King James Version

Ezra 6

1Thenבֵּאדַ֛יִןbe.Da.yinH116Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֑םte.'EmH2942,and searchוּבַקַּ֣רוּ׀u.va.Ka.ruH1240was made in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1005of the rollsסִפְרַיָּ֗אsif.rai.Ya'H5609,whereתַּמָּ֖הta.MahH8536the treasuresגִנְזַיָּ֛אgin.zai.Ya'H1596were laid upמְהַחֲתִ֥יןme.ha.cha.TinH5182in Babylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH895.

2And there was foundוְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣חve.hish.te.KhachH7912at Achmethaבְּאַחְמְתָ֗אbe.'ach.me.Ta'H307,in the palaceבְּבִֽירְתָ֛אbe.vi.re.Ta'H1001that isin the provinceמְדִינְתָּ֖הme.di.ne.Tah'H4083of the Medesבְּמָדַ֥יbe.ma.DaiH4076,aחֲדָ֑הcha.DahH2298rollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4040,and thereinבְּגַוַּ֖הּbe.ga.VahH1459wasa recordדִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ פdikh.ro.Nah'H1799thusוְכֵן־ve.khen-H3652writtenכְּתִ֥יבke.TivH3790:

3In the firstחֲדָ֜הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8140of Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430the sameCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567the kingמַלְכָּא֮mal.Ka'H4430madeשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942concerningthe houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֤א'e.la.Ha'H426at Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390,Let the houseבַּיְתָ֣אbay.Ta'H1005be buildedיִתְבְּנֵ֔אyit.be.Ne'H1124,the placeאֲתַר֙'a.TarH870where they offeredדָבְחִ֣יןda.ve.ChinH1684sacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiv.ChinH1685,and let the foundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיve.'u.Sho.hiH787thereof be strongly laidמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןme.sov.LinH5446;the heightרוּמֵהּ֙ru.MehH7314thereof threescoreשִׁתִּ֔יןshi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֣ין'a.MinH521, andthe breadthפְּתָיֵ֖הּpe.ta.YehH6613thereof threescoreשִׁתִּֽין׃shi.TinH8361cubitsאַמִּ֥ין'a.MinH521;

4Withthreeתְּלָתָ֔אte.la.Ta'H8532rowsנִדְבָּכִ֞יןnid.ba.KhinH5073of greatגְּלָל֙ge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH69,and a rowוְנִדְבָּ֖ךְve.nid.BakhH5073of newחֲדַ֑תcha.DatH2323timberאָ֣ע'a'H636:and let the expensesוְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אve.Nif.ke.Ta'H5313be givenתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tit.ye.HivH3052out ofמִן־min-H4481the king’sמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005:

5And alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH638let the goldenדַהֲבָ֣הda.ha.Vah'H1722and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒ve.khas.Pa'H3702vesselsמָאנֵ֣יma.NeiH3984of the houseבֵית־veit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָא֮'e.la.Ha'H426,which Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020took forthהַנְפֵּ֛קhan.PekH5312out ofמִן־min-H4481the templeהֵיכְלָ֥אheikh.La'H1965which isat Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,and broughtוְהֵיבֵ֣לve.hei.VelH2987unto Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH895,be restoredיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya.ha.ti.VunH8421,and brought againוִ֠יהָךְVi.hokhH1946unto the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֤אle.hei.khe.La'H1965which isat Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390, every oneto his placeלְאַתְרֵ֔הּle.'at.RehH870,and placeוְתַחֵ֖תve.ta.ChetH5182themin the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָֽא׃ ס'e.la.Ha'H426.

6Nowכְּעַ֡ןke.'AnH3705therefore,Tatnaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֨תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֜הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar–boznaiH8370,and your companionsוּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןu.khe.na.Va.te.HonH3675the Apharsachitesאֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.far.se.kha.Ye'H671, which arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,be yeהֲו֖וֹha.VoH1934farרַחִיקִ֥יןra.chi.KinH7352fromמִן־min-H4481thenceתַּמָּֽה׃ta.MahH8536:

7Let the workלַעֲבִידַ֖תla.'a.vi.DatH5673of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426aloneשְׁבֻ֕קוּshe.Vu.kuH7662;let the governorפַּחַ֤תpa.ChatH6347of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062and the eldersוּלְשָׂבֵ֣יu.le.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildיִבְנ֥וֹןyiv.NonH1124thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426inעַל־'al-H5922his placeאַתְרֵֽהּ׃'at.RehH870.

8Moreover Iוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481makeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942whatלְמָ֣אle.Ma'H3964ye shall doתַֽעַבְד֗וּןta.'av.DunH5648toעִם־'im-H5974the eldersשָׂבֵ֤יsa.VeiH7868of theseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062for the buildingלְמִבְנֵ֖אle.miv.Ne'H1124of thisדֵ֑ךְDekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426:that of the king’sמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430goodsוּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יu.mi.nikh.SeiH5232, evenofH1768the tributeמִדַּת֙mi.DatH4061beyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,forthwithאָסְפַּ֗רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629expensesנִפְקְתָ֛אnif.ke.Ta'H5313beתֶּהֱוֵ֧אte.he.Ve'H1934givenמִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אmit.ya.ha.Va'H3052unto theseאִלֵּ֖ךְ'i.LekhH479menלְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אle.guv.rai.Ya'H1400,that they be notלָ֥אla'H3809hinderedלְבַטָּלָֽא׃le.va.ta.La'H989.

