New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezra 7:19
19Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles entrusted to you for worship in the temple of your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
Context of Ezra 7:19
17with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. 18Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God. Also the utensils which are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem. 20The rest of the needs for the house of your God, for which you may have occasion to provide, provide for it from the royal treasury. 21“I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it shall be done diligently,
Read all of Ezra 7Ezra 7:19 word by word
וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
- Also the utensilsמָאןmâ'n · utensilH3984
- whichדִּיdîy · thatH1768
- are givenיְהַבyehab · to giveH3052
- to you for the serviceפׇּלְחָןpolchân · serviceH6402
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- of your Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- deliverשְׁלֵםshelam · be completeH8000
- beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
Cross-references for Ezra 7:19
- Ezra 8:27and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, the work of men’s hands.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The Throne of the Lord,’ and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; nor will they walk anymore after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
Commentaries on Ezra 7:19
- 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. 11-26In this letter, King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to assess the situation in Jerusalem (Ezra 7:14), offer voluntary gifts to God (7:15–20), acquire supplies and funds from local leaders (7:21–24), and implement legal reforms (7:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611. this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave--The measure which this document authorized, and the remarkable interest in the Jews displayed in it, were most probably owing to the influence of Esther, who is thought to have been raised to the high position of queen a few months previous to the departure of Ezra [Hales]. According to others, who adopt a different chronology, it was more probably pressed upon the attention of the Persian…Read the comment
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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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