New American Standard Bible 2020
Ezra 6:13-22
13Thenאֱ֠דַיִן'E.da.yinH116Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֞יta.te.NaiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the EuphratesRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370,and their colleaguesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675carriedH5648outH5648the decreewith allH629diligenceH629,justלָקֳבֵ֗לlo.ko.VelH6903as Kingמַלְכָּ֛אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868hadorderedשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972.
14Andthe eldersוְשָׂבֵ֤יve.sa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵא֙ye.hu.da.Ye'H3062were successfulוּמַצְלְחִ֔יןu.matz.le.ChinH6744in buildingבָּנַ֣יִןba.Na.yinH1124through the prophecyבִּנְבוּאַת֙bin.vu.'AtH5017of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetנְבִיָּ֔אne.vi.'ah'H5029and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֖הu.ze.khar.YahH2148the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Iddoעִדּ֑וֹאi.Do'H5714. Andthey finishedוְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּve.shakh.Li.luH3635buildingוּבְנ֣וֹu.ve.NoH1124followingמִן־min-H4481the commandטַ֙עַם֙ta.'amH2942of the Godאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479and the decreeוּמִטְּעֵם֙u.mi.te.'EmH2942of Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567,Dariusוְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁve.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, andArtaxerxesוְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּאve.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6540.
15Now thisדְנָ֔הde.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֣הbay.Tah'H1005was completedוְשֵׁיצִיא֙ve.shei.Tzi'H3319on the thirdתְּלָתָ֖הte.la.TahH8532dayי֥וֹםYomH3118of themonthלִירַ֣חli.RachH3393Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH144;it was the sixthשֵׁ֔תShetH8353yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃ פmal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.
16And the sonsH1123of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3479,the priestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549,the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'H3879,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of theexilesגָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'H1123H1547,celebratedוַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duH5648the dedicationחֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426with joyבְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.VahH2305.
17They offeredוְהַקְרִ֗בוּve.hak.Ri.vuH7127for the dedicationלַחֲנֻכַּת֮la.cha.nu.KatH2597of thisדְנָה֒de.NahH1836templeבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426a hundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bullsתּוֹרִ֣יןto.RinH8450,twoמָאתַ֔יִןma.Ta.yinH3969hundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969ramsדִּכְרִ֣יןdikh.RinH1798,fourH702hundredH3967lambsאִמְּרִ֖ין'i.me.RinH563,and as a sinH2409offeringH2409for allכָּל־kol-H3606Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3479twelveתְּרֵֽי־ עֲשַׂ֔רte.rei- 'a.SarH8648H6236maleוּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.ReiH6841goatsעִזִּ֜ין'i.ZinH5796,corresponding to the numberלְמִנְיָ֖ןle.min.YanH4510of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7625of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3479.
18Then they appointedוַהֲקִ֨ימוּva.ha.Ki.muH6966the priestsכָהֲנַיָּ֜אkha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549totheir divisionsבִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹןbif.lu.ga.te.HonH6392and the Levitesוְלֵוָיֵא֙ve.le.va.Ye'H3879intheir sectionsבְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹןbe.mach.le.Ka.te.HonH4255for the serviceעֲבִידַ֥ת'a.vi.DatH5673of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,as it is writtenכִּכְתָ֖בkikh.TavH3792in the Bookסְפַ֥רse.FarH5609of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4873.
20For the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had purifiedהִֽטַּהֲר֞וּhi.ta.ha.RuH2891themselves togetherכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259;allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605of them were pureטְהוֹרִ֑יםte.ho.RimH2889. Thenthey slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפֶּ֙סַח֙ha.Pe.sachH6453lambsfor allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesבְּנֵ֣י הַגּוֹלָ֔הbe.Nei ha.go.LahH1121H1473,both for their brothersוְלַאֲחֵיהֶ֥םve.la.'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and for themselves.
21And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478who returnedהַשָּׁבִים֙ha.sha.VimH7725from exileמֵֽהַגּוֹלָ֔הme.ha.go.LahH1473andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605those who had separatedהַנִּבְדָּ֛לha.niv.DalH914themselves fromthe impurityמִטֻּמְאַ֥תmi.tum.'AtH2932of the nationsגּוֹיֵֽ־go.ye-H1471of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776to jointhem, to seekלִדְרֹ֕שׁlid.RoshH1875the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,ateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398the Passover.
22Andthey heldוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֧וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Feastחַג־chag-H2282of Unleavenedמַצּ֛וֹתma.TzotH4682BreadH4682for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֑הbe.sim.ChahH8057,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had madeH8055them happyH8055, andhad turnedוְֽהֵסֵ֞בve.he.SevH5437the heartלֵ֤בlevH3820ofthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804towardעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them toencourageלְחַזֵּ֣ק יְדֵיהֶ֔םle.cha.Zek ye.dei.HemH2388H3027them in 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
- 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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