9And that whichוּמָ֣הu.MahH4101they have need ofחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash.ChanH2818,both youngH1123bullocksתוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,and ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.RinH1798,and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve.'i.me.RinH563,for the burnt offeringsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la.'a.la.VanH5928of the Godלֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,wheatחִנְטִ֞יןchin.TinH2591,saltמְלַ֣ח׀me.LachH4416,wineחֲמַ֣רcha.MarH2562,and oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.ShachH4887,according to the appointmentכְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.MarH3983of the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549which areat Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.LemH3390,let it beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'H1934givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052them dayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118by dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3118withoutלָ֥אla'H3809failשָׁלֽוּ׃sha.LuH7960:

10That they may offerלֶהֱוֹ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛יןle.he.Von me.hak.re.VinH7127 H1934sacrifices of sweet savoursנִיחוֹחִ֖יןni.cho.ChinH5208unto the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,and prayוּמְצַלַּ֕יִןu.me.tza.La.yinH6739for the lifeלְחַיֵּ֥יle.chai.YeiH2417of the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,and of his sonsH1123.

11Alsoוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481I have madeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761a decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942,that whosoeverכָל־ אֱנָ֗שׁkhol- 'e.NashH606 H3606shall alterיְהַשְׁנֵא֙ye.hash.Ne'H8133thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836wordפִּתְגָמָ֣אpit.ga.Ma'H6600,let timberאָע֙'a'H636be pulled downיִתְנְסַ֥חyit.ne.SachH5256fromמִן־min-H4481his houseבַּיְתֵ֔הּbay.TehH1005,and being set upוּזְקִ֖יףu.ze.KifH2211,let him be hangedיִתְמְחֵ֣אyit.me.Che'H4223thereonעֲלֹ֑הִי'a.Lo.hiH5922;and let his houseוּבַיְתֵ֛הּu.vay.TehH1005be madeיִתְעֲבֵ֖דyit.'a.VedH5648a dunghillנְוָל֥וּne.va.LuH5122forעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃de.NahH1836.

12And the Godוֵֽאלָהָ֞אve.la.Ha'H426that hath caused his nameשְׁמֵ֣הּshe.MehH8036to dwellשַׁכִּ֧ןsha.KinH7932thereתַּמָּ֗הta.MahH8536destroyיְמַגַּ֞רye.ma.GarH4049allכָּל־kol-H3606kingsמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4430and peopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5972,that shall putיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7972to their handיְדֵ֗הּye.DehH3028to alterלְהַשְׁנָיָ֛הle.hash.na.YahH8133andto destroyלְחַבָּלָ֛הle.cha.ba.LahH2255thisדֵ֖ךְdekhH1791houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426which isat Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.Iאֲנָ֤ה'a.NahH576Dariusדָרְיָ֙וֶשׁ֙da.re.Ya.veshH1868have madeשָׂ֣מֶתSa.metH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942;let it be doneיִתְעֲבִֽד׃ פyit.'a.VidH5648with speedאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

13Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Tatnaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar–boznaiH8370,and their companionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,accordingלָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.VelH6903to that which Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430had sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972,soכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660they didעֲבַֽדוּ׃'a.Va.duH5648speedilyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629.

14And the eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062buildedבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124,and they prosperedוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744through the prophesyingבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714.And they buildedוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124,and finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635it,accordingמִן־min-H4481to the commandmentH2941of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,and according to the commandmentH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,and Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,and Artaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.

15And thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was finishedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319onעַ֛ד'adH5705the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of the monthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144,which wasהִ֣יאhi'H1932in the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430.

16And the childrenH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the childrenH1123of the captivityגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1547,keptוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305,

17And offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127at the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426an hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullocksתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,two hundredמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H703hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563;and for a sin offeringלְחַטָּאָ֤הle.cha.ta.yaH2409 H2402forעַל־'al-H5922allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479,twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH6236 H8648heוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796,according to the numberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.

18And they setוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549in their divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392,and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879in their coursesבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255,forעַל־'al-H5922the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426, which isat Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;as it is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.

19And the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֖הha.go.LahH1473keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453upon the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayof the firstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

20For the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were purifiedהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259, all of them werepureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889,and killedוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the passoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453for all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473,and for their brethrenוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and for themselves.

21And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which were come againהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725out of captivityמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473,and all such as had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves unto them from the filthinessמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the heathenגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to seekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,did eatוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398,

22And keptוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the feastחַג־chag-H2282of unleavened breadמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057:for the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had made them joyfulשִׂמְּחָ֣םsi.me.ChamH8055,and turnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437the heartלֵ֤בlevH3820of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804unto them, to strengthenלְחַזֵּ֣קle.cha.ZekH2388their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027in the workבִּמְלֶ֥אכֶתbim.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on Ezra 6

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