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Ezra 7:17

That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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כָּלkalas allכֹּלconjunction, conjunction — “as all”H3606{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.קֳבֵ֣לqovelbeforeקְבֵלconjunction — “before”H6903(adverbially) in front of; usually (with other particles) on account of, so as, since, hence[phrase] according to, [phrase] as, [phrase] because, before, [phrase] for this cause, [phrase] forasmuch as, [phrase] by this means, over against, by reason of, [phrase] that, [phrase] therefore, [phrase] though, [phrase] wherefore.דְּנָה֩denahthisדֵּןconjunction — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.אָסְפַּ֨רְנָאaseparnafastאׇסְפַּרְנָאadverb — “fast”H629diligentlyfast, forthwith, speed(-ily).תִקְנֵ֜אtiqnebuyקְנָאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “buy”, an unfinished actionH7066to purchasebuy.בְּכַסְפָּ֣אbekhaspain moneyכְּסַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “in money”, the definite formH3702{silver (from its pale color); by implication, money}money, silver.דְנָ֗הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, 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.תּוֹרִ֤יןtorinbullockתּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bullock”, the ordinary formH8450a bullbullock, ox.דִּכְרִין֙dikhrinramדְּכַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “ram”, the ordinary formH1798properly, a male, i.e. of sheepram.אִמְּרִ֔יןimrinlambאִמַּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH563a lamblamb.וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹןuminchatehonand oblationמִנְחָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and oblation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4504a sacrificial offeringoblation, meat offering.וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹןveniskeyhonand drink offeringנְסַךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and drink offering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5261a libationdrink offering.וּתְקָרֵ֣בuteqarevand approachקְרֵבconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and approach”, an unfinished actionH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.הִמּ֔וֹhimvothemהִמּוֹpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “them”H1994they[idiom] are, them, those.עַֽלalagainstעַלpreposition — “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.מַדְבְּחָ֔הmadbechahaltarמַדְבַּחnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “altar”, the definite formH4056a sacrificial altaraltar.דִּ֛יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.בֵּ֥יתbeythouseבַּיִתnoun, 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.אֱלָהֲכֹ֖םelahakhomGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH426GodGod, god.דִּ֥יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.בִירוּשְׁלֶֽםvirushelemin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that [is] in Jerusalem,

World English Bible

Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

Therefore thou shalt buy diligently with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their oblations and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is at Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

Take freely, and buy diligently with this money, calves, rams, lambs, with the sacrifices and libations of them, and offer them upon the altar of the temple of your God, that is in Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And as for every one that arrives there , speedily order him by this letter to bring calves, rams, lambs, and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings; and thou shalt offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πάντα προσπορευόμενον τοῦτον ἑτοίμως ἔνταξον ἐν βιβλίῳ τούτῳ, μόσχους, κριοὺς, ἀμνοὺς, καὶ θυσίας αὐτῶν, καὶ σπονδὰς αὐτῶν· καὶ προσοίσεις αὐτὰ ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.