Ezra 6:7

Ezra 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

Context of Ezra 6:7

5Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God. 6Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place! Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site. 8I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered. 9Whatever 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 daily without fail.

Ezra 6:7 word by word

שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Leave this workעֲבִידָה‛ăbîydâh · serviceH5673
• Leave this workדֵּךְdêk dâk · thisH1791
• on the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• aloneשְׁבַקshebaq · to be leftH7662
• Let the governorפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6347
• and eldersשִׂיבώîyb · be grayH7868
• and eldersיְהוּדַיyehûdâ'îy · JewH3062
• rebuildבְּנָהbenâ' benâh · to buildH1124
• onעַל‛al · uponH5922
• its original siteאֲתַר'ăthar · placeH870

Cross-references for Ezra 6:7

• Acts 5:38So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

Commentaries on Ezra 6:7

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Darius the king--This was Darius Hystaspes. Great and interesting light has been thrown on the history of this monarch and the transaction of his reign, by the decipherment of the cuneatic inscriptions on the rocks at Behistun. in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon--An idea of the form of this Babylonian register house, as well as the manner of preserving public records within its repositories, can be obtained from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:7

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Liberality
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Elder in the Old Testament
• Esdras, the First Book of

Commentaries on Ezra 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings