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Ezra 7:1-16
1Many years laterוְאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּהve.'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310H428H1697,during the reignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,
6thisה֤וּאhu'H1931Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830came upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894.Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931wasa scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608skilledמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,had givenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414.The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414Ezraallכֹּ֖לkolH3605his requestsבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,for the handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430was upon himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921.
7So in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783,he went upוַיַּֽעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with some ofוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Israelitesמִבְּנֵֽי־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלmi.be.nei- Yis.ra.'elH1121H3478,including priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,singersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891,gatekeepersוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֛יםve.ha.sho.'a.RimH7778,and temple servantsוְהַנְּתִינִ֖יםve.ha.ne.ti.NimH5411.
9כִּ֗יKiH3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931had begunיְסֻ֔דye.SudH3246the journeyהַֽמַּעֲלָ֖הha.ma.'a.LahH4609from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894on the firstבְּאֶחָד֙be.'e.ChadH259dayof the firstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and he arrivedבָּ֚אba'H935inאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389on the firstוּבְאֶחָ֞דu.ve.'e.ChadH259day of the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,for the graciousהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was upon himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
10Forכִּ֤יkiH3588Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830had setהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824to studyלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875אֶת־'et-H853the Lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to practice itוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213,and to teachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925its statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Thisוְזֶ֣ה׀ve.ZehH2088is the textפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783had givenנָתַן֙na.TanH5414to Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548andscribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,an expertסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608in the commandmentsדִּבְרֵ֧י מִצְוֹת־div.Rei mitz.vot-H1697H4687and statutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068toעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478:
12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of kingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430.To Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831the priestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549,the scribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of the Lawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882ofדִּֽי־di-H1768the Godאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065:Greetingsגְּמִ֖יר וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ge.Mir u.khe.'E.netH1585H3706.
13Iמִנִּי֮mi.NiH4481herebyשִׂ֣יםsimH7761decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942thatדִּ֣יdiH1768anyכָל־khol-H3606volunteersמִתְנַדַּ֣בmit.na.DavH5069among the Israelitesעַמָּ֨ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל'a.Mah' Yis.ra.'ElH5972H3479in my kingdomבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩ מִן־be.mal.khu.Ti min-H4437H4481,including the priestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,may go upלִמְהָ֧ךְlim.HakhH1946with youעִמָּ֖ךְ'i.MakhH5974יְהָֽךְ׃ye.HakhH1946to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390.
14H3606קֳבֵ֗לko.VelH6903דִּי֩diH1768You are sentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972byמִן־ קֳדָ֨םmin- ko.DamH4481H6925the kingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430and his sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counselorsיָעֲטֹ֙הִי֙ya.'a.To.hiH3272to evaluateלְבַקָּרָ֥א עַל־le.va.ka.Ra' 'al-H1240H5922Judahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390according to the Lawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of your Godאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768is in your handבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028.
15Moreover, you are to take with youוּלְהֵיבָלָ֖הu.le.hei.va.LahH2987the silverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702and goldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722thatדִּֽי־di-H1768the kingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430and his counselorsוְיָעֲט֗וֹהִיve.ya.'a.To.hiH3272have freely offeredהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069to the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768dwellingמִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃mish.ke.NehH4907is in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,
16together with allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606the silverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702and goldוּדְהַ֔ב דִּ֣יu.de.Hav diH1722H1768you may findתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.KachH7912in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606the provinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895,as well asעִם֩'imH5974the freewill offeringsהִתְנַדָּב֨וּתhit.na.da.VutH5069of the peopleעַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'H5972and priestsוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןve.kha.ha.nai.Ya' mit.na.de.VinH3549H5069to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם דִּ֥י'e.la.ha.Hom diH426H1768in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390.
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
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