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Ezra 6:17

And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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וְהַקְרִ֗בוּvehaqrivvand approachקְרֵבconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and approach”, a completed actionH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.לַחֲנֻכַּת֮lachanukatto dedicationחֲנֻכָּאpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to dedication”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2597consecrationdedication.בֵּיתbeythouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.אֱלָהָ֣אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דְנָה֒denahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.תּוֹרִ֣יןtorinbullockתּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bullock”, the ordinary formH8450a bullbullock, ox.מְאָ֔הmeahhundredמְאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred”, the ordinary formH3969a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}hundred.דִּכְרִ֣יןdikhrinramדְּכַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “ram”, the ordinary formH1798properly, a male, i.e. of sheepram.מָאתַ֔יִןmatayinhundredמְאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “hundred”, the ordinary formH3969a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}hundred.אִמְּרִ֖יןimrinlambאִמַּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH563a lamblamb.אַרְבַּ֣עarbafourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH703{four}four.מְאָ֑הmeahhundredמְאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred”, the ordinary formH3969a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction}hundred.וּצְפִירֵ֨יutsefireand heצְפִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and he”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6841a he-goathe (goat).עִזִּ֜יןizingoatעֵזnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “goat”, the ordinary formH5796{a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)}goat.לחטיאlchtyto sin offeringחֲטָּיָאpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to sin offering”, the to-form of the verbH2409an expiationsin offering.לְחַטָּאָ֤הlechataahto sinחַטָּאָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to sin”, the to-form of the verbH2402an offence, and the penalty or sacrifice foritsin (offering).עַלalagainstעַלpreposition — “against”H5922{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3479{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}Israel.תְּרֵֽיteretwoתְּרֵיןadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8648twosecond, [phrase] twelve, two.עֲשַׂ֔רasartenעֲשַׂרadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6236tenten, [phrase] twelve.לְמִנְיָ֖ןleminyanto numberמִנְיָןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to number”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4510enumerationnumber.שִׁבְטֵ֥יshivtetribeשְׁבַטnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tribe”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7625a clantribe.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3479{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}Israel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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;

World English Bible

They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Darby Translation

and they presented at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

And they offered at the dedication of the house of God, a, hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they offered for the dedication of the house of God a hundred calves, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, twelve kids of the goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσήνεγκαν εἰς τὰ ἐγκαίνια τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ μόσχους ἑκατὸν, κριοὺς διακοσίους, ἀμνοὺς τετρακοσίους, χιμάῤῥους αἰγῶν ὑπὲρ ἁμαρτίας ὑπὲρ παντὸς Ἰσραὴλ δώδεκα εἰς ἀριθμὸν φυλῶν Ἰσραήλ.