Ezra 6
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Ezra 6:6-13

6“NowH3705 therefore, 1TattenaiH8674, governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the 2RiverH5103, Shethar-bozenaiH8370 and 3your colleaguesH3675, the officialsH671 of the provinces beyondH5675 the 4RiverH5103, 5keepH7352 awayH7352 from thereH8536. 7LeaveH7662 thisH1791 workH5673 on the houseH1005 of GodH426 aloneH7662; let the governorH6347 of the JewsH3062 and the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062 rebuildH1124 thisH1791 houseH1005 of GodH426 on its siteH870. 8Moreover, 6I issueH7761 a decreeH2942 concerning whatH4101H1768 you are to doH5648 for theseH479 eldersH7868 of JudahH3062 in the rebuildingH1124 of thisH1791 houseH1005 of GodH426: the fullH629 costH5313 is to be paidH3052 to theseH479 peopleH1400 from the royalH4430 treasuryH5232 out of the taxesH4061 of the provinces beyondH5675 the RiverH5103, and that withoutH3809 delayH989. 9WhateverH4101 is neededH2819, both youngH1123 bullsH8450, ramsH1798, and lambsH563 for a burntH5928 offeringH5928 to the GodH426 of heavenH8065, and wheatH2591, saltH4416, wineH2562 and anointingH4887 oilH4887, as the priestsH3549 in JerusalemH3390 requestH3983, it is to be givenH3052 to them dailyH3118 withoutH3809 failH7960, 10that they may offerH7127 7acceptableH5208 sacrificesH5208 to the GodH426 of heavenH8065 and 8prayH6739 for the lifeH2417 of the kingH4430 and his sonsH1123. 11And I issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 that 9anyH3606 manH606 whoH1768 violatesH8133 thisH1836 edictH6600, a timberH636 shall be drawnH5256 from his houseH1005 and he shall be impaledH2211H4223 on it and 10his houseH1005 shall be madeH5648 a refuseH5122 heapH5122 on accountH5922 of thisH1836. 12May the GodH426 whoH1768 11has caused His nameH8036 to dwellH7932 thereH8536 overthrowH4049 anyH3606 kingH4430 or peopleH5972 whoH1768 12attemptsH7972H3028 to changeH8133 it, so as to destroyH2255 thisH1791 houseH1005 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390. I, DariusH1868, have issuedH7761 this decreeH2942, let it be carriedH5648 out with allH629 diligenceH629!”

13ThenH116 13TattenaiH8674, the governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the RiverH5103, Shethar-bozenaiH8370 and their colleaguesH3675 carriedH5648 out the decree with allH629 diligenceH629, justH6903 as KingH4430 DariusH1868 had sentH7972.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 6:6 Ezra 5:3; 6:13 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 6:6 I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 6:6 Aram their ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 6:6 I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 6:6 Lit be distant ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 6:8 Ezra 6:4; 7:14-22 ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 6:10 Lit pleasing; or sweet-smelling sacrifices ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 6:10 Ezra 7:23; Jer 29:7; 1 Tim 2:1, 2 ↩
  9. 9. Ezra 6:11 Ezra 7:26 ↩
  10. 10. Ezra 6:11 Dan 2:5; 3:29 ↩
  11. 11. Ezra 6:12 Deut 12:5, 11; 1 Kin 9:3 ↩
  12. 12. Ezra 6:12 Lit sends his hand ↩
  13. 13. Ezra 6:13 Ezra 6:6 ↩

Commentaries on Ezra 6

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