Revised Version 1895

Ezra 7

1NowH310afterH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, in thereignבְּמַלְכ֖וּתbe.mal.KhutH4438ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Ezraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֔הse.ra.YahH8304, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽה׃chil.ki.YahH2518,

2thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShallumשַׁלּ֥וּםsha.LumH7967, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285,

3thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmariahאֲמַרְיָ֥ה'a.mar.YahH568, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֖ה'a.zar.YahH5838, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMeraiothמְרָיֽוֹת׃me.ra.YotH4812,

4thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahiahזְרַֽחְיָ֥הze.rach.YahH2228, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofUzziעֻזִּ֖י'u.ZiH5813, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBukkiבֻּקִּֽי׃bu.KiH1231,

5thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbishuaאֲבִישׁ֗וּעַ'a.vi.Shu.a'H50, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּֽינְחָס֙pi.ne.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֔ר'el.'a.ZarH499, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175thechiefהָרֹֽאשׁ׃ha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548:

6thisEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830wentH5927upH5927fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֔לmi.ba.VelH894; and he was areadyמָהִיר֙ma.HirH4106scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֣תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hadgivenנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414: and thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himallכֹּ֖לkolH3605hisrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ פba.ka.sha.ToH1246,accordingH5921to thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430uponH5921him.

7And therewentH5927upH5927someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of thechildrenמִבְּנֵֽי־mi.be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478, and of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֜םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and thesingersוְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֧יםve.ham.sho.re.RimH7891, and the porters, and the Nethinim, untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֑יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichהִ֛יאhi'H1931was in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of thekingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428.

9ForuponH5921thefirstהָרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayH2320of thefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganH935he togoH935upH5921fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֑לmi.ba.VelH894, and on thefirstH7223dayH2320of thefifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗יha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320cameH935he toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,accordingH5921to thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896handכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of hisGodאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430uponH5921him.

10ForEzraעֶזְרָא֙'ez.Ra'H5830hadsetהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and todoוְלַעֲשֹׂ֑תve.la.'a.SotH6213it, and toteachוּלְלַמֵּ֥דu.le.la.MedH3925inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478statutesחֹ֥קchokH2706andjudgmentsוּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סu.mish.PatH4941.

11Nowוְזֶ֣ה׀ve.ZehH2088this is thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6572of theletterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֗ןha.nish.te.VanH5406that thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֥אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,evenעַל־'al-H5921thescribeסֹפֵ֞רso.FerH5608of thewordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת־mitz.vot-H4687of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, and of hisstatutesוְחֻקָּ֖יוve.chu.KavH2706toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

12Artaxerxesאַ֨רְתַּחְשַׁ֔סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4430ofkingsמַלְכַיָּ֑אmal.khai.Ya'H4430, untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָ֠הֲנָאKha.ha.na'H3549, thescribeסָפַ֨רsa.FarH5613of thelawדָּתָ֜אda.Ta'H1882of theGodאֱלָ֧הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֛אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,perfectגְּמִ֖ירge.MirH1585andsoדִּֽי־di-H1768forth,

13Imakeשִׂ֣יםsimH7761adecreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942, thatallכָל־khol-H3606they of thepeopleעַמָּ֨ה'a.Mah'H5972ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3479, and theirpriestsוְכָהֲנ֣וֹהִיve.kha.ha.No.hiH3549and theLevitesוְלֵוָיֵ֗אve.le.va.Ye'H3879, in myrealmבְּמַלְכוּתִי֩be.mal.khu.TiH4437,whichדִּ֣יdiH1768are minded of their own free will to go toJerusalemלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֛םli.ru.she.LemH3390, go with thee.

