Ezra 6:17

Ezra 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)For the dedication of this house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Context of Ezra 6:17

15This house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. For the dedication of God’s house they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, as well as twelve male goats as a sin offering for all Israel — one for each Israelite tribe. 18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the book of Moses. 19The exiles observed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.

Ezra 6:17 word by word

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And offeredקְרֵבqerêb · to approachH7127
• at the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâ' · dedicationH2597
• of thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• an hundredמְאָהme'âh · hundredH3969
• bullocksתּוֹרtôr · bullockH8450
• ramsדְּכַרdekar · ramH1798
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
• lambsאִמַּר'immar · lambH563
• and for a sin offeringחַטָּיָאchaţţâyâ' · sin offeringH2409
• and for a sin offeringחַטָּאָהchaţţâ'âh · sin offeringH2402
• forעַל‛al · uponH5922
• allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3479
• twelveעֲשַׂר‛ăώar ‛ăώrâh · tenH6236
• twelveתְּרֵיןterêyn tartêyn · twoH8648
• heצְפִירtsephîyr · male goatH6841
• goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5796
• according to the numberמִנְיָןminyân · numberH4510
• of the tribesשְׁבַטshebaţ · tribeH7625

Cross-references for Ezra 6:17

• Ezra 8:35The exiles who had returned from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, and seventy-seven lambs, along with twelve male goats as a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering for the Lord.
• Numbers 7:2the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestral families, presented an offering. They were the tribal leaders who supervised the registration.
• 1 Kings 8:63Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to the Lord: twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep and goats. In this manner the king and all the Israelites dedicated the Lord’s temple.
• 1 Chronicles 16:1They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
• 2 Chronicles 7:5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand cattle and one hundred twenty thousand sheep and goats. In this manner the king and all the people dedicated God’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 29:31Hezekiah concluded, “Now you are consecrated to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Lord’s temple.” So the congregation brought sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and all those with willing hearts brought burnt offerings.
• Leviticus 4:3“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he is to present to the Lord a young, unblemished bull as a sin offering for the sin he has committed.
• 2 Chronicles 29:21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he told the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 18:31Elijah took twelve stones — according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel will be your name” —
• Luke 22:30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. And you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of the sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites:
• Revelation 21:12The city had a massive high wall, with twelve gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the twelve tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates.

Commentaries on Ezra 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Twelve he-goats - This was a sin-offering for every tribe.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Compare with this modest sacrifice, which suits well “the day of small things” Zechariah 4:10, the lavish offering of Solomon (see the marginal reference “n”).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats: This blood sacrifice brought God's forgiveness for unintentional sins, ceremonial uncleanness, or thoughtless wrong acts (Leviticus 4–5). Similar sacrifices were made when Moses dedicated the tabernacle (Numbers 7) and when Solomon dedicated the first temple (2 Chronicles 7:1, 4). one for each tribe of Israel: Although most returnees were from Judah and Benjamin (Ezra 1:5; 4:1), people from the priestly…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle (Nu 7:87; 8:17).Read the comment

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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