Ezra 7:10

Ezra 7:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)This was because Ezra had determined to study and obey the Law of the Lord and to teach those decrees and regulations to the people of Israel.

Context of Ezra 7:10

8Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. 9He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him. For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. 11This is a copy of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law, a man learned in matters concerning the commands and decrees of the Lord for Israel: 12Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, teacher of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.

Ezra 7:10 word by word

כִּ֤י עֶזְרָא֙ הֵכִ֣ין לְבָב֔וֹ לִדְר֛וֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה וְלַעֲשֹׂ֑ת וּלְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• his heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• and to teachלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Ezra 7:10

• 1 Samuel 7:3So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
• 1 Chronicles 29:18Lord, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.
• 2 Chronicles 12:14He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• Job 11:13“Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
• Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,
• Psalms 57:7My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
• Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him.
• Psalms 1:2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
• Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 119:45I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
• Deuteronomy 16:12Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and follow carefully these decrees.
• Matthew 5:19Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 7:24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• John 13:17Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• Revelation 22:14“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

Commentaries on Ezra 7:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Ezra had prepared his heart - Here is a fine character of a minister of God: He prepares, הכין hechin, he fixes, purposes, and determines, לבבו lebabo, with his heart - with all his powers and affections, to seek the law of God, and to do it himself, that he may be properly qualified to teach its statutes and judgments to Israel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Ezra had three life goals: To study God's word To obey God's teachings To teach the people of Israel He let God's word change his character and behavior to influence others' lives.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, &c.--His reigning desire had been to study the divine law--its principles, institutions, privileges, and requirements; and now from love and zeal, he devoted himself, as the business of his life, to the work of instructing, reforming, and edifying others.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 7:10

• Ezra
• Heart
• Instruction
• Law
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience
• Seekers
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
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• Ezra-Nehemiah
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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