4. Source Text: Aramaic (WLC). Ezra 6:4:1 ⧉נִדְבָּכִ֞יןnidbakhinlayers or rows Ezra 6:4:2 ⧉דִּי־אֶ֤בֶןdievenof stone Ezra 6:4:3 ⧉גְּלָל֙gelallarge or rolled Ezra 6:4:4 ⧉תְּלָתָ֔אtelatathree Ezra 6:4:5 ⧉וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְvenidbakhand a layer or row Ezra 6:4:6 ⧉דִּי־אָ֣עdiaof wood Ezra 6:4:7 ⧉חֲדַ֑תkhadatone Ezra 6:4:8 ⧉וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אvenifketaand the expense or cost Ezra 6:4:9 ⧉מִן־בֵּ֥יתminbetfrom the house Ezra 6:4:10 ⧉מַלְכָּ֖אmalkaof the king Ezra 6:4:11 ⧉תִּתְיְהִֽב׃tityehivit shall be given or paid |
4. Formal Translation Three courses of large stones and one course of new timber, and the cost is to be given from the king’s treasury. |
4. Dynamic Translation Let three layers of large stones and one layer of new wood be provided, and the expenses must be paid from the king’s treasury. |