Ezra 7:24

Ezra 7:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
• New International Version (NIV)You are also to know that you have no authority to impose taxes, tribute or duty on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, temple servants or other workers at this house of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)We also notify you that it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll on anyone of the priests, the Levites, the singers, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also we inform you that it shall not be lawful to impose tax, tribute, or custom on any of the priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God.

Context of Ezra 7:24

22This is how much you may give to him: 3,400 kilograms of silver, 22,000 litres of grain, 2,200 litres of wine, 2,200 litres of oil, and all the salt that he wants. 23Be careful to give Ezra everything that the God of heaven wants for his temple. I do not want the God of heaven to be angry with the kingdom that I and my sons rule. You must not take any kinds of taxes from the men who serve this God in his house. You have no authority to do this. Take no taxes from the priests, the Levites, or the singers, guards, and servants who work in the temple. 25Ezra, your God has helped you to be wise. So you must choose judges and officers who know the laws of your God. Then they will decide things for all the people who live in the region on the west side of the Euphrates river. If the people do not know the laws of your God, you must teach them. 26Everyone must obey the laws of your God and also the laws of the king. If they do not obey, they deserve the right punishment. They may have to die. They may have to leave the country. They may have to lose their valuable things. They may have to go to prison.’

Ezra 7:24 word by word

וּלְכֹ֣ם מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין דִּ֣י כָל־כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א וְ֠לֵוָיֵא זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א תָרָֽעַיָּא֙ נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י בֵּ֖ית אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָ֑ה מִנְדָּ֤ה בְלוֹ֙ וַהֲלָ֔ךְ לָ֥א שַׁלִּ֖יט לְמִרְמֵ֥א עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Also we certifyיְדַעyeda‛ · to knowH3046
• you, that touching anyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• of the priestsכָּהֵןkâhên · priestH3549
• and Levitesלֵוָיlêvîy · LeviteH3879
• singersזַמָּרzammâr · singerH2171
• portersתָּרָעtârâ‛ · doorkeeperH8652
• Nethinimsנְתִיןnethîyn · temple servantH5412
• or ministersפְּלַחpelach · to serveH6399
• of thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• it shall notלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• be lawfulשַׁלִּיטshallîyţ · rulingH7990
• to imposeרְמָאremâh · to castH7412
• tollמִנְדָּהmiddâh mindâh · tributeH4061
• tributeבְּלוֹbelô · tributeH1093
• or customהֲלָךְhălâk · tollH1983
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5922

Cross-references for Ezra 7:24

• Ezra 7:7In the seventh year that Artaxerxes was king, Ezra came together with other Israelites. They included priests, Levites, and singers, servants and guards for the temple.
• Ezra 2:36These were the priests: 973 descendants of Jedaiah (from Jeshua's family).

Commentaries on Ezra 7:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24It shall not be lawful to impose toll - As these persons had no private revenues, it would have been unreasonable to have laid them under taxation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24The decree of Artaxerxes was more favorable to the Jews than those of all previous Persian monarchs. We hear of a similar exemption of ecclesiastics from tribute, only to a less extent, under the Seleucidae. Ministers - The rare word here used, which in Daniel has the sense of “worshippers,” appears to designate in this place the lowest class of persons employed in the service of the temple.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The tax exemptions for temple workers in Jerusalem were like the peace offerings given to people in other countries.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2422-24. an hundred talents of silver--£22,000 according to the rate of the silver talent of Babylon. Fourthly, Artaxerxes gave his royal sanction in the establishment of the divine law, which exempted priests and Levites from taxation or tribute and confirmed to them the exclusive right to officiate in the sacred services of the sanctuary. And, finally, in the expression of the king's desire for the divine blessing upon the king and his government (Ezr…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:24

• Church and State
• Liberality
• Minister, Christian
• Nethinims
• Priest
• Tax
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• House of God
• Priests and Levites
• Chaldee language
• Extend
• Minister
• Nethinim
• Toll
• Ahitub

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