Ezra 6:6

Ezra 6:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar–boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
• New International Version (NIV)Now then, Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and you other officials of that province, stay away from there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there.

Context of Ezra 6:6

4Every three layers of specially prepared stones will be topped by a layer of timber. All expenses will be paid by the royal treasury. 5Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.” So King Darius sent this message: “Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai, and your colleagues and other officials west of the Euphrates River—stay away from there! 7Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work. 8“Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.

Ezra 6:6 word by word

כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֜ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּכְנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowכְּעַןke‛an · nowH3705
• Tatnaiתַּתְּנַיtattenay · TattenaiH8674
• governorפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6347
• beyondעֲבַר‛ăbar · beyondH5675
• the riverנְהַרnehar · RiverH5103
• Shethar–boznaiשְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַיshethar bôzenay · Shethar-bozenaiH8370
• and your companionsכְּנָתkenâth · associateH3675
• the Apharsachitesאֲפָֽרְסְכָיֵא'ăpharsekay 'ăpharsathkay · governorsH671
• be yeהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• farרְחִיקrachîyq · farH7352
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• thenceתַּמָּהtâm · thereH8536

Cross-references for Ezra 6:6

• Ezra 5:3But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”
• Ezra 5:6This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of the province west of the Euphrates River sent to King Darius:
• Genesis 32:28“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
• Genesis 43:14May God Almighty give you mercy as you go before the man, so that he will release Simeon and let Benjamin return. But if I must lose my children, so be it.”
• Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer.
• Psalms 76:10Human defiance only enhances your glory, for you use it as a weapon.
• Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he guides it wherever he pleases.
• Isaiah 27:8No, but he exiled Israel to call her to account. She was exiled from her land as though blown away in a storm from the east.
• Acts 4:26The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’
• Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Commentaries on Ezra 6:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Be ye far from thence - Do not interrupt the Jews in their building; but, on the contrary further them all in your power.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This verse gives the words of the decree of Darius, which was grounded upon, and probably recited, the decree of Cyrus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-121. Darius the king--This was Darius Hystaspes. Great and interesting light has been thrown on the history of this monarch and the transaction of his reign, by the decipherment of the cuneatic inscriptions on the rocks at Behistun. in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon--An idea of the form of this Babylonian register house, as well as the manner of preserving public records within its repositories, can be obtained from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 6:6

• Apharsachites
• Church and State
• Government
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Rulers
• Shethar-Boznai
• Tatnai

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Apharsachites
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Shetharboznai
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Chronicles, Books of
• Esdras, the First Book of

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