Ezra 6:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And they gave as offerings at the opening of this house of God a hundred oxen, two hundred sheep, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, being the number of the tribes of Israel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין *לחטיא **לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And they haqrîḇû for the ḥănukkaṯ of bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ dᵉnāh: tôrîn one hundred, diḵrîn two hundred, ʾimmᵉrîn four hundred; and ṣᵉfîrê ʿizzîn for ḥaṭṭāʾāh for all Yiśrāʾēl twelve, according to the minyān of the šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

• *haqrîḇû*: verb, Haphel perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they offered
• *ḥănukkaṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - dedication of
• *bêṯ-ʾĕlāhāʾ*: construct phrase - house of God
• *dᵉnāh*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
• *tôrîn*: noun, masculine plural - bulls
• *mᵉʾāh*: numeral - hundred
• *diḵrîn*: noun, masculine plural - rams
• *māʾṯayin*: numeral - two hundred
• *ʾimmᵉrîn*: noun, masculine plural - lambs
• *ʾarbaʿ mᵉʾāh*: numeral - four hundred
• *ṣᵉfîrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - male goats of
• *ʿizzîn*: noun, feminine plural - goats
• *lᵉḥaṭṭāʾāh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - for sin offering
• *ʿal-kāl-Yiśrāʾēl*: prepositional phrase - for all Israel
• *tᵉrê-ʿăśar*: numeral - twelve
• *lᵉminyān*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - according to number of
• *šiḇṭê*: noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *haqrîḇû*: offered/presented/sacrificed
• *ḥănukkaṯ*: dedication/consecration ceremony
• *tôrîn*: bulls/bullocks
• *ṣᵉfîrê ʿizzîn*: male goats/he-goats
• *lᵉḥaṭṭāʾāh*: for sin offering/as sin sacrifice
• *lᵉminyān šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl*: according to the number of tribes of Israel

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 8:35 : 35 And those who had been prisoners, who had come back from a strange land, made burned offerings to the God of Israel, twelve oxen for all Israel, ninety-six male sheep, seventy-seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burned offering to the Lord.
• Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And there came to my ears the number of those who had the mark on their brows, a hundred and forty-four thousand, who were marked out of every tribe of the people of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Judah were marked twelve thousand: of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand: of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand: 6 Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand: of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand: of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand: 7 Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand: of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand: of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand: 8 Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin were marked twelve thousand.
• Lev 4:3 : 3 If the chief priest by doing wrong becomes a cause of sin to the people, then let him give to the Lord for the sin which he has done, an ox, without any mark, for a sin-offering.
• Lev 4:13-14 : 13 And if all the people of Israel do wrong, without anyone's knowledge; if they have done any of the things which by the Lord's order are not to be done, causing sin to come on them; 14 When the sin which they have done comes to light, then let all the people give an ox for a sin-offering, and take it before the Tent of meeting.
• Lev 4:22-23 : 22 If a ruler does wrong, and in error does any of the things which, by the order of the Lord his God, are not to be done, causing sin to come on him; 23 When the sin which he has done is made clear to him, let him give for his offering a goat, a male without any mark.
• Lev 4:28 : 28 When the sin which he has done is made clear to him, then he is to give for his offering a goat, a female without any mark, for the sin which he has done.
• Num 7:2-9 : 2 Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, made offerings; these were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered. 3 And they came with their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen; a cart for every two of the chiefs, and for every one an ox. 4 And the Lord said to Moses, 5 Take the things from them, to be used for the work of the Tent of meeting; and give them to the Levites, to every man what is needed for his work. 6 So Moses took the carts and the oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon for their work; 8 And four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari for their work, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the sons of Kohath he gave nothing; because they had the care of the holy place, taking it about on their backs. 10 And the chiefs gave an offering for the altar on the day when the holy oil was put on it; they made their offering before the altar. 11 And the Lord said to Moses, Let every chief on his day give his offering to make the altar holy. 12 And he who made his offering on the first day was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 13 And his offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 14 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice for burning; 15 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 16 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 17 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, chief of Issachar, made his offering: 19 He gave one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 20 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 21 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 22 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 23 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethanel, the son of Zuar. 24 On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, chief of the children of Zebulun: 25 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 26 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 27 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 28 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 29 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab, the son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, chief of the children of Reuben: 31 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 32 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 33 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 34 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 35 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur, the son of Shedeur. 36 On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, chief of the children of Simeon: 37 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 38 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 39 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 40 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 41 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai. 42 On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Reuel, chief of the children of Gad: 43 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 44 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 45 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 46 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 47 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph, the son of Reuel 48 On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim: 49 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 50 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 51 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 52 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 53 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama, the son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, chief of the children of Manasseh: 55 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 56 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 57 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 58 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 59 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, chief of the children of Benjamin: 61 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 62 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 63 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year for a burned offering; 64 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 65 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan, the son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day Ahiezer; the son of Ammishaddai, chief of the children of Dan: 67 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 68 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 69 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 70 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 71 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day Pagiel, the son of Ochran, chief of the children of Asher: 73 His offering was one silver plate; a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 74 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 75 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 76 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 77 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel, the son of Ochran. 78 On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, chief of the children of Naphtali: 79 His offering was one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering; 80 One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice; 81 One young ox, one male sheep, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burned offering; 82 One male of the goats for a sin-offering; 83 And for the peace-offerings, two oxen, five male sheep, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira, the son of Enan. 84 These were the offerings given for the altar by the chiefs of Israel, when the holy oil was put on it: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve gold spoons; 85 The weight of every silver plate was a hundred and thirty shekels, and of every basin seventy; the weight of all the silver of the vessels was two thousand and four hundred shekels, by the scale of the holy place; 86 The weight of the twelve gold spoons of spice for burning was ten shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place; all the gold of the spoons was a hundred and twenty shekels; 87 All the oxen, for the burned offering were twelve, the male sheep twelve, the he-lambs of the first year twelve, with their meal offering; and the males of the goats for sin-offering twelve; 88 And all the oxen for the peace-offerings, twenty-four oxen, the male sheep sixty, and the he-goats sixty, the he-lambs of the first year sixty. This was given for the altar after the holy oil was put on it. 89 And when Moses went into the Tent of meeting to have talk with him, then the Voice came to his ears from over the cover which was on the ark of witness, from between the two winged ones. And he had talk with him.
• 1 Kgs 8:63-64 : 63 And Solomon gave to the Lord for peace-offerings, twenty-two thousand oxen and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel kept the feast of the opening of the Lord's house. 64 The same day the king made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering there the burned offering and the meal offering and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar of the Lord for the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings.
• 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:
• 1 Chr 16:1-3 : 1 Then they took in the ark of God and put it inside the tent which David had put up for it; and they made offerings, burned offerings and peace-offerings before God. 2 And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord. 3 And he gave to everyone, every man and woman of Israel, a cake of bread, some meat, and a cake of dry grapes.
• 2 Chr 7:5 : 5 King Solomon made an offering of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people kept the feast of the opening of the house of God.
• 2 Chr 29:21-23 : 21 And they took with them seven oxen and seven male sheep and seven lambs and seven he-goats as a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the holy house and for Judah. And he gave orders to the sons of Aaron, the priests, that these were to be offered on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they put the oxen to death and their blood was given to the priests to be drained out against the altar; then they put the male sheep to death, draining out their blood against the altar, and they put the lambs to death, draining out their blood against the altar. 23 Then they took the he-goats for the sin-offering, placing them before the king and the meeting of the people, and they put their hands on them:
• 2 Chr 29:31-35 : 31 Then Hezekiah made answer and said, Now that you have given yourselves to the Lord, come near and take offerings and praise-offerings into the house of the Lord. So all the people took in offerings and praise-offerings: and those whose hearts were moved, took in burned offerings. 32 The number of burned offerings which the people took in was seventy oxen, a hundred male sheep, and two hundred lambs: all these were for burned offerings to the Lord. 33 And the holy things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests. 35 And there was a great amount of burned offerings, with the fat of the peace-offerings and the drink offerings for every burned offering. So the work of the Lord's house was put in order.
• Rev 21:12 : 12 She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
• Luke 22:30 : 30 So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.