Ezra 6:11

Ezra 6:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
• New International Version (NIV)Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be made a dunghill.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this.

Context of Ezra 6:11

9“Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams, and male lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with as much wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil as they need each day. 10Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons. “Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble. 12May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.” 13Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues complied at once with the command of King Darius.

Ezra 6:11 word by word

וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֗שׁ דִּ֤י יְהַשְׁנֵא֙ פִּתְגָמָ֣א דְנָ֔ה יִתְנְסַ֥ח אָע֙ מִן־בַּיְתֵ֔הּ וּזְקִ֖יף יִתְמְחֵ֣א עֲלֹ֑הִי וּבַיְתֵ֛הּ נְוָל֥וּ יִתְעֲבֵ֖ד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Alsoמִן־min · fromH4481
• I have madeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• that whosoeverאֱנָשׁ'ĕnâsh 'ĕnash · manH606
• that whosoeverכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• shall alterשְׁנָאshenâ' · to changeH8133
• thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• wordפִּתְגָםpithgâm · edictH6600
• let timberאָע'â‛ · woodH636
• be pulled downנְסַחnesach · to pull awayH5256
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• and being set upזְקַףzeqaph · to raiseH2211
• let him be hangedמְחָאmechâ' · to smiteH4223
• thereonעַל‛al · uponH5922
• be madeעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• a dunghillנְוָלוּnevâlû nevâlîy · dunghillH5122

Cross-references for Ezra 6:11

• Ezra 7:26Anyone who refuses to obey the law of your God and the law of the king will be punished immediately, either by death, banishment, confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.”
• Esther 5:4And Esther replied, “If it please the king, let the king and Haman come today to a banquet I have prepared for the king.”
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.
• 2 Kings 9:37Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.’”
• 2 Kings 10:27They smashed the sacred pillar and wrecked the temple of Baal, converting it into a public toilet, as it remains to this day.
• Daniel 2:5But the king said to the astrologers, “I am serious about this. If you don’t tell me what my dream was and what it means, you will be torn limb from limb, and your houses will be turned into heaps of rubble!
• Daniel 3:29Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”

Commentaries on Ezra 6:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let timber be pulled down - Whether this refers to the punishment of hanging and gibbeting of whipping at a post, or of empaling, is not quite clear. In China they tie culprits to posts; and the executioner cuts them open while alive, takes out their bowels, etc. Empaling, thrusting a sharp stake through the body till it comes out at the side of the neck, or hanging, seems to be intended here. Let his house be made a dunghill - Let it be reduced to ruins…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Being set up, let him be hanged thereon - Rather, “let him be lifted up and crucified upon it.” Crucifixion was the most common form of capital punishment among the Persians.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12if any man interferes with this directive: Inscriptions and official decrees often included curses on those who went against the king's wishes (see Daniel 2:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. whosoever shall alter this word--The warning was specially directed against the turbulent and fanatical Samaritans. The extremely favorable purport of this edict was no doubt owing in some measure to the influence of Cyrus, of whom Darius entertained a high admiration, and whose two daughters he had married. But it proceeded still more from the deep impressions made even on the idolatrous people of that country and that age, as to the being and…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:11

• Church and State
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Liberality
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Dung; Dung Gate
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Languages of the Old Testament
• Temple

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