Ezra 6:4
in Ezra 6with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
KJV
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
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This verse in Ezra 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThree rows of great stones, and a row of new timber - We have noticed this kind of building before, three courses of stones, and then a course of strong balk; and this continued to the square of the building. And let the expenses be given - Cyrus had ordered wood to be cut at Libanus, and conveyed to Joppa at his expense; but it does not appear that he furnished the other expenses of the building, for we have already seen that the Jews contributed for the defraying of all others.
This site's exposition
Let the house be builded
on Ezra 6:3-5
The roll preserves Cyrus's own words: let the house be built on its old site, the foundations firmly laid, three courses of stone to a course of new timber, and the cost charged to the king's own treasury. The order reaches further than money. The gold and silver vessels Nebuchadnezzar carried off are to go back to the house of God, every one to its place, so the temple's furniture and the temple's funding both trace back to one pagan signature.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִדְבָּכִ֞ין | nidbakhin | rows | H5073 → | |
| דִּי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| אֶ֤בֶן | ʾeven | stone of | H69 → | |
| גְּלָל֙ | gelal | rolling | H1560 → | |
| תְּלָתָ֔א | telata' | three | H8532 → | |
| וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְ | venidbakh | and a row | H5073 → | |
| דִּי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| אָ֣ע | ʾa' | timber | H636 → | 5 times |
| חֲדַ֑ת | chadat | new | H2323 → | |
| וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔א | venifketa' | and expense the | H5313 → | |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4481 → | 109 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1005 → | 44 times |
| מַלְכָּ֖א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| תִּתְיְהִֽב׃ | tityehiv | let it be given | H3052 → | 28 times |
נִדְבָּכִ֞יןrows
nidbakhinH5073 →
דִּי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
אֶ֤בֶןstone of
ʾevenH69 →
גְּלָל֙rolling
gelalH1560 →
תְּלָתָ֔אthree
telata'H8532 →
וְנִדְבָּ֖ךְand a row
venidbakhH5073 →
דִּי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
אָ֣עtimber
ʾa'H636 →5 times
חֲדַ֑תnew
chadatH2323 →
וְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אand expense the
venifketa'H5313 →
מִן־from
min-H4481 →109 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1005 →44 times
מַלְכָּ֖אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
תִּתְיְהִֽב׃let it be given
tityehivH3052 →28 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:6
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
- Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- Isaiah 49:7
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes…
- Psalms 45:12
The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
- Isaiah 60:6
Through
Psalms 68:29Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 10:10
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was such an abundance of spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave…
- 1 Chronicles 29:3
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy…
- Psalms 76:11
Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
- Isaiah 60:16–17
You will drink the milk of nations and nurse at the breasts of royalty; you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
- 1 Kings 10:10
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About Ezra
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.