Ezra 7:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. | You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God. | And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God. |
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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 whatever | וּמָ֣ה | u-MAH | H4101 | what?מָה (mah) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes) |
| that | דִי֩ | 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 |
| to you | עֲלָ֨ךְ | a-la-yikh | 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 to | וְעַל־ | ve-'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) |
| brothers your | אֶחָ֜ךְ | 'e-cha-yikh | H0252 | brotherאַח (ach) brother Aramaic of ach (אָח ": male-sibling" H0251) |
| it is good | יִיטַ֗ב | yi-TAV | H3191 | be goodיְטַב (ye.tav) (P'al) to be good, do good, be pleasing Aramaic of ya.tav (יָטַב "be good" H3190) |
| with [the] rest of | בִּשְׁאָ֛ר | bish-'AR | H7606 | remainderשְׁאָר (she.ar) rest, remainder Aramaic of she.ar (שְׁאָר "remnant" H7605) |
| silver the | כַּסְפָּ֥א | kas-PA' | H3702 | silverכְּסַף (ke.saph) 1) silver 1a) as metal 1b) as money |
| and gold the | וְדַהֲבָ֖ה | ve-da-ha-VAH' | H1722 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| to do | לְמֶעְבַּ֑ד | le-me'-BAD | 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 |
| according to [the] will of | כִּרְע֥וּת | kir-'UT | H7470 | pleasureרְעוּ (re.ut) good pleasure, will Aramaic of re.ut (רְעוּת "longing" H7469) |
| God your | אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם | 'e-la-ha-KHOM | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| you will do | תַּעַבְדֽוּן׃ | 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 |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.