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Ezra 6:13-22
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.VelH3675H6903diligentlyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629carried outעֲבַֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH5648whatדִּֽי־di-H1768Kingמַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָאmal.Ka' ke.Ne.ma'H4430H3660Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.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'H144H1768H1932,in the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.
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'H1123H1547—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.YanH8648H6236H4510male goatsוּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜יןu.tze.fi.Rei 'i.ZinH6841H5796,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' diH426H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,according to what is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the Bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.
20Allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם כְּאֶחָ֖דve.hal.vi.Yim ke.'e.ChadH3881H259כִּ֣יkiH3588had 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.LahH1121H1473,for their priestlyהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251, and for themselves.
21The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478who 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.RoshH413H1875the 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.
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
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