Ezra 6:17

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;

📖 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 Those coming in of the captives -- sons of the removal -- have brought near burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, bullocks twelve, for all Israel, rams ninety and six, lambs seventy and seven, young he-goats for a sin-offering twelve -- the whole a burnt-offering to Jehovah;
• Rev 7:4-8 : 4 And I heard the number of those sealed, (144 thousands were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel): 5 of the tribe of Judah 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad 12 thousand were sealed; 6 of the tribe of Asher 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Naphtali 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Manasseh 12 thousand were sealed; 7 of the tribe of Simeon 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Levi 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Issachar 12 thousand were sealed; 8 of the tribe of Zebulun 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Joseph 12 thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Benjamin 12 thousand were sealed.
• Lev 4:3 : 3 `If the priest who is anointed doth sin according to the guilt of the people, then he hath brought near for his sin which he hath sinned a bullock, a son of the herd, a perfect one, to Jehovah, for a sin-offering,
• Lev 4:13-14 : 13 `And if the whole company of Israel err ignorantly, and the thing hath been hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done `something against' one of all the commands of Jehovah `concerning things' which are not to be done, and have been guilty; 14 when the sin which they have sinned concerning it hath been known, then have the assembly brought near a bullock, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and they have brought it in before the tent of meeting;
• Lev 4:22-23 : 22 `When a prince doth sin, and hath done `something against' one of all the commands of Jehovah his God `regarding things' which are not to be done, through ignorance, and hath been guilty -- 23 or his sin wherein he hath sinned hath been made known unto him, then he hath brought in his offering, a kid of the goats, a male, a perfect one,
• Lev 4:28 : 28 or his sin which he hath sinned hath been made known unto him, then he hath brought in his offering, a kid of the goats, a perfect one, a female, for his sin which he hath sinned,
• Num 7:2-9 : 2 and the princes of Israel (heads of the house of their fathers, they `are' princes of the tribes, they who are standing over those numbered) bring near, 3 yea, they bring their offering before Jehovah, six waggons covered, and twelve oxen -- a waggon for two of the princes, and an ox for one -- and they bring them near before the tabernacle. 4 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 5 `Receive from them, and they have been to do the service of the tent of meeting, and thou hast given them unto the Levites, each according to his service.' 6 And Moses taketh the waggons and the oxen, and giveth them unto the Levites. 7 The two of the waggons and the four of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Gershon, according to their service, 8 and the four of the waggons and the eight of the oxen he hath given to the sons of Merari, according to their service, by the hand of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest; 9 and to the sons of Kohath he hath not given, for the service of the sanctuary `is' on them: on the shoulder they bear. 10 And the princes bring near the dedication of the altar in the day of its being anointed; yea, the princes bring near their offering before the altar. 11 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `One prince a day -- one prince a day -- do they bring near their offering for the dedication of the altar.' 12 And he who is bringing near on the first day his offering is Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah. 13 And his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 14 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 15 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 16 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 17 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. 18 On the second day hath Nethaneel son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, brought near. 19 He hath brought near his offering, one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 20 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 21 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 22 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 23 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Nethaneel son of Zuar. 24 On the third day, the prince of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon; -- 25 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 26 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 27 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 28 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 29 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Eliab son of Helon. 30 On the fourth day, Elizur, son of Shedeur, prince of the sons of Reuben; -- 31 his offering is one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 32 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 33 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 34 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 35 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur. 36 On the fifth day, the prince of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai; -- 37 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 38 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 39 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 40 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 41 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. 42 On the sixth day, the prince of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel; -- 43 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 44 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 45 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 46 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 47 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel. 48 On the seventh day, the prince of the sons of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; -- 49 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 50 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 51 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 52 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 53 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud. 54 On the eighth day, the prince of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur; -- 55 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 56 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 57 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 58 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 59 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. 60 On the ninth day, the prince of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni; -- 61 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 62 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 63 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 64 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 65 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni. 66 On the tenth day, the prince of the sons of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai; -- 67 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 68 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 69 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 70 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 71 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. 72 On the eleventh day, the prince of the sons of Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran; -- 73 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 74 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 75 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 76 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 77 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran. 78 On the twelfth day, the prince of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan; -- 79 his offering `is' one silver dish, its weight a hundred and thirty `shekels'; one silver bowl of seventy shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of flour mixed with oil, for a present; 80 one golden spoon of ten `shekels', full of perfume; 81 one bullock, a son of the herd, one ram, one lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering; 82 one kid of the goats for a sin-offering; 83 and for a sacrifice of the peace-offerings two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs, sons of a year; this `is' the offering of Ahira son of Enan. 84 This `is' the dedication of the altar, in the day of its being anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver bowls, twelve golden spoons; 85 a hundred and thirty `shekels' each silver dish, and each bowl seventy; all the silver of the vessels `is' two thousand and four hundred `shekels', by the shekel of the sanctuary. 86 Golden spoons `are' twelve, full of perfume; ten `shekels' each spoon, by the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the spoons `is' a hundred and twenty `shekels'; 87 all the oxen for burnt-offering `are' twelve bullocks, rams twelve, lambs, sons of a year twelve, and their present; and kids of the goats twelve, for sin-offering; 88 and all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings `are' twenty and four bullocks, rams sixty, he-goats sixty, lambs, sons of a year, sixty; this is the dedication of the altar, in the day of its being anointed. 89 And in the going in of Moses unto the tent of meeting to speak with Him -- he doth even hear the voice speaking unto him from off the mercy-seat which `is' upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubs; and He speaketh unto him.
• 1 Kgs 8:63-64 : 63 and Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he hath sacrificed to Jehovah, oxen, twenty and two thousand, and sheep, a hundred and twenty thousand; and the king and all the sons of Israel dedicate the house of Jehovah. 64 On that day hath the king sanctified the middle of the court that `is' before the house of Jehovah, for he hath made there the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat of the peace-offerings; for the altar of brass that `is' before Jehovah `is' too little to contain the burnt-offering, and the present, and the fat of the peace-offerings.
• 1 Kgs 18:31 : 31 and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is thy name;'
• 1 Chr 16:1-3 : 1 And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God; 2 and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah, 3 and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.
• 2 Chr 7:5 : 5 and king Solomon sacrificeth the sacrifice of the herd, twenty and two thousand, and of the flock, a hundred and twenty thousand, and the king and all the people dedicate the house of God.
• 2 Chr 29:21-23 : 21 and they bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he saith to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause `them' to ascend on the altar of Jehovah. 22 And they slaughter the oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; 23 and they bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;
• 2 Chr 29:31-35 : 31 And Hezekiah answereth and saith, `Now ye have filled your hand to Jehovah, come nigh, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah;' and the assembly bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one -- burnt-offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt-offerings that the assembly have brought in, is seventy oxen, a hundred rams, lambs two hundred; for a burnt-offering to Jehovah `are' all these. 33 And the sanctified things `are' oxen six hundred, and sheep three thousand. 34 Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites `are' more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 35 And also, burnt-offerings `are' in abundance, with fat of the peace-offerings, and with oblations for the burnt-offering; and the service of the house of Jehovah is established,
• Rev 21:12 : 12 having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are `those' of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,
• Luke 22:30 : 30 that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.'