17. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 6:17:1 ⧉וְהַקְרִ֗בוּvehakrivuand they brought near or offered Ezra 6:17:2 ⧉לַחֲנֻכַּת֮lakhanukkatfor the dedication of Ezra 6:17:3 ⧉בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣אbetelahathe house of God Ezra 6:17:4 ⧉דְנָה֒denathis Ezra 6:17:5 ⧉תּוֹרִ֣יןtorinbulls Ezra 6:17:6 ⧉מְאָ֔הmeaone hundred Ezra 6:17:7 ⧉דִּכְרִ֣יןdikhrinrams Ezra 6:17:8 ⧉מָאתַ֔יִןmatayintwo hundred Ezra 6:17:9 ⧉אִמְּרִ֖יןimmerinlambs Ezra 6:17:10 ⧉אַרְבַּ֣עarbafour Ezra 6:17:11 ⧉מְאָ֑הmeaone hundred Ezra 6:17:12 ⧉וּצְפִירֵ֨יutsefireand male goats Ezra 6:17:13 ⧉עִזִּ֜יןizinof goats Ezra 6:17:14 ⧉לחטיאlekhitiafor sin Ezra 6:17:15 ⧉לְחַטָּאָ֤הlekhataaas a sin offering Ezra 6:17:16 ⧉עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙alkalyisraelfor all Israel Ezra 6:17:17 ⧉תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔רtereasartwelve Ezra 6:17:18 ⧉לְמִנְיָ֖ןleminyanaccording to the number of Ezra 6:17:19 ⧉שִׁבְטֵ֥יshivtethe tribes of Ezra 6:17:20 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
17. Formal Translation For the dedication of this house of God they brought offerings: one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering for all Israel, matching the number of the tribes of Israel. |
17. Dynamic Translation At the dedication of God’s house they sacrificed one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering for all the people of Israel—one for each tribe. |