Ezra 6

Ezra · Chapter 6

Ezra 6:9

1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;4With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:5And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:7Let 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.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, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.9And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, 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 which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.11Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.12And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.14And 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.15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.16And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,17And 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.18And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.19And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.20For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.21And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
9And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, 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 which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

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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.

EnglishAramaicSay itStrong'sMeaning
and whateverוּמָ֣הu-MAHH4101
what?

מָה (mah) 1) what, whatever 1a) what? 1b) whatever, what, whatsoever 1c) how?, why?, wherefore? (with prefixes)

things neededחַשְׁחָ֡ןchash-CHANH2818B
necessity

חֲשַׁח (cha.shach) noun the thing needed

and young ofוּבְנֵ֣יu-ve-NEIH1247H
son

בַּר (bar) son Aramaic of ben (בֵּן ": child" H1121)

bullsתוֹרִ֣יןto-RINH8450
bullock

תּוֹר (tor) bull, young bull, ox (for sacrifice) Aramaic of shor (שׁוֹר "cattle" H7794)

and ramsוְדִכְרִ֣יןve-dikh-RINH1798
ram

דְּכַר (de.khar) ram

and lambsוְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ve-'i-me-RINH0563
lamb

אִמַּר (im.mar) lamb

for burnt offeringsלַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀la-'a-la-VANH5928
burnt offering

עֲלָת (a.lah) burnt offering, holocaust Aramaic of o.lah (עֹלָה "burnt offering" H5930A)

to [the] God ofלֶאֱלָ֪הּle-'e-LAHH0426
god

אֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel)

heavens theשְׁמַיָּ֟אshe-mai-YA'H8065
heaven

שָׁמַ֫יִן (sha.ma.yin) 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible sky 1b) Heaven (as abode of God)

wheatsחִנְטִ֞יןchin-TINH2591
wheat

חִנְטָה (chin.tah) wheat Aramaic of chit.tah (חִטָּה "wheat" H2406)

saltמְלַ֣ח׀me-LACHH4416
salt

מְלַח (me.lach) salt

wineחֲמַ֣רcha-MARH2562
wine

חֲמַר (cha.mar) wine Aramaic of che.mer (חֶ֫מֶר "wine" H2561)

and oilוּמְשַׁ֗חu-me-SHACHH4887
oil

מְשַׁח (me.shach) oil

according to [the] word ofכְּמֵאמַ֨רke-me-MARH3983
command

מֵאמַר (me.mar) word, command Aramaic of ma.a.mar (מַאֲמַר "command" H3982)

priests theכָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka-ha-nai-YA'H3549
priest

כָּהֵן (ka.hen) priest Aramaic of ko.hen (כֹּהֵן "priest" H3548)

whoדִי־di-H1768
that

דִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

[are] in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi-ru-she-LEMH3390
Jerusalem

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.lem) Aramaic of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389) § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split

it will beלֶהֱוֵ֨אle-he-VE'H1934
to be

הֲוָא (ha.va) 1) to come to pass, become, be 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to come to pass 1a2) to come into being, arise, become, come to be 1a2a) to let become known (with participle of knowing) 1a3) to be

givenמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit-ye-HEVH3052
to give

יְהַב (ye.hav) 1) to give, provide 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to give 1a2) to place, lay (foundations) 1b) (Hithp'al) 1b1) to be given 1b2) to be paid

dayי֥וֹם׀YomH3118
day

יוֹם (yom) 1) day 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number

by dayבְּי֖וֹםbe-YOMH3118
day

יוֹם (yom) 1) day 2) day always refers to a twenty-four hour period when the word is modified by a definite or cardinal number

thatדִּי־di-H1768
that

דִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

notלָ֥אla'H3809
not

לָא (la) no, not, nothing Aramaic of lo (לֹא "not" H3808)

negligenceשָׁלֽוּ׃sha-LUH7960
neglect

שָׁלוּ (sha.lu) neglect, remissness

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.