The Meaning of Ezra 6:17 Explained

Ezra 6:17

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezra 6:17 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 6:1-22 - Prospered In A Difficult Work
How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it. When we are anxious and troubled about our relations to our fellow-men, we do little by worrying, we do much by trusting. Missing documents, alien hearts, tangled skeins, all yield before the hand of our Father working for us. The difficulty raised by their foes really reacted for the benefit of the Jews, for the king decreed that their expenses should be met, and their needs supplied. When we are living upon God's plan and need material resources for His work, He will see that they are forthcoming from the most unlikely sources, and the revenues of heathen monarchs shall be laid under contribution. When the house was finished it was dedicated, Ezra 6:16. What joy was there but amid all a solemn memory of the sin of the whole people of Israel. Though scattered to the four winds, they could not forget that in God's sight they were one still. It is highly probable that Psalms 146:1-10; Psalms 147:1-20; Psalms 148:1-14; Psalms 149:1-9; Psalms 150:1-6 were composed at this time. In the Septuagint they are called the Psalms of Haggai. Burnt offering and song go together, 2 Chronicles 29:27. After the dedication was the Passover. Separation must ever precede our feasting on God's Paschal Lamb, and out of this state of heart, influences proceed which produce the true unity and drawing together of the children of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 6

1  Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building
13  By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished
16  The feast of the dedication is kept
19  and the Passover

What do the individual words in Ezra 6:17 mean?

and they offered sacrifices at the dedication of house of God this bulls a hundred rams two hundred lambs four hundred and male goats - as a sin offering for all Israel two [and] ten according to the number of the tribes of Israel
וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־ אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין [לחטיא] (לְחַטָּאָ֤ה) עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ  and  they  offered  sacrifices 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קְרֵב  
Sense: to approach, come near.
לַחֲנֻכַּת֮  at  the  dedication 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: חֲנֻכָּה  
Sense: dedication.
בֵּית־  of  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת  
Sense: house (of men).
אֱלָהָ֣א  of  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: אֱלָהּ  
Sense: god, God.
דְנָה֒  this 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: דְּנָה  
Sense: this, on account of this adv.
תּוֹרִ֣ין  bulls 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תֹּור  
Sense: bull, young bull, ox (for sacrifice).
מְאָ֔ה  a  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מְאָה  
Sense: hundred, one hundred.
דִּכְרִ֣ין  rams 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: דְּכַר  
Sense: ram.
מָאתַ֔יִן  two  hundred 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: מְאָה  
Sense: hundred, one hundred.
אִמְּרִ֖ין  lambs 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִמַּר  
Sense: lamb.
אַרְבַּ֣ע  four 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
מְאָ֑ה  hundred 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: מְאָה  
Sense: hundred, one hundred.
עִזִּ֜ין  male  goats 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֵז  
Sense: she-goat.
[לחטיא]  - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
(לְחַטָּאָ֤ה)  as  a  sin  offering 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַטָּאָה  
Sense: sin offering.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
תְּרֵֽי־  two 
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct
Root: תְּרֵין 
Sense: two.
עֲשַׂ֔ר  [and]  ten 
Parse: Number, masculine singular
Root: עֲשַׂר  
Sense: ten.
לְמִנְיָ֖ן  according  to  the  number 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִנְיָן  
Sense: number.
שִׁבְטֵ֥י  of  the  tribes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: שְׁבַט  
Sense: clan, tribe.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.