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Ezra 8:36

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They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.

KJV

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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This verse in Ezra 8

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah · Written before 735.

They also delivered the king's edicts to the satraps, etc. Another edition has: And they glorified the people and the house of God. Therefore, they uplifted the people by making royal authority, with which Ezra was exalted, honorable to all. They also uplifted the house …

This site's exposition

burnt offerings unto the God of Israel

on Ezra 8:35-36

Before any administrative business, the returned exiles offer burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, and twelve goats for a sin offering, the number twelve naming all Israel even though only a fraction of the tribes had come home. Worship comes before paperwork a second time in this book, as it did at the altar of Ezra 3 before the temple's own foundation was laid. Only after the sacrifice does Ezra deliver the king's commissions to the satraps and governors, who in turn further the people and the house of God, so the chapter that began with an empty roll of Levites ends with a company home, its treasure counted, and its God worshipped first.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The king’s lieutenants - אחשדרפני achashdarpeney: this is generally understood to mean lieutenant or deputy, and is probably of Persian origin, though here greatly corrupted. The Vulgate renders it regis satrapis, to the satraps of the king, which is the Persian satrab. A viceroy in Persian is soubah-dar; viceroys, soubahdaran. Darafreen signifies a person in whom one has confidence; and achi is an epithet of a vizir. These two words conjoined will make nearly that of the text. But I do not give any of these etymologies with confidence.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

on Ezra 8:33-36

The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and inferior magