Ezra

Ezra 6:16–17

¹⁶Then the people of Israel — the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles — celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

¹⁷For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

Read all of Ezra 6

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

Ezra 6:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the people	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1123
of Israel	יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3479 Israel
the priests	כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א	kā·hă·nay·yā	Noun - masculine plural determinate	H3549 priest
the Levites	וְלֵוָיֵ֜א	wə·lê·wā·yê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3879 Levite
and the rest	וּשְׁאָ֣ר	ū·šə·’ār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7606 rest, remainder
of the exiles	בְּנֵי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1123
celebrated	וַעֲבַ֣דוּ	wa·‘ă·ḇa·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H5648 do, make, prepare
the dedication	חֲנֻכַּ֛ת	ḥă·nuk·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2597 consecration
of the	דְנָ֖ה	ḏə·nāh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1005 house
of God	אֱלָהָ֥א	’ĕ·lā·hā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H426 god, God
with joy	בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃	bə·ḥeḏ·wāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2305 joy

Ezra 6:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the	דְנָה֒	ḏə·nāh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H1836 this
dedication	לַחֲנֻכַּת֮	la·ḥă·nuk·kaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2597 consecration
of the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1005 house
of God	אֱלָהָ֣א	’ĕ·lā·hā	Noun - masculine singular determinate	H426 god, God
they offered	וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ	wə·haq·ri·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural	H7127 approach
a hundred	מְאָ֔ה	mə·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3969 hundred
bulls	תּוֹרִ֣ין	tō·w·rîn	Noun - masculine plural	H8450 bullock
two hundred	מָאתַ֔יִן	mā·ṯa·yin	Number - fd	H3969 hundred
rams	דִּכְרִ֣ין	diḵ·rîn	Noun - masculine plural	H1798 ram
four	אַרְבַּ֣ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H703 four
hundred	מְאָ֑ה	mə·’āh	Number - feminine singular	H3969 hundred
lambs	אִמְּרִ֖ין	’im·mə·rîn	Noun - masculine plural	H563 lamb
and a sin offering	לְחַטָּיָא	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭå̄·yå̄	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2409 sin-offering
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5922 upon, over, on account of, above, to, against
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3606 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3479 Israel
of twelve	תְּרֵֽי־	tə·rê-	Number - masculine singular construct	H8648 two
male goats	וּצְפִירֵ֨י	ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6841 he-goat
one for each tribe	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7625 tribe
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3479 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezra 6:16 2 Chronicles 7:5 · 1 Kings 8:63 · Philippians 4:4 · John 10:22 · Ezra 6:22 · Psalm 122:1

Ezra 6:17 Ezra 8:35 · 2 Chronicles 29:21–23 · Revelation 7:4–8 · 2 Chronicles 7:5 · 2 Chronicles 29:31–35

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.