Ezra 6:9
in Ezra 6Whatever 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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;
KJV
And 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:
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This verse in Ezra 6
Commentary
2 notes on this verseHe was content it should be a rent-charge upon his revenue, and ordered it to be paid every day, and this without fail, that they might offer sacrifices and prayers with them (for the patriarchs, when they offered sacrifice, called on the name of the Lord, so did Samuel, Elijah, and others) for the life (that is, the happiness and prosperity) of the king and his sons,
This site's exposition
wheat, salt, wine, and oil
on Ezra 6:9-10
The decree specifies bullocks, rams, lambs, wheat, salt, wine and oil, supplied day by day without fail so the priests can offer sacrifices unto the God of heaven, the court title for Israel's God that Persian-era writers share with the book of Daniel. Darius asks something in return, prayer for the life of the king and of his sons. Matthew Henry notes the exchange plainly, a pagan ruler who wanted the benefit of a praying people's intercession.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
That they should in order that they should offer up pleasing sacrificing to the God of the heavens, and that they should pray for the life of the king and his children.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמָ֣ה | umah | and whatever | H4101 → | 13 times |
| חַשְׁחָ֡ן | chashchan | things needed | H2818 → | |
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and young of | H1247 → | 19 times |
| תוֹרִ֣ין | torin | bulls | H8450 → | 7 times |
| וְדִכְרִ֣ין | vedikhrin | and rams | H1798 → | 3 times |
| וְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀ | veimerin | and lambs | H563 → | 3 times |
| לַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀ | laalavan | for burnt offerings | H5928 → | |
| לֶאֱלָ֪הּ | leelah | to [the] God of | H426 → | 95 times |
| שְׁמַיָּ֟א | shemaiya' | heavens the | H8065 → | 38 times |
| חִנְטִ֞ין | chintin | wheat<s> | H2591 → | |
| מְלַ֣ח׀ | melach | salt | H4416 → | 3 times |
| חֲמַ֣ר | chamar | wine | H2562 → | |
| וּמְשַׁ֗ח | umeshach | and oil | H4887 → | |
| כְּמֵאמַ֨ר | kememar | according to [the] word of | H3983 → | |
| כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א | kahanaiya' | priests the | H3549 → | 8 times |
| דִי־ | di- | who | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ | virushelem | [are] in Jerusalem | H3390 → | 26 times |
| לֶהֱוֵ֨א | leheve' | it will be | H1934 → | 71 times |
| מִתְיְהֵ֥ב | mityehev | given | H3052 → | 28 times |
| לְהֹ֛ם | lehom | to them | ||
| י֥וֹם׀ | yom | day | H3118 → | 16 times |
| בְּי֖וֹם | beyom | by day | H3118 → | 16 times |
| דִּי־ | di- | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| לָ֥א | la' | not | H3809 → | 82 times |
| שָׁלֽוּ׃ | shalu | negligence | H7960 → |
וּמָ֣הand whatever
umahH4101 →13 times
חַשְׁחָ֡ןthings needed
chashchanH2818 →
וּבְנֵ֣יand young of
uveneiH1247 →19 times
תוֹרִ֣יןbulls
torinH8450 →7 times
וְדִכְרִ֣יןand rams
vedikhrinH1798 →3 times
וְאִמְּרִ֣ין׀and lambs
veimerinH563 →3 times
לַעֲלָוָ֣ן׀for burnt offerings
laalavanH5928 →
לֶאֱלָ֪הּto [the] God of
leelahH426 →95 times
שְׁמַיָּ֟אheavens the
shemaiya'H8065 →38 times
חִנְטִ֞יןwheat<s>
chintinH2591 →
מְלַ֣ח׀salt
melachH4416 →3 times
חֲמַ֣רwine
chamarH2562 →
וּמְשַׁ֗חand oil
umeshachH4887 →
כְּמֵאמַ֨רaccording to [the] word of
kememarH3983 →
כָּהֲנַיָּ֤אpriests the
kahanaiya'H3549 →8 times
דִי־who
di-H1768 →345 times
בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙[are] in Jerusalem
virushelemH3390 →26 times
לֶהֱוֵ֨אit will be
leheve'H1934 →71 times
מִתְיְהֵ֥בgiven
mityehevH3052 →28 times
לְהֹ֛םto them
lehom
י֥וֹם׀day
yomH3118 →16 times
בְּי֖וֹםby day
beyomH3118 →16 times
דִּי־that
di-H1768 →345 times
לָ֥אnot
la'H3809 →82 times
שָׁלֽוּ׃negligence
shaluH7960 →
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
Leviticus 1:10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
it leads to
- Leviticus 1:2–3
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When any of you brings an offering to the LORD, you may bring as your offering an animal from the herd or the flock.
- Leviticus 22:19
must offer an unblemished male from the cattle, sheep, or goats in order for it to be accepted on your behalf.
- Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. And taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
- Malachi 1:14
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the…
- Leviticus 4:23
When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished male goat as his offering.
- Leviticus 1:2–3
Through
1 Chronicles 9:29Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:29
as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
- Exodus 30:23–38
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
- Exodus 27:20
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- 1 Chronicles 23:29
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.