New English Translation
Ezra 7:19
19Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God.
Ezra 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles entrusted to you for worship in the temple of your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The vessels that have been given you for the service of the house of your God, you shall deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also the articles that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.
Context of Ezra 7:19
17With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem. 18You may do whatever seems appropriate to you and your colleagues with the rest of the silver and the gold, in keeping with the will of your God. Deliver to the God of Jerusalem the vessels that are given to you for the service of the temple of your God. 20The rest of the needs for the temple of your God that you may have to supply, you may do so from the royal treasury. 21“I, King Artaxerxes, hereby issue orders to all the treasurers of Trans-Euphrates, that you precisely execute all that Ezra the priestly scribe of the law of the God of heaven may request of you –
Read all of Ezra 7Ezra 7:19 word by word
וּמָֽאנַיָּא֙ דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִ֣ין לָ֔ךְ לְפָלְחָ֖ן בֵּ֣ית אֱלָהָ֑ךְ הַשְׁלֵ֕ם קֳדָ֖ם אֱלָ֥הּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The vesselsמָאןmâ'n · utensilH3984
- also that are givenיְהַבyehab · to giveH3052
- thee for the serviceפׇּלְחָןpolchân · serviceH6402
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- of thy Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- deliverשְׁלֵםshelam · be completeH8000
- thou beforeקֳדָםqŏdâm qedâm · beforeH6925
- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlêm · JerusalemH3390
Cross-references for Ezra 7:19
- Ezra 8:2720 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.
- 2 Chronicles 32:19They talked about the God of Jerusalem as if he were one of the man-made gods of the nations of the earth.
- Jeremiah 3:17At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the Lord’s throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the Lord’s name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.
Commentaries on Ezra 7:19
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into obedience to Christ.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26In this letter, King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to assess the situation in Jerusalem (Ezra 7:14), offer voluntary gifts to God (7:15–20), acquire supplies and funds from local leaders (7:21–24), and implement legal reforms (7:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2611. this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave--The measure which this document authorized, and the remarkable interest in the Jews displayed in it, were most probably owing to the influence of Esther, who is thought to have been raised to the high position of queen a few months previous to the departure of Ezra [Hales]. According to others, who adopt a different chronology, it was more probably pressed upon the attention of the Persian…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezra 7
- 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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