) Aramaic of e.nosh (אֱנוֹשׁ "human" H0582) |
| who | דִּ֤י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| he will violate | יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ | ye-hash-NE' | H8133 | to changeשְׁנָא (she.na) 1) to change, be altered, be changed 1a) (P'al) to change, be changed 1b) (Pael) to change, transform, frustrate 1b1) different (participle) 1c) (Ithpael) to be changed 1d) (Aphel) to change, alter |
| command the | פִּתְגָמָ֣א | pit-ga-MA' | H6600 | edictפִּתְגָם (pit.gam) 1) command, work, affair, decree 1a) word, report 1b) decree |
| this | דְנָ֔ה | de-NAH | H1836 | thisדְּנָה (de.nah) demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore |
| let it be pulled away | יִתְנְסַ֥ח | yit-ne-SACH | H5256 | to pull awayנְסַח (ne.sach) 1) to pull or tear away 1a) (Ithp'al) to be torn away |
| a beam | אָע֙ | 'a' | H0636 | woodאָע (a) wood, beam, timber Aramaic of ets (עֵץ ": wood" H6086) |
| from | מִן־ | min- | H4481 | fromמִן־ (min) 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) |
| house his | בַּיְתֵ֔הּ | bay-TEH | H1005 | houseבַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God) |
| and [he will] be lifted up | וּזְקִ֖יף | u-ze-KIF | H2211 | to raiseזְקַף (ze.qaph) (P'al) to raise, lift up Aramaic of za.qaph (זָקַף "to raise" H2210) |
| let him be impaled | יִתְמְחֵ֣א | yit-me-CHE' | H4223 | to smiteמְחָא (me.ach) 1) to strike, smite, kill 1a) (P'al) to strike 1b) (Pael) to hinder 1c) (Ithp'al) to allow to be stricken |
| on it | עֲלֹ֑הִי | 'a-LO-hi | H5922 | sinceעַל (al) 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction) |
| and house his | וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ | u-vay-TEH | H1005 | houseבַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God) |
| a refuse-heap | נְוָל֥וּ | ne-va-LU | H5122 | dunghillנְוָלוּ (ne.va.lu) refuse-heap, dunghill, outhouse |
| let it be made | יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד | yit-'a-VED | H5648 | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5922 | sinceעַל (al) 1) upon, over, on account of, above, to, against 1a) upon, over, on account of, regarding, concerning, on behalf of 1b) over (with verbs of ruling) 1c) above, beyond (in comparison) 1d) to, against (of direction) |
| this | דְּנָֽה׃ | de-NAH | H1836 | thisדְּנָה (de.nah) demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.