Berean Standard Bible

Ezra 6

1Thusבֵּאדַ֛יִןbe.Da.yinH116Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868orderedשָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑םsam te.'EmH7761 H2942a searchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240of the archivesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1005storedסִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י מְהַחֲתִ֥יןsif.rai.Ya' di me.ha.cha.TinH5182 H5609 H1768in the treasuryגִנְזַיָּ֛אgin.zai.Ya'H1596of Babylonתַּמָּ֖ה בְּבָבֶֽל׃ta.Mah be.va.VelH895 H8536.

2And a scrollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4040חֲדָ֑הcha.DahH2298was foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חve.hish.te.KhachH7912in the fortressבְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛יbe.vi.re.Ta' diH1001 H1768of Ecbatanaבְּאַחְמְתָ֗אbe.'ach.me.Ta'H307,in the provinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083of Mediaבְּמָדַ֥יbe.ma.DaiH4076,with the followingוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3652writtenכְּתִ֥יבke.TivH3790on itבְּגַוַּ֖הּbe.ga.VahH1459:Memorandumדִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פdikh.ro.Nah'H1799:

3In the firstחֲדָ֜הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140of Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567,heכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֮Ko.resh mal.Ka'H3567 H4430issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942concerningthe houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390:Let the houseבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005be rebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֔אyit.be.Ne'H1124as a placeאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870forדִּֽי־di-H1768offeringדָבְחִ֣יןda.ve.ChinH1684sacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.ChinH1685,and let its foundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787be firmly laidמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןme.sov.LinH5446.It is to be sixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521highרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314andsixtyשִׁתִּֽין׃shi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521wideפְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.YehH6613,

4with threeנִדְבָּכִ֞ין תְּלָתָ֔אnid.ba.Khin te.la.Ta'H8532 H5073layersוְנִדְבָּ֖ךְve.nid.BakhH5073ofדִּי־di-H1768cut stonesאֶ֤בֶן גְּלָל֙'E.ven ge.LalH69 H1560and oneחֲדַ֑תcha.DatH2323ofדִּי־di-H1768timbersאָ֣ע'a'H636.The costsוְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אve.Nif.ke.Ta'H5313are to be paidתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tit.ye.HivH3052fromמִן־min-H4481the royalמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430treasuryבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005.

5Furthermoreוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638,the goldדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverדִּ֣י וְכַסְפָּא֒di ve.khas.Pa'H3702 H1768articlesמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,whichדִּ֣יdiH1768Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020tookהַנְפֵּ֛קhan.PekH5312fromמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵיכְלָ֥א דִי־heikh.La' di-H1965 H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390and carriedוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895,must also be returnedיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya.ha.ti.VunH8421וִ֠יהָךְVi.hokhH1946to the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֤א דִי־le.hei.khe.La' di-H1965 H1768in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לְאַתְרֵ֔הּvi.ru.she.Lem le.'at.RehH3390 H870and depositedוְתַחֵ֖תve.ta.ChetH5182in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָֽא׃ ס'e.la.Ha'H426.

6Thereforeכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705Darius decreed:To Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347of the region westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370,and your associatesוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675and officialsאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י'a.far.se.kha.Ye' diH671 H1768in the regionבַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑הba.'a.Var na.ha.Rah'H5675 H5103:You must stayהֲו֖וֹha.VoH1934awayרַחִיקִ֥יןra.chi.KinH7352fromמִן־min-H4481that placeתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536!

7Leave this workלַעֲבִידַ֖ת דֵ֑ךְla.'a.vi.Dat DekhH5673 H1791on the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662.Let the governorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347and eldersיְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣יye.hu.da.Ye' u.le.sa.VeiH7868 H3062of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062rebuildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426onעַל־'al-H5922its original siteאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8I herebyוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481decreeשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH7761 H2942whatלְמָ֣א דִֽי־le.Ma' di-H3964 H1768you must doתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648forעִם־'im-H5974theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062who are rebuildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426:The costנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313is to beתֶּהֱוֵ֧אte.he.Ve'H1934paidמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052in fullאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629to theseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400from the royalמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430treasuryוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232out ofדִּ֚יdiH1768the taxesמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061of the provinces westעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,so thatדִּי־di-H1768the work will notלָ֥אla'H3809be hinderedלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9Whateverוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101is neededחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash.ChanH2818—youngH1123bullsתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798,and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563for burnt offeringsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la.'a.la.VanH5928to the Godלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,as well as wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562,and oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887,as requestedכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983by the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־ka.ha.nai.Ya' di-H3549 H1768in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390—must beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to themdailyH3118withoutדִּי־ לָ֥אdi- la'H1768 H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960.

