TBESH · H9010
א/ · a · [the]
Suffix aleph: definite article "the" in Aramaic
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א/ (a) means “[the]” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
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א/ · a · [the]
Suffix aleph: definite article "the" in Aramaic
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For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.
Read word by wordThey also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
Read word by wordArtaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
Read word by wordI hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordYou are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.
Read word by wordMoreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
Read word by wordtogether with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordWith this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.
Read word by wordYou and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.
Read word by wordYou must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.
Read word by wordAnd if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
Read word by wordI, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
Read word by wordWhatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?
Read word by wordAnd be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Read word by wordAnd you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.
Read word by wordIf anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
Read word by wordThus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”
Read word by wordThen the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Read word by wordThe king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble.
Read word by wordBut if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”
Read word by wordThey answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”
Read word by wordThe king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time because you see that my word is final.
Read word by wordIf you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
Read word by wordThe astrologers answered the king, “No one on earth can do what the king requests! No king, however great and powerful, has ever asked anything like this of any magician, enchanter, or astrologer.
Read word by wordWhat the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”
Read word by wordThis response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Read word by wordSo the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
Read word by wordWhen Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, went out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel responded with discretion and tact.
Read word by word“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
Read word by wordSo Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.
Read word by wordThen Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
Read word by wordurging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Read word by wordDuring the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven
Read word by wordand declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
Read word by wordHe changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Read word by wordHe reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Read word by wordTo You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have made known to me what we have requested, for You have made known to us the dream of the king.”
Read word by wordTherefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
Read word by wordArioch hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
Read word by wordThe king responded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me what I saw in the dream, as well as its interpretation?”
Read word by wordDaniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
Read word by wordBut there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:
Read word by wordAs you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen.
Read word by wordAnd to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
Read word by wordAs you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
Read word by wordThe head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
Read word by wordAs you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
Read word by wordThen the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Read word by wordThis was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
Read word by wordYou, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
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