14Forasmuch as thou artsentשְׁלִ֔יחַshe.Li.achH7972of thekingמַלְכָּ֜אmal.Ka'H4430and hissevenוְשִׁבְעַ֤תve.shiv.'AtH7655counsellors, toinquireלְבַקָּרָ֥אle.va.ka.Ra'H1240concerningJudahיְה֖וּדye.HudH3061andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֑םve.li.ru.she.LemH3390,accordingמִן־min-H4481to thelawבְּדָ֥תbe.DatH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֖ךְ'e.la.HakhH426whichH1768is in thinehandבִידָֽךְ׃vi.DakhH3028;

15and to carry thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֑בu.de.HavH1722,whichדִּֽי־di-H1768thekingמַלְכָּ֣אmal.Ka'H4430and his counsellors havefreelyהִתְנַדַּ֙בוּ֙hit.na.Da.vuH5069offeredH5069unto theGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3479,whoseדִּ֥יdiH1768habitation is inJerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֖םvi.ru.she.LemH3390,

16andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3606thesilverכְּסַ֣ףke.SafH3702andgoldוּדְהַ֔בu.de.HavH1722that thou shaltfindתְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.KachH7912inallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606theprovinceמְדִינַ֣תme.di.NatH4083ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH895, with thefreewillהִתְנַדָּב֨וּתhit.na.da.VutH5069offering of thepeopleעַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'H5972, and of thepriestsוְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ve.kha.ha.nai.Ya'H3549, offeringwillinglyמִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןmit.na.de.VinH5069for thehouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1005of theirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.HomH426whichH1768is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390;

17therefore thou shalt withallH3606diligenceאָסְפַּ֨רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629buyתִקְנֵ֜אtik.Ne'H7066with thismoneyבְּכַסְפָּ֣אbe.khas.Pa'H3702bullocks,ramsדִּכְרִין֙dikh.RinH1798,lambsאִמְּרִ֔ין'i.me.RinH563, with their mealofferingsH5261and theirdrinkH5261offeringsH5261, and shaltofferוּתְקָרֵ֣בu.te.ka.RevH7127them upon thealtarמַדְבְּחָ֔הmad.be.Chah'H4056of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005of yourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426whichH1768is inJerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃vi.ru.she.LemH3390.

18And whatsoever shall seemgoodיִיטַ֗בyi.TavH3191to thee and to thy brethren todoלְמֶעְבַּ֑דle.me'.BadH5648with therestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7606of thesilverכַּסְפָּ֥אkas.Pa'H3702and thegoldוְדַהֲבָ֖הve.da.ha.Vah'H1722, thatdoתַּעַבְדֽוּן׃ta.'av.DunH5648yeafterH5921the will of yourGodאֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.KhomH426.

19And thevesselsוּמָֽאנַיָּא֙u.ma.nai.Ya'H3984that aregivenמִתְיַהֲבִ֣יןmit.ya.ha.VinH3052thee for theserviceלְפָלְחָ֖ןle.fa.le.ChanH6402of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1005of thyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,deliverהַשְׁלֵ֕םhash.LemH8000thoubeforeקֳדָ֖םko.DamH6925theGodאֱלָ֥הּ'e.LahH426ofJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃ye.ru.she.LemH3390.

20And whatsoevermoreמִן־min-H4481shall be needful for thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1005of thyGodאֱלָהָ֔ךְ'e.la.HakhH426,whichדִּ֥יdiH1768thou shalt haveoccasionיִפֶּל־yi.pel-H5308to bestow, bestow it out of theking’sמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430treasureגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1596houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005.

21And I,evenH1768IArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא'ar.tach.Shast'H783thekingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430,doH5648makeH5648adecreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942toallלְכֹל֙le.KholH3606thetreasurersגִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אgi.zav.rai.Ya'H1490whichH1768arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, that whatsoeverEzraעֶזְרָ֨א'ez.Ra'H5831thepriestכָהֲנָ֜הkha.ha.Nah'H3549, thescribeסָפַ֤רsa.FarH5613of thelawדָּתָא֙da.Ta'H1882of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, shallrequireיִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןYish.'a.len.khonH7593ofyouH1768, it bedoneH5648withallכָל־khol-H3606diligenceאָסְפַּ֖רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629,

22unto anhundredמְאָה֒me.'AhH3969talentsכַּכְּרִ֣יןka.ke.RinH3604ofsilverכְּסַף֮ke.SafH3702, and to anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969measures of wheat, and to anhundredמְאָ֔הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֣יןba.TinH1325ofwineחֲמַר֙cha.MarH2562, and to anhundredמְאָ֑הme.'AhH3969bathsבַּתִּ֥יןba.TinH1325ofoilמְשַׁ֖חme.ShachH4887, andsaltוּמְלַ֖חu.me.LachH4416withoutלָ֥אla'H3809prescribing how much.

23Whatsoever is commanded by theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065, let it bedoneיִתְעֲבֵד֙yit.'a.VedH5648exactly for thehouseלְבֵ֖יתle.VeitH1005of theGodאֱלָ֣הּ'e.LahH426ofheavenשְׁמַיָּ֑אshe.mai.Ya'H8065; forwhyלְמָ֤הle.MahH4101should there bewrathקְצַ֔ףke.TzafH7109againstעַל־'al-H5922therealmמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4437of thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430and hissonsH1123?

24AlsoweH1768certifyyouH1768, that touchinganyכָל־khol-H3606of thepriestsכָּהֲנַיָּ֣אka.ha.nai.Ya'H3549andLevitesוְ֠לֵוָיֵאVe.le.va.ye'H3879, thesingersזַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤אza.Ma.rai.Ya'H2171, porters,Nethinimנְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔אne.Ti.nai.Ya'H5412, orservantsוּפָ֣לְחֵ֔יu.Fa.le.CheiH6399of thishouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426, it shallnotלָ֥אla'H3809be lawful toimposeלְמִרְמֵ֥אle.mir.Me'H7412tributeמִנְדָּ֤הmin.DahH4061,customבְלוֹ֙ve.LoH1093, ortollוַהֲלָ֔ךְva.ha.LakhH1983, upon them.

25And thou,Ezraעֶזְרָ֗א'ez.Ra'H5831, after thewisdomכְּחָכְמַ֨תke.cha.khe.MatH2452of thyGodאֱלָהָ֤ךְ'e.la.HakhH426that is in thinehandבִידָךְ֙vi.doKhH3028,appointמֶ֣נִּיMe.niH4483magistratesשָׁפְטִ֞יןsha.fe.TinH8200andjudgesוְדַיָּנִ֗יןve.dai.ya.NinH1782,whichH1768may judgeallלְכָל־le.kholH3606thepeopleעַמָּה֙'a.Mah'H5972that arebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔הna.ha.Rah'H5103,allלְכָל־le.kholH3606suchH1768asknowH3046thelawsדָּתֵ֣יda.TeiH1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֑ךְ'e.la.HakhH426; andteachH3046ye him that knoweth themnotלָ֦אla'H3809.

26And whosoever willnotלָא֩la'H3809doעָבֵ֜ד'a.VedH5648thelawדָּתָ֣אda.Ta'H1882of thyGodאֱלָהָ֗ךְ'e.la.HakhH426, and thelawוְדָתָא֙ve.da.Ta'H1882of thekingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430, letjudgmentדִּינָ֕הdi.Nah'H1780beexecutedמִתְעֲבֵ֖דmit.'a.VedH5648upon him withallוְכָל־ve.kholH3606diligenceאָסְפַּ֕רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629,whetherH2006it be untodeathלְמוֹת֙le.mOtH4193, or tobanishmentלִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔יlish.ro.shuH8332, or toconfiscationלַעֲנָ֥שׁla.'a.NashH6065ofgoodsנִכְסִ֖יןnikh.SinH5232, or toimprisonmentוְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ פve.le.'e.su.RinH613.

27Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,whichH834hathputנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414suchH834athingכָּזֹאת֙ka.zoTH2063as this in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartבְּלֵ֣בbe.LevH3820, tobeautifyלְפָאֵ֕רle.fa.'ErH6286thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068whichH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389;

28and hathextendedהִטָּה־hi.tah-H5186mercyH3068untomeH6440beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, and his counsellors, andbeforeH6440allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֑יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368princesשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269. And I wasstrengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֗קְתִּיhit.cha.Zak.tiH2388accordingוְעָלַ֣יve.'a.LaiH5921to thehandכְּיַד־ke.yad-H3027of theLORDH3068myGodאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430uponעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921meH6440, and Igatheredוָאֶקְבְּצָ֧הva.'ek.be.TzahH6908togetherעִמִּֽי׃ פ'i.MiH5973outH2388ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֛לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478chiefרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218menH1368togoלַעֲל֥וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927withmeH6440.

Commentaries on Ezra 7

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