10Thenדִּֽי־di-H1768they will be ableלֶהֱוֹ֧ןle.he.VonH1934to offer sacrificesמְהַקְרְבִ֛יןme.hak.re.VinH7127of a sweet aromaנִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.ChinH5208to the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and to prayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for the livesלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and his sonsH1123.

11I alsoוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481decreeשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH7761 H2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768if anyכָל־khol-H3606manאֱנָ֗שׁ'e.NashH606דִּ֤יdiH1768interferesיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133with thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836directiveפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600,a beamאָע֙'a'H636is to be tornיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256fromמִן־min-H4481his houseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005and raised upוּזְקִ֖יףu.ze.KifH2211,and he is to be impaledיִתְמְחֵ֣אyit.me.Che'H4223on itעֲלֹ֑הִי'a.Lo.hiH5922.And his own houseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005shall be madeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648a pile of rubbleנְוָל֥וּne.va.LuH5122forעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836offense.

12May Godוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426,whoדִּ֣יdiH1768has caused His Nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036to dwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536,overthrowיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049anyכָּל־kol-H3606kingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430or peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972whoדִּ֣י׀diH1768liftsיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7972a handיְדֵ֗הּye.DehH3028to alterלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133this decreeor to destroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א דִּ֣י'e.la.Ha' diH426 H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.Iאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576,Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868,have issuedשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761the decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942.Let it be carried outיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648with diligenceאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

The Temple Completed

13In responseאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116,Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the region westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370,and their associatesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗לu.khe.na.va.te.Hon lo.ko.VelH3675 H6903diligentlyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629carried outעֲבַֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH5648whatדִּֽי־di-H1768Kingמַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָאmal.Ka' ke.Ne.ma'H4430 H3660Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868had decreedשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972.

14So the Jewishיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868builtבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124and prosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744through the prophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714.They finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635buildingוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124according toמִן־min-H4481the commandטַ֙עַם֙ta.'amH2942of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479and the decreesוּמִטְּעֵם֙u.mi.te.'EmH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,and Artaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783,kingsמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15And thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319onעַ֛ד'adH5705the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of the monthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393of Adarאֲדָ֑ר דִּי־ הִ֣יא'a.Dar di- hi'H144 H1768 H1932,in the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

Dedication of the Temple

16Then the peopleH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479—the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the exilesגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1123 H1547—celebratedוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of theדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.

17For theדְנָה֒de.NahH1836dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426they offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127a hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,two hundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,and a sin offeringH2409forעַל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479of twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ןte.rei- 'a.Sar le.min.YanH8648 H6236 H4510male goatsוּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜יןu.tze.fi.Rei 'i.ZinH6841 H5796,one for each tribeשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18They also appointedוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549by their divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879by their groupsבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255toעַל־'al-H5922the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א דִּ֣י'e.la.Ha' diH426 H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,according to what is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the Bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

The Returned Exiles Keep the Passover

19On the fourteenth dayבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the exilesבְנֵי־ הַגּוֹלָ֖הve.nei- ha.go.LahH1121 H1473אֶת־'et-H853keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453.

20Allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖דve.hal.vi.Yim ke.'e.ChadH3881 H259כִּ֣יkiH3588had purified themselvesהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891and were ceremonially cleanטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889.And the Levites slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passover lambהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121 H1473,for their priestlyהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251, and for themselves.

21The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478who had returnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725from exileמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473ate itוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,together with allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605who had separated themselvesהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914from the uncleannessמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the peoplesגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to seekאֲלֵהֶ֑ם לִדְרֹ֕שׁ'a.le.Hem lid.RoshH413 H1875the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

22For sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117they keptוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Feastחַג־chag-H2282of Unleavened Breadמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had made them joyfulשִׂמְּחָ֣םsi.me.ChamH8055and turnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437the heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804toward themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921to strengthenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027in the workבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399on the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the GodH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

The Temple Completed

Dedication of the Temple

The Returned Exiles Keep the Passover

Commentaries on Ezra 6