Ezra 6:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. | I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered. | Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered. |
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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 |
| to whatever | לְמָ֣א | le-MA' | H3964 | whatמָא (ma) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| that | דִֽי־ | 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 |
| you will do | תַֽעַבְד֗וּן | ta-'av-DUN | 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 |
| with | עִם־ | 'im- | H5974 | withעִם (im) 1) with 1a) together with, with 1b) with, during |
| [the] elders of | שָׂבֵ֤י | sa-VEI | H7868 | be grayשִׂיב (siv) 1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 1a) (P'al) elders (subst) |
| Jews the | יְהוּדָיֵא֙ | ye-hu-da-YE' | H3062 | Jewיְהוּדַי (ye.hu.da.i) Someone descended from Judah (H3063) and possibly other tribes, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.25 Aramaic of ye.hu.di (יְהוּדִי "Jew" H3064) |
| these | אִלֵּ֔ךְ | 'i-LEKH | H0479 | theseאִלֵּךְ (il.lekh) these, those Aramaic of el (אֵל "these" H0411) |
| to build | לְמִבְנֵ֖א | le-miv-NE' | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| [the] house of | בֵּית־ | beit- | H1005 | houseבַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God) |
| the God | אֱלָהָ֣א | 'e-la-HA' | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| this | דֵ֑ךְ | Dekh | H1791 | thisדֵּךְ (dekh) this Aramaic of zeh (זֶה "this" H2088) |
| and from [the] properties of | וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י | u-mi-nikh-SEI | H5232 | wealthנְכַס (ne.khas) riches, property Aramaic of ne.khes (נֶ֫כֶס "wealth" H5233) |
| king the | מַלְכָּ֗א | mal-KA' | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| which | דִּ֚י | 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 |
| [is] [the] tribute of | מִדַּת֙ | mi-DAT | H4061 | tributeמִנְדָּה (mid.dah) tribute Aramaic of mid.dah (מִדָּה "tribute" H4060B) |
| [the] region beyond | עֲבַ֣ר | 'a-VAR | H5675 | beyondעֲבַר (a.var) region beyond or across Aramaic of e.ver (עֵ֫בֶר ": side" H5676) |
| river the | נַהֲרָ֔ה | na-ha-RAH' | H5103G | Riverנְהַר (ne.har) The River Aramaic of pe.rat (פְּרָת "Euphrates" H6578) |
| diligently | אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא | 'a-se-PAR-na' | H0629 | diligentlyאׇסְפַּרְנָא (os.par.na) 1) thoroughly 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently |
| expense the | נִפְקְתָ֛א | nif-ke-TA' | H5313 | costנִפְקָא (niph.qa) outlay, expense |
| let it be | תֶּהֱוֵ֧א | te-he-VE' | H1934 | to beהֲוָא (ha.va) 1) to come to pass, become, be 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be |
| given | מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א | mit-ya-ha-VA' | H3052 | to giveיְהַב (ye.hav) 1) to give, provide 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to give 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 1b) (Hithp'al) 1b1) to be given 1b2) to be paid |
| to men the | לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א | le-guv-rai-YA' | H1400 | manגְּבַר (ge.var) a man, a certain (one) Aramaic of ge.ver (גֶּ֫בֶר "great man" H1397) |
| these | אִלֵּ֖ךְ | 'i-LEKH | H0479 | theseאִלֵּךְ (il.lekh) these, those Aramaic of el (אֵל "these" H0411) |
| that | דִּי־ | 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 |
| not | לָ֥א | la' | H3809 | notלָא (la) no, not, nothing Aramaic of lo (לֹא "not" H3808) |
| to make to cease | לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ | le-va-ta-LA' | H0989 | to ceaseבְּטֵל (be.tel) 1) (P'al) to cease 1a) to cease 1b) to make to cease |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.