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Ezra 3:7

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They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

KJV

They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

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This verse in Ezra 3

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

DEFENSE BEFORE CONSTANTIUS 18 · Written before 373.

on Ezra 3:2-7

Or rather let them learn of you, who are so well instructed in such histories, how that Jeshua the son of Josedek the priest, and his brother, and Zerubbabel the wise, the son of Salathiel, and Ezra the priest and scribe of the law, as the temple was being built after the captivity, the feast of tabernacles being at hand (which was a great feast and time of assembly and prayer in Israel), gathered the people together with one accord in the great court within the first gate, which is toward the east, and prepared the altar to God, and there offered their gifts and kept the feast.

This site's exposition

cedar trees from Lebanon

Money goes to masons and carpenters, and meat, drink and oil go to the men of Sidon and Tyre for cedar trees from Lebanon brought down to Joppa, the same route and the same partners Solomon once used to raise the first temple. This time the timber travels under the grant of Cyrus king of Persia rather than a treaty between two covenant kings, a pagan decree standing in the place a king of Israel once filled. A ruined house is rebuilt by the means that first raised it, under a new and unlikely patron.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice
According to the grant - i. e., in accordance with the permission granted them by Cyrus to rebuild their temple Ezr 1:1-4.

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־and people gave

    vaiyitenu-H5414 →2011 times

  • כֶ֔סֶףmoney

    khesefH3701 →403 times

  • לַחֹצְבִ֖יםto the masons

    lachotzevimH2672 →

  • וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםand to the craftsmen

    velecharashimH2796 →

  • וּמַאֲכָ֨לand food

    umaakhalH3978 →

  • וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הand drink

    umishtehH4960 →

  • וָשֶׁ֗מֶןand oil

    vashemenH8081 →

  • לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙to the Sidonians

    latzidonimH6722 →

  • וְלַצֹּרִ֔יםand to the Tyrians

    velatzorimH6876 →

  • לְהָבִיא֩to bring

    lehavi'H935 →2568 times

  • עֲצֵ֨יwood<s> of

    ʾatzeiH6086 →

  • אֲרָזִ֤יםcedar<s>

    ʾarazimH730 →

  • מִן־from

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַלְּבָנוֹן֙<the> Lebanon

    halevanonH3844 →

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יָ֣ם[the] sea of

    yamH3220 →

  • יָפ֔וֹאJoppa

    yafo'H3305 →

  • כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןaccording to [the] permission of

    kerishyonH7558 →

  • כּ֥וֹרֶשׁCyrus

    koreshH3566 →15 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • פָּרַ֖סPersia

    parasH6539 →28 times

  • עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פto them

    ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 5:9My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”6 worksActs 9:36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.6 worksActs 12:20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.5 works1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”4 works1 Chronicles 14:1Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.3 worksHaggai 1:8Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jonah 1:3Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.2 worksEzekiel 27:17Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.2 works2 Chronicles 24:12–13Then the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.2 works2 Chronicles 2:10–16I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”2 worksEzra 6:3–5In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,2 works2 Kings 22:5–6And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD—2 works2 Kings 12:11–12Then they would put the counted money into the hands of those who supervised the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn would pay those doing the work—the carpenters, builders,2 worksEzra 1:2–4“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.2 worksActs 10:5–6Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.2 works2 Chronicles 2:16We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”2 works2 Chronicles 34:10They put it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work of the house of the LORD, who in turn gave it to the workmen restoring and repairing the house of the LORD.2 works2 Kings 12:12masons, and stonecutters. They also purchased timber and dressed stone to repair the damage to the house of the LORD, and they paid the other expenses of the temple repairs.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Jonah 1:3

    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went…

    it leads to

    • Psalms 139:7–12

      Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

    • Joshua 19:46

      Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

    • Genesis 4:16

      So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

  • Through

    Acts 9:36

    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

    it leads to

    • Titus 3:8

      This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable…

    • Titus 2:7

      In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

    • 2 Chronicles 2:16

      We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”

    • Acts 10:31

      and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

    • Hebrews 13:21

      equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

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About Ezra

The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra: the study guide →Read Ezra 3 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Athanasius of Alexandria, DEFENSE BEFORE CONSTANTIUS 18 and Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

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