Ezra 6:17

Ezra 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)For the dedication of this house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

Context of Ezra 6:17

15Now this temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. They offered for the dedication of this temple of God a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their sections for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it is written in the Book of Moses. 19The exiles held the Passover on the fourteenth of the first month.

Ezra 6:17 word by word

וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• They offeredקְרֵבqerêb · to approachH7127
• for the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâ' · dedicationH2597
• of thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• templeבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• a hundredמְאָהme'âh · hundredH3969
• bullsתּוֹרtôr · bullockH8450
• ramsדְּכַרdekar · ramH1798
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• lambsאִמַּר'immar · lambH563
• and as a sinחַטָּיָאchaţţâyâ' · sin offeringH2409
• for allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3479
• twelveתְּרֵיןterêyn tartêyn · twoH8648
• twelveעֲשַׂר‛ăώar ‛ăώrâh · tenH6236
• maleצְפִירtsephîyr · male goatH6841
• goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5796
• corresponding to the numberמִנְיָןminyân · numberH4510
• of the tribesשְׁבַטshebaţ · tribeH7625

Cross-references for Ezra 6:17

• Ezra 8:35The exiles who had come from the captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, twelve male goats for a sin offering, all as a burnt offering to the Lord.
• Numbers 7:2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the supervisors over the numbered men).
• 1 Kings 8:63And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered to the Lord, twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.
• 1 Chronicles 16:1And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
• 2 Chronicles 7:5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
• 2 Chronicles 29:31Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come forward and bring sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the house of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and everyone who was willing brought burnt offerings.
• Leviticus 4:3if the anointed priest sins so as to bring guilt on the people, then he is to offer to the Lord a bull without defect as a sin offering for his sin which he has committed.
• 2 Chronicles 29:21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 18:31Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord had come, saying, “Israel shall be your name.”
• Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
• Revelation 21:12It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

Commentaries on Ezra 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Twelve he-goats - This was a sin-offering for every tribe.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Compare with this modest sacrifice, which suits well “the day of small things” Zechariah 4:10, the lavish offering of Solomon (see the marginal reference “n”).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats: This blood sacrifice brought God's forgiveness for unintentional sins, ceremonial uncleanness, or thoughtless wrong acts (Leviticus 4–5). Similar sacrifices were made when Moses dedicated the tabernacle (Numbers 7) and when Solomon dedicated the first temple (2 Chronicles 7:1, 4). one for each tribe of Israel: Although most returnees were from Judah and Benjamin (Ezra 1:5; 4:1), people from the priestly…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle (Nu 7:87; 8:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:17

• Backsliders
• Dedication
• Liberality
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Ezra 6

• 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