1. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 6:1:1 ⧉בֵּאדַ֛יִןbeadayinthen Ezra 6:1:2 ⧉דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁdaryaveshDarius Ezra 6:1:3 ⧉מַלְכָּ֖אmalkathe king Ezra 6:1:4 ⧉שָׂ֣םsamset or issued Ezra 6:1:5 ⧉טְעֵ֑םteema decree Ezra 6:1:6 ⧉וּבַקַּ֣רוּuvakkaruand they searched Ezra 6:1:7 ⧉בְּבֵ֣יתbevetin the house of Ezra 6:1:8 ⧉סִפְרַיָּ֗אsifrayathe scrolls or books Ezra 6:1:9 ⧉דִּ֧יdiwhich Ezra 6:1:10 ⧉גִנְזַיָּ֛אginzayathe treasures or archives Ezra 6:1:11 ⧉מְהַחֲתִ֥יןmehakhatinwere deposited or stored Ezra 6:1:12 ⧉תַּמָּ֖הtamathere Ezra 6:1:13 ⧉בְּבָבֶֽל׃bevavelin Babylon |
1. Formal Translation Then King Darius gave an order, and a search was carried out in the record-house of the scrolls, where the treasures were kept in Babylon. |
1. Dynamic Translation Then King Darius issued authorization, and officials began a careful search in the archives where the state records were stored in Babylon. |