Ezra 7:26

Ezra 7:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever does not obey the law of your God and the law of the king must surely be punished by death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever will not obey the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be strictly executed on him, whether for death or for banishment or for confiscation of his goods or for imprisonment."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever will not observe the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be death, or banishment, or confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.

Context of Ezra 7:26

24And 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. 25And 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. If 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. 27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, 28and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Ezra 7:26 word by word

וְכָל־דִּי־לָא֩ לֶהֱוֵ֨א עָבֵ֜ד דָּתָ֣א דִֽי־אֱלָהָ֗ךְ וְדָתָא֙ דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֔א אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא דִּינָ֕ה לֶהֱוֵ֥א מִתְעֲבֵ֖ד מִנֵּ֑הּ הֵ֤ן לְמוֹת֙ הֵ֣ן לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י הֵן־לַעֲנָ֥שׁ נִכְסִ֖ין וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פRead the interlinear

• If anyoneכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• If anyoneדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• doesהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• keepעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• the lawדָּתdâth · lawH1882
• your Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• let a strictאׇסְפַּרְנָא'osparnâ' · diligentlyH629
• judgmentדִּיןdîyn · judgmentH1780
• against himמִן־min · fromH4481
• whetherהֵןhên · ifH2006
• deathמוֹתmôth · deathH4193
• banishmentשְׁרֹשִׁיsherôshû · banishmentH8332
• confiscationעֲנָשׁ‛ănash · confiscationH6065
• of propertyנְכַסnekas · wealthH5232
• or imprisonmentאֱסוּר'ĕsûr · bondH613

Cross-references for Ezra 7:26

• Ezra 6:11I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.
• Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.
• Daniel 6:26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
• Exodus 21:1“These are the ordinances that you are to set before them:
• Leviticus 20:1Then the LORD said to Moses,
• Deuteronomy 13:1If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
• Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah

Commentaries on Ezra 7:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Whether it be unto death - These include almost every species of punishment which should be inflicted on culprits in any civilized state. With this verse the Chaldee part of this chapter ends.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Banishment - literally, as in the margin. Separation from the congregation is probably intended (compare Ezra 10:8).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-26Ezra was to teach God's laws and govern the area where the Jews lived. He followed both God's laws and Persian civil law.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611. this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave--The measure which this document authorized, and the remarkable interest in the Jews displayed in it, were most probably owing to the influence of Esther, who is thought to have been raised to the high position of queen a few months previous to the departure of Ezra [Hales]. According to others, who adopt a different chronology, it was more probably pressed upon the attention of the Persian…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:26

• Banishment
• Citizens
• Criminals
• Justice
• Liberality
• Loyalty
• Prison
• Rulers
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• Chaldee language
• Confiscation
• Extend
• Ahitub
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Genealogy

Commentaries on Ezra 7

• 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