Ezra 6:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They offered for the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel, according to 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they offered{H7127} at the dedication{H2597} of this{H1836} house{H1005} of God{H426} a hundred{H3969} bullocks,{H8450} two hundred{H3969} rams,{H1798} four{H703} hundred{H3969} lambs;{H563} and for a sin-offering{H2402} for{H5922} all{H3606} Israel,{H3479} twelve{H8648} he -{H6841} goats,{H5796} according to the number{H4510} of the tribes{H7625} of Israel.{H3479}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And offered{H7127}{(H8684)} at the dedication{H2597} of this{H1836} house{H1005} of God{H426} an hundred{H3969} bullocks{H8450}, two hundred{H3969} rams{H1798}, four{H703} hundred{H3969} lambs{H563}; and for a sin offering{H2402}{(H8675)}{H2409} for{H5922} all{H3606} Israel{H3479}, twelve{H8648}{H6236} he{H6841} goats{H5796}, according to the number{H4510} of the tribes{H7625} of Israel{H3479}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and offred at the dedicacion of the house of God, an hundreth calues, two hundreth lambes, foure hundreth goates: and for the synofferynge for all Israel, twolue he goates, acordinge to the nombre of the trybes of Israel,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And offred at the dedication of this house of God an hundreth bullockes, two hundreth rams, foure hundreth lambes, and twelue goates, for the sinne of all Israel, according to the nomber of the tribes of Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred oxen, two hudred rammes, foure hudred lambes: and for the reconciling of all Israel twelue hee goates, according to the number of the tribes of Israel:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the dedication of this temple of God they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 8:35 : 35 The exiles who had returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.
• Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand; 7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand; 8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
• Lev 4:3 : 3 if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt upon the people, he must offer a young bull without defect to the LORD as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• Lev 4:13-14 : 13 If the entire assembly of Israel sins unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the congregation by violating one of the LORD’s commands, which should not be done, they are guilty. 14 When the sin they committed becomes known, the assembly shall offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting.
• Lev 4:22-23 : 22 When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden in any of the commands of the LORD his God, he becomes guilty. 23 When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring as his offering a male goat without defect.
• Lev 4:28 : 28 when they become aware of the sin they have committed, they must bring as an offering a female goat without defect for the sin they have committed.
• Num 7:2-9 : 2 The leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral houses and the chiefs of the tribes who had been in charge of the numberings, presented their offerings. 3 They brought their offerings before the LORD: six covered carts and twelve oxen – a cart was given for every two leaders and an ox for each leader. They presented them in front of the tabernacle. 4 The LORD said to Moses, 5 “Accept these from them so that they may be used for the work of the Tent of Meeting. Assign them to the Levites according to their roles of service.” 6 Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites. 7 Two carts and four oxen he gave to the sons of Gershon, in keeping with their service duties. 8 Four carts and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the supervision of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. 9 But to the sons of Kohath, he did not give anything because their service involved carrying the holy objects on their shoulders. 10 The leaders brought their offerings for the dedication of the altar on the day it was anointed. The leaders presented their offerings in front of the altar. 11 The LORD said to Moses, “Let one leader each day present his offering for the dedication of the altar.” 12 The one who presented his offering on the first day was Nahshon, son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah. 13 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 14 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 15 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 16 One male goat for a sin offering. 17 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Nahshon, son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day, Nethanel, son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, brought his offering. 19 He presented as his offering: one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 20 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 21 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 22 One male goat for a sin offering. 23 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Nethanel, son of Zuar. 24 On the third day, Eliab, son of Helon, the leader of Zebulun, brought his offering. 25 He presented as his offering: one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 26 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 27 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 28 One male goat for a sin offering. 29 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Eliab, son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, the leader of Reuben, brought his offering. 31 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 32 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 33 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 34 One male goat for a sin offering. 35 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Elizur, son of Shedeur. 36 On the fifth day, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, brought his offering. 37 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 38 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 39 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 40 One male goat for a sin offering. 41 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai. 42 On the sixth day, Eliasaph, son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, brought his offering. 43 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 44 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 45 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 46 One male goat for a sin offering. 47 For the sacrifice of fellowship offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the offering of Eliasaph, son of Deuel. 48 On the seventh day, it was Elishama, son of Ammihud, the leader of the tribe of Ephraim, who brought his offering. 49 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 50 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 51 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 52 One male goat for a sin offering. 53 For the sacrifice of fellowship offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the offering of Elishama, son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day, it was Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh, who brought his offering. 55 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 56 One golden dish weighing 10 shekels, filled with incense. 57 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 58 One male goat for a sin offering. 59 For the sacrifice of fellowship offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old lambs. This was the offering of Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day, it was Abidan, son of Gideoni, the leader of the tribe of Benjamin, who brought his offering. 61 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 62 One golden dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense. 63 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 64 One male goat for a sin offering. 65 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Abidan, son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day, the leader of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, brought his offering. 67 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 68 One golden dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense. 69 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 70 One male goat for a sin offering. 71 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day, the leader of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran, brought his offering. 73 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 74 One golden dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense. 75 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 76 One male goat for a sin offering. 77 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran. 78 On the twelfth day, the leader of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan, brought his offering. 79 His offering was one silver dish weighing 130 shekels and one silver basin weighing 70 shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel, and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. 80 One golden dish filled with incense, weighing ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel. 81 One young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering. 82 One male goat for a sin offering. 83 For the sacrifice of peace offerings: two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five year-old lambs. This was the offering of Ahira, son of Enan. 84 This was the dedication offering for the altar on the day it was anointed, presented by the leaders of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins, and twelve golden dishes. 85 Each silver dish weighed 130 shekels, and each silver basin weighed 70 shekels, all according to the sanctuary shekel. The total amount of silver of the vessels was 2,400 shekels according to the sanctuary shekel. 86 The twelve golden dishes filled with incense each weighed ten shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, for a total of 120 shekels of gold. 87 The total offerings for burnt offerings included twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve yearling male lambs along with their grain offerings, and twelve male goats as sin offerings. 88 The sacrifice of peace offerings included twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty yearling lambs. These were the dedication offerings for the altar after it was anointed. 89 Whenever Moses entered the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the atonement cover that was on the ark of the covenant, between the two cherubim. And the LORD spoke to him.
• 1 Kgs 8:63-64 : 63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the LORD: twenty-two thousand cattle and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. 64 On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat portions of the fellowship offerings.
• 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, 'Your name shall be Israel.'
• 1 Chr 16:1-3 : 1 They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 3 He distributed to every person of Israel, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins.
• 2 Chr 7:5 : 5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the temple of God.
• 2 Chr 29:21-23 : 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah, and he instructed the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. 22 The bulls were slaughtered, and the priests collected the blood and splashed it against the altar. Then the rams were slaughtered, and their blood was splashed against the altar. Likewise, the lambs were slaughtered, and their blood was splashed against the altar. 23 Finally, the goats for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
• 2 Chr 29:31-35 : 31 Then Hezekiah said, 'Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.' So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were willing brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was: seventy cattle, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs—all as burnt offerings to the LORD. 33 The consecrated offerings included six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep. 34 But because there were too few priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was completed and the priests had consecrated themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests. 35 In addition to the burnt offerings, there were abundant fat portions of peace offerings and drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in proper order.
• Rev 21:12 : 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates were twelve angels, and on the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
• Luke 22:30 : 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.