Ezra 1:4

Ezra 1:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)And in any locality where survivors may now be living, the people are to provide them with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with freewill offerings for the temple of God in Jerusalem.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And let each survivor, in whatever place he sojourns, be assisted by the men of his place with silver and gold, with goods and with beasts, besides freewill offerings for the house of God that is in Jerusalem."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.

Context of Ezra 1:4

2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, Yhwh God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yhwh God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. 5Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of Yhwh which is in Jerusalem. 6And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.

Ezra 1:4 word by word

וְכָל־הַנִּשְׁאָ֗ר מִֽכָּל־הַמְּקֹמוֹת֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ה֣וּא גָֽר־שָׁם֒ יְנַשְּׂא֙וּהוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י מְקֹמ֔וֹ בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה עִם־הַ֨נְּדָבָ֔ה לְבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• And whosoever remainethשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
• in any placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• where he sojournethגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• let the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• helpנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: aidH5375
• him with silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and with goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and with goodsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399
• and with beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• beside the freewill offeringנְדָבָהnedâbâh · voluntarinessH5071
• for the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Ezra 1:4

• Ezra 7:16And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
• Acts 24:17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
• 3 John 1:6Which have borne witness of thy charity before the Assembly: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:
• Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
• Galatians 6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
• Ezra 2:68And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of Yhwh which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
• 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

Commentaries on Ezra 1:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Whosoever remaineth in any place - Every one was at liberty to go, but none was obliged to go. Thus their attachment to God was tried; he whose heart was right with God went; he who was comfortably settled in Babylon, might go if he chose. Those who did not go, were commanded to assist their brethren who went.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Let the men of his place help him - i. e., “Let the pagan population help him” (see Ezra 1:6). The freewill offering - Probably that made by Cyrus himself Ezra 1:7-11.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Cyrus likely did not urge Babylonian neighbors to help the Jewish remnant. Instead, he encouraged Jews staying in Babylon to assist their countrymen returning to Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-6Commentary by Robert Jamieson 1. in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia--The Persian empire, including Persia, Media, Babylonia, and Chaldea, with many smaller dependencies, was founded by Cyrus, 536 B.C. [Hales]. that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled--(See Jr 25:12; 29:10). This reference is a parenthetic statement of the historian, and did not form part of the proclamation.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezra 1:4

• Church and State
• Emancipation
• Heathen
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jerusalem
• Liberality
• Obedience
• Proclamation
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jerusalem
• Freewill offering
• House of God
• Babylon
• Captivity
• Cyrus
• Palestine
• Raise
• Esdras, the First Book of

Commentaries on Ezra 1

• 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