Ezra 6:14
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. | So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. | And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. |
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Original Aramaic words
This passage was written in Aramaic, the common language of the Babylonian and Persian empires, which the Jews of the exile also spoke. It uses the same alphabet as Hebrew.
| English | Aramaic | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] elders of | וְשָׂבֵ֤י | ve-sa-VEI | H7868 | be grayשִׂיב (siv) 1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed 1a) (P'al) elders (subst) |
| Jews the | יְהוּדָיֵא֙ | ye-hu-da-YE' | H3062 | Jewיְהוּדַי (ye.hu.da.i) Someone descended from Judah (H3063) and possibly other tribes, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.25 Aramaic of ye.hu.di (יְהוּדִי "Jew" H3064) |
| [were] building | בָּנַ֣יִן | ba-NA-yin | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| and prospering | וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין | u-matz-le-CHIN | H6744 | to prosperצְלַח (tse.lach) 1) to prosper 1a) (Aphel) 1a1) to cause to prosper 1a2) show prosperity, be prosperous, have success, be successful |
| by [the] prophesying of | בִּנְבוּאַת֙ | bin-vu-'AT | H5017 | prophesyingנְבוּאָה (ne.vu.ah) prophesying Aramaic of ne.vu.ah (נְבוּאָה "prophecy" H5016) |
| Haggai | חַגַּ֣י | cha-GAI | H2292B | Haggaiחַגַּי (chag.gay) A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1 Aramaic of chag.gay (חַגַּי "Haggai" H2292A) § Haggai = "festive" 10th in order of the minor prophets; first prophet to prophecy after the captivity (in Aramaic writings) |
| prophet the | נְבִיָּ֔א | ne-vi-'ah' | H5029 | prophetנְבִיא (ne.vi) prophet Aramaic of na.vi (נָבִיא "prophet" H5030) |
| and Zechariah | וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה | u-ze-khar-YAH | H2148B | Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1; son of: Berechiah (H1296L) Aramaic of ze.khar.yah (זְכַרְיָה "Zechariah" H2148v) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 11th in order of the minor prophets; a priest, son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo, who, along with Haggai, directed the rebuilding of the temple in the days of Zerubbabel |
| [the] son of | בַּר־ | bar- | H1247J | sonבַּר (bar) son Aramaic of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121) |
| Iddo | עִדּ֑וֹא | i-DO' | H5714J | Iddoעִדּוֹ (id.do) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1; father of: Berechiah (H1296L) § Iddo = "His witness" 1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon 2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah 3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah 5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel 6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David 7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon |
| and they built | וּבְנ֣וֹ | u-ve-NO | H1124 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| and they finished | וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ | ve-shakh-LI-lu | H3635A | to completeכְּלַל (ke.lal) 1) to finish, complete 1a) (Shaphel) to finish 1b) (Ishtaphel) to be completed |
| according to | מִן־ | min- | H4481 | fromמִן־ (min) 1) from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than 1a) from, out of (of place) 1b) from, by, as a result of, by reason of, at, according to, (of source) 1c) from (of time) 1d) beyond, more than (in comparisons) |
| [the] decree of | טַ֙עַם֙ | ta-'am | H2942 | commandטְעֵם (te.em) 1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report |
| [the] God of | אֱלָ֣הּ | 'e-LAH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | YIS-ra-'EL | H3479 | Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Aramaic of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Israel = "God prevails" … |
| and according to [the] decree of | וּמִטְּעֵם֙ | u-mi-te-'EM | H2942 | commandטְעֵם (te.em) 1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report |
| Cyrus | כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ | KO-resh | H3567 | Cyrusכּ֫וֹרֶשׁ (ko.resh) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.36.22; son of: Gedaliah (H1436H) Aramaic of ko.resh (כּ֫וֹרֶשׁ "Cyrus" H3566) § Cyrus = "posses thou the furnace" the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem |
| and Darius | וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ | ve-da-re-YA-vesh | H1868G | Dariusדָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ (dar.ya.vesh) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.5 Aramaic of dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867H) § Darius = "lord" 1) Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as dar.ya.vesh (דָּֽרְיָ֫וֶשׁ "Darius" H1867) (1)) 2) Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC) (same as (2)) 3) Darius II or Darius III … |
| and Artaxerxes | וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא | ve-'ar-tach-SHAS-te' | H0783B | Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא (ar.tach.shash.ta) A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.4.7 Aramaic of ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא "Artaxerxes" H0783H) § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter" son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC |
| [the] king of | מֶ֥לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| Persia | פָּרָֽס׃ | pa-RAS | H6540 | Persiaפָּרַס (pa.ras) Aramaic of pa.ras (פָּרַס "Persia" H6539) § Persia = "pure" or "splendid" the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south 1a) Persia proper was bounded on the west by Susiana or Elam, on the north by Media, on the south by the Persian Gulf and on the east by Carmania Persian, of Persia "pure" or "splendid" |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.