Ezra 7:10

Ezra 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
• New International Version (NIV)For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Context of Ezra 7:10

8And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. 9For upon the first of the first month the project of going up from Babylon was determined on, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances. 11And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel: 12Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, an accomplished scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, and so forth.

Ezra 7:10 word by word

כִּ֤י עֶזְרָא֙ הֵכִ֣ין לְבָב֔וֹ לִדְר֛וֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סRead the interlinear

• Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• directedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• teachלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Ezra 7:10

• 1 Samuel 7:3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!
• 2 Chronicles 12:14And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.
• Job 11:13If thou prepare thy heart and stretch out thy hands toward him,
• Psalms 10:17Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek, thou hast established their heart: thou causest thine ear to hear,
• Psalms 57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
• Ezra 7:6— this Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.
• Psalms 1:2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
• Psalms 19:7The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;
• Psalms 119:45And I will walk at liberty, for I have sought thy precepts;
• Deuteronomy 16:12And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and thou shalt keep and do these statutes.
• Matthew 5:19Whosoever then shall do away with one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall practise and teach [them], he shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.
• Matthew 7:24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
• John 13:17If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
• Revelation 22:14Blessed [are] they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city.

Commentaries on Ezra 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ezra had prepared his heart - Here is a fine character of a minister of God: He prepares, הכין hechin, he fixes, purposes, and determines, לבבו lebabo, with his heart - with all his powers and affections, to seek the law of God, and to do it himself, that he may be properly qualified to teach its statutes and judgments to Israel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Ezra had three life goals: To study God's word To obey God's teachings To teach the people of Israel He let God's word change his character and behavior to influence others' lives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, &c.--His reigning desire had been to study the divine law--its principles, institutions, privileges, and requirements; and now from love and zeal, he devoted himself, as the business of his life, to the work of instructing, reforming, and edifying others.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:10

• Ezra
• Heart
• Instruction
• Law
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Seekers
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Israel
• Extend
• Scribes
• Ahitub
• Criticism of the Bible
• Education
• 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