Ezra Chapter 1

Cyrus’s Proclamation

11Now in the firstH259 yearH8141 of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, in order to fulfillH3615 the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 by the mouthH6310 of JeremiahH3414, the LordH3068 stirredH5782 up the spiritH7307 of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, so that he 2sentH5674 a proclamationH6963 throughout allH3605 his kingdomH4438, and alsoH1571 put it in writingH4385, sayingH559:

2“ThusH3541 saysH559 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, ‘The LordH3068, the GodH430 of heavenH8064, has givenH5414 me allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776 and 3He has appointedH6485 me to buildH1129 Him a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 is in JudahH3063. 3WhoeverH4310 there is among you of allH3605 His peopleH5971, may his GodH430 be with him! Let him goH5927 up to JerusalemH3389 whichH834 is in JudahH3063 and rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; 4He is the GodH430 whoH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 4EveryH3605 survivorH7604, at whateverH3605H834 placeH4725 he may 5liveH1481, let the menH376 of 6that placeH4725 supportH5375 him with silverH3701 and goldH2091, with goodsH7399 and cattleH929, togetherH5973 with a freewillH5071 offeringH5071 for the houseH1004 of GodH430 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389.’”

Holy Vessels Restored

5Then the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144 and the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 aroseH6965, 7even everyoneH3605 whose spiritH7307 GodH430 had stirredH5782 to goH5927 up and rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 6AllH3605 those aboutH5439 them 89encouragedH2388H3027 them with articlesH3627 of silverH3701, with goldH2091, with goodsH7399, with cattleH929 and with valuablesH4030, asideH905 from allH3605 that was givenH5068 as a freewillH5068 offeringH5068. 710Also KingH4428 CyrusH3566 broughtH3318 out the articlesH3627 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 11whichH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 had carriedH3318 awayH3318 from JerusalemH3389 and putH5414 in the houseH1004 of his godsH430; 8and CyrusH3566, kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, had them broughtH3318 out by the handH3027 of MithredathH4990 the treasurerH1489, and he countedH5608 them out to 12SheshbazzarH8339, the princeH5387 of JudahH3063. 9Now thisH428 was their numberH4557: 30H7970 13goldH2091 dishesH105, 1,000H505 silverH3701 dishesH105, 29H8672H6242 14duplicatesH4252; 1030H7970 goldH2091 bowlsH3713, 410H702H3967H6235 silverH3701 bowlsH3713 of a secondH4932 kind and 1,000H505 otherH312 articlesH3627. 11AllH3605 the articlesH3627 of goldH2091 and silverH3701 numbered 5,400H2568H505H702H3967. SheshbazzarH8339 broughtH5927 them allH3605 up with the exilesH1473 who wentH5927 up from BabylonH894 to JerusalemH3389.