Ezra 6:7

Ezra 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not interfere with the work on this temple of God. Let the governor of the Jews and the Jewish elders rebuild this house of God on its site.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the work on this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

Context of Ezra 6:7

5And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God. 6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep away from there: Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place. 8Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given immediately to these men, that they be not hindered. 9And that which they have need of, both young bulls, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without fail:

Ezra 6:7 word by word

שְׁבֻ֕קוּ לַעֲבִידַ֖ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דֵ֑ךְ פַּחַ֤ת יְהוּדָיֵא֙ וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י יְהוּדָיֵ֔א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ יִבְנ֥וֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• workעֲבִידָה‛ăbîydâh · serviceH5673
• thisדֵּךְdêk dâk · thisH1791
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• aloneשְׁבַקshebaq · to be leftH7662
• governorפֶּחָהpechâh · governorH6347
• Jewsיְהוּדַיyehûdâ'îy · JewH3062
• eldersשִׂיבώîyb · be grayH7868
• buildבְּנָהbenâ' benâh · to buildH1124
• inעַל‛al · uponH5922
• placeאֲתַר'ăthar · placeH870

Cross-references for Ezra 6:7

• Acts 5:38And now I say to you, Stay away from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work is from men, it will come to nothing:

Commentaries on Ezra 6:7

• 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 6:7

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• House of God
• Chaldee language
• Pure
• Temple, the Second
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Elder in the Old Testament
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Ezra-Nehemiah

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