Tree of Life Version
Ezra 6:17
17For the dedication of this House of God they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 male lambs, and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Ezra 6:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)For the dedication of this house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred male lambs and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, one for each of the tribes of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They offered at the dedication of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they offered sacrifices at the dedication of this house of God, one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Context of Ezra 6:17
15The Temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16Then the sons of Israel—the kohanim, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles— celebrated the dedication of the House of God with joy. For the dedication of this House of God they offered 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 male lambs, and, as a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18They appointed the kohanim in their divisions and the Levites in their divisions over the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses. 19The exiles celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month,
Read all of Ezra 6Ezra 6:17 word by word
וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֣א דְנָה֒ תּוֹרִ֣ין מְאָ֔ה דִּכְרִ֣ין מָאתַ֔יִן אִמְּרִ֖ין אַרְבַּ֣ע מְאָ֑ה וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֜ין לְחַטָּאָ֤ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂ֔ר לְמִנְיָ֖ן שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And offeredקְרֵבqerêb · to approachH7127
- at the dedicationחֲנֻכָּהchănûkkâ' · dedicationH2597
- of thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
- of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
- an hundredמְאָהme'âh · hundredH3969
- bullocksתּוֹרtôr · bullockH8450
- ramsדְּכַרdekar · ramH1798
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
- lambsאִמַּר'immar · lambH563
- and for a sin offeringחַטָּיָאchaţţâyâ' · sin offeringH2409
- and for a sin offeringחַטָּאָהchaţţâ'âh · sin offeringH2402
- forעַל‛al · uponH5922
- allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3479
- twelveעֲשַׂר‛ăώar ‛ăώrâh · tenH6236
- twelveתְּרֵיןterêyn tartêyn · twoH8648
- heצְפִירtsephîyr · male goatH6841
- goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5796
- according to the numberמִנְיָןminyân · numberH4510
- of the tribesשְׁבַטshebaţ · tribeH7625
Cross-references for Ezra 6:17
- Ezra 8:35Then the exiles returning from captivity sacrificed burnt offerings to the God of Israel: 12 bulls for all Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs and as a sin offering 12 male goats. All of this was a burnt offering to Adonai.
- Numbers 7:2Then the princes of Israel, heads of their ancestral houses—they were tribal princes in charge over those who were numbered—gave offerings.
- 1 Kings 8:63Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Adonai: 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the House of Adonai.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1They brought the Ark of God and set it in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.
- 2 Chronicles 7:5King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the House of God.
- 2 Chronicles 29:31Then Hezekiah responded and said, “You have now consecrated yourselves to Adonai. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the House of Adonai.” The congregation brought in sacrifices and thankofferings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
- Leviticus 4:3—or if the anointed kohen sins so as to bring guilt on the people—then let him offer for his sin which he has committed, a young bull without blemish to Adonai for a sin offering.
- 2 Chronicles 29:21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs and seven he-goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary and Judah, and he commanded the kohanim—the sons of Aaron—to offer them on the altar of Adonai.
- 1 Kings 18:31Elijah took twelve stones—like the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Adonai had come saying, “Israel shall be your name”—
- Luke 22:30that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you shall sit upon thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Revelation 7:4Now I heard the number of those marked with the seal: 144,000 from every tribe of Bnei-Yisrael—
- Revelation 21:12She had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and above the gates twelve angels. On the gates were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of Bnei-Yisrael—
Commentaries on Ezra 6:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Twelve he-goats - This was a sin-offering for every tribe.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Compare with this modest sacrifice, which suits well “the day of small things” Zechariah 4:10, the lavish offering of Solomon (see the marginal reference “n”).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 The gospel church, that spiritual temple, is long in the building, but it will be finished at last, when the mystical body is completed. Every believer is a living temple, building up himself in his most holy faith: much opposition is given to this work by Satan and our own corruptions. We trifle, and proceed in it with many stops and pauses; but He that has begun the good work, will see it performed. Then spirits of just men will be made…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats: This blood sacrifice brought God's forgiveness for unintentional sins, ceremonial uncleanness, or thoughtless wrong acts (Leviticus 4–5). Similar sacrifices were made when Moses dedicated the tabernacle (Numbers 7) and when Solomon dedicated the first temple (2 Chronicles 7:1, 4). one for each tribe of Israel: Although most returnees were from Judah and Benjamin (Ezra 1:5; 4:1), people from the priestly…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle (Nu 7:87; 8:17).Read the comment
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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
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