Ezra Chapter 1

Cyrus’ 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 upH5782 the spiritH7307 of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, so that he 2sentH5674 a proclamationH6963 throughoutH3605 his kingdomH4438, and alsoH1571 put it in writingH4385, sayingH559:

2“ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539 saysH559: ‘The LordH3068, the GodH430 of heavenH8064, has givenH5414 me allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776, and 3He has appointedH6485 me to rebuildH1129 for Him a houseH1004 in JerusalemH3389, whichH834 is in JudahH3063. 3WhoeverH4310 there is among you of allH3605 His peopleH5971, may his GodH430 be with him! 4GoH5927 upH5927 to JerusalemH3389 whichH834 is in JudahH3063 and rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; 5He is the GodH430 whoH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 4And everyH3605 survivorH7604, at whateverH3605H834 placeH4725 he may 6liveH1481, the peopleH376 of 7that placeH4725 are to supportH5375 him with silverH3701 and goldH2091, with equipmentH7399 and cattleH929, togetherH5973 withH5973 a 8voluntaryH5071 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 roseH6965 upH6965, 9everyoneH3605 whose spiritH7307 GodH430 had stirredH5782 to goH5927 upH5927 to rebuildH1129 the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 whichH834 is in JerusalemH3389. 6And allH3605 of those aroundH5439 them 1011encouragedH2388H3027 them with articlesH3627 of silverH3701, with goldH2091, with equipmentH7399, cattleH929, and with valuablesH4030, asideH905 from everythingH3605 that was givenH5068 asH5068 aH5068 12voluntaryH5068 offeringH5068. 713Also KingH4428 CyrusH3566 broughtH3318 outH3318 the articlesH3627 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068, 14whichH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 had carriedH3318 awayH3318 from JerusalemH3389 and putH5414 in the houseH1004 of his godsH430; 8and CyrusH3566, kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, had them broughtH3318 outH3318 by the handH3027 of MithredathH4990 the treasurerH1489, and he countedH5608 them outH5608 to 15SheshbazzarH8339, the leaderH5387 of JudahH3063. 9Now thisH428 was their numberH4557: thirtyH7970 16goldH2091 dishesH105, a thousandH505 silverH3701 dishesH105, twentyH6242 nineH8672 17duplicatesH4252; 10thirtyH7970 goldH2091 bowlsH3713, 410H702H3967H6235 silverH3701 bowlsH3713 of a secondH4932 kind, and a thousandH505 otherH312 articlesH3627. 11AllH3605 the articlesH3627 of goldH2091 and silverH3701 totaled 5,400H2568H505H702H3967. SheshbazzarH8339 broughtH5927 them allH3605 upH5927 with the exilesH1473 who wentH5927 upH5927 from BabylonH894 to JerusalemH3389.