Ezra 7:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, | I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly, | And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence, |
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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 from me | וּ֠מִנִּי | U-mi-ni | 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) |
| I | אֲנָ֞ה | 'a-NAH | H0576B | meאֲנָה (a.nah) I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis) Aramaic of a.ni (אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י "I" H0589) |
| Artaxerxes | אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא | 'ar-tach-SHAST' | 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 |
| king the | מַלְכָּא֙ | mal-KA' | H4430 | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) king Aramaic of me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4428) § 1) king |
| it is made | שִׂ֣ים | sim | H7761G | to set: makeשׂוּם (sum) 1) to set, make, appoint 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 1a2) to make, appoint 1a3) to set, fix 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid |
| a decree | טְעֵ֔ם | te-'EM | H2942 | commandטְעֵם (te.em) 1) report, taste 1a) taste 1b) report |
| to all | לְכֹל֙ | le-KHOL | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| treasurers the | גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א | gi-zav-rai-YA' | H1490 | treasurerגִּזְבָּר (giz.bar) treasurer Aramaic of giz.bar (גִּזְבָּר "treasurer" H1489) |
| who | דִּ֖י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| [are] in [the] region beyond | בַּעֲבַ֣ר | ba-'a-VAR | H5675 | beyondעֲבַר (a.var) region beyond or across Aramaic of e.ver (עֵ֫בֶר ": side" H5676) |
| river the | נַהֲרָ֑ה | na-ha-RAH' | H5103G | Riverנְהַר (ne.har) The River Aramaic of pe.rat (פְּרָת "Euphrates" H6578) |
| that | דִּ֣י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| all | כָל־ | khol- | H3606 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, whole, the whole 1a) the whole of, all 1b) every, any, none |
| that | דִּ֣י | di | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| he will ask for you | יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן | YISH-'a-len-khon | H7593 | to askשְׁאֵל (she.el) 1) to ask 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to ask for, request 1a2) to enquire for or about |
| Ezra | עֶזְרָ֨א | 'ez-RA' | H5831 | Ezraעֶזְרָא (ez.ra) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.7.1; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Jehozadak (H3087) Aramaic of ez.ra (עֶזְרָא "Ezra" H5830) § Ezra = "help" the priest and scribe who led the reforms of the returned exiles in Jerusalem; co-worker with Nehemiah |
| priest the | כָהֲנָ֜ה | kha-ha-NAH' | H3549 | priestכָּהֵן (ka.hen) priest Aramaic of ko.hen (כֹּהֵן "priest" H3548) |
| [the] scribe of | סָפַ֤ר | sa-FAR | H5613 | scribeסָפִר (sa.pher) scribe, secretary Aramaic of so.pher (סֹפֵר "secretary" H5608B) |
| law the | דָּתָא֙ | da-TA' | H1882 | lawדָּת (dat) 1) decree, law 1a) a decree (of the king) 1b) law 1c) law (of God) |
| of | דִּֽי־ | di- | H1768 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| [the] God of | אֱלָ֣הּ | 'e-LAH | H0426 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| heavens the | שְׁמַיָּ֔א | she-mai-YA' | H8065 | heavenשָׁמַ֫יִן (sha.ma.yin) 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible sky 1b) Heaven (as abode of God) |
| diligently | אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא | 'a-se-PAR-na' | H0629 | diligentlyאׇסְפַּרְנָא (os.par.na) 1) thoroughly 2) (CLBL) eagerly, diligently |
| let it be done | יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ | yit-'a-VID | H5648 | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.