Ezra 6:9
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And if it shall be necessary, let calves also, and lambs, and kids, for holocausts to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the custom of the priests that are in Jerusalem, be given them day by day, that there be no complaint in any thing.

Ezra 6:8
I also have commanded what must be done by those ancients of the Jews, that the house of God may be built, to wit, that of the king's chest, that is, of the tribute that is paid out of the country beyond the river, the charges be diligently given to those men, lest the work be hindered.

Ezra 6:10
And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his children.

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And if it shall be necessary, let calves also, and lambs, and kids, for holocausts to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the custom of the priests that are in Jerusalem, be given them day by day, that there be no complaint in any thing.

young bullocks

Leviticus 1:3-5,10 If his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the Lord favourable to him. . . .

Leviticus 9:2 Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.

Psalm 50:9-13 I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks. . . .

lambs

Exodus 29:38-42 This is what thou shalt sacrifice upon the altar: Two lambs of a year old every day continually, . . .

Numbers 28:1-29:40 The Lord also said to Moses: . . .

wheat

Leviticus 2:1 When any one shall offer an oblation of sacrifice to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour: and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense,

Numbers 15:4 Whosoever immolateth the victim, shall offer a sacrifice of fine flour, the tenth part of an ephi, tempered with the fourth part of a hin of oil:

1 Chronicles 9:29 Some of them also had the instruments of the sanctuary committed unto them, and the charge of the fine flour, and wine, and oil, and frankincense, and spices.

salt

Leviticus 2:13 Whatsoever sacrifice thou offerest, thou shalt season it with salt: neither shalt thou take away the salt of the covenant of thy God from thy sacrifice. In all thy oblations thou shalt offer salt.

Mark 9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.

let it be given

Isaiah 49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and queens thy nurses: they shall worship thee with their face toward the earth, and they shall lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I am the Lord, for they shall not be confounded that wait for him.

Context
The Decree of Darius
8I also have commanded what must be done by those ancients of the Jews, that the house of God may be built, to wit, that of the king's chest, that is, of the tribute that is paid out of the country beyond the river, the charges be diligently given to those men, lest the work be hindered. 9And if it shall be necessary, let calves also, and lambs, and kids, for holocausts to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the custom of the priests that are in Jerusalem, be given them day by day, that there be no complaint in any thing.10And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his children.…
Lexicon
Whatever
וּמָ֣ה (ū·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4101: Interrogative what?, what!, indefinitely what

is needed—
חַשְׁחָ֡ן (ḥaš·ḥān)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2818: To be necessary, to need

young
וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1123: A son

bulls,
תוֹרִ֣ין (ṯō·w·rîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8450: A bullock

rams,
וְדִכְרִ֣ין (wə·ḏiḵ·rîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1798: A male, of sheep

and lambs
וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀ (wə·’im·mə·rîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 563: A lamb

for burnt offerings
לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀ (la·‘ă·lā·wān)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5928: A burnt offering

to the God
לֶאֱלָ֪הּ (le·’ĕ·lāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

of heaven,
שְׁמַיָּ֟א (šə·may·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 8065: The sky

as well as wheat,
חִנְטִ֞ין (ḥin·ṭîn)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2591: Wheat

salt,
מְלַ֣ח ׀ (mə·laḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4416: Salt

wine,
חֲמַ֣ר (ḥă·mar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2562: Wine

and oil,
וּמְשַׁ֗ח (ū·mə·šaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4887: Oil

as requested
כְּמֵאמַ֨ר (kə·mê·mar)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3983: Something, said, an edict

by the priests
כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א (kā·hă·nay·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 3549: Priest

in Jerusalem—
בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (ḇî·rū·šə·lem)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel

must be
לֶהֱוֵ֨א (le·hĕ·wê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1934: To become, come to pass, be

given
מִתְיְהֵ֥ב (miṯ·yə·hêḇ)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3052: To give, to put, imperatively, come

to them
לְהֹ֛ם (lə·hōm)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

day
י֥וֹם ׀ (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3118: A day

by day
בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3118: A day

without
לָ֥א (lā)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3809: Not, no

fail.
שָׁלֽוּ׃ (šā·lū)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7960: Neglect, remissness


Additional Translations
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them day by day without fail.And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

And whatever need there may be, ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole-burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil:—let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks and rams and lambs, for the burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt-offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without fail:

That which they have need of, both young bulls, and rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; [also] wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

and what they are needing -- both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who are in Jerusalem -- let be given to them day by day without fail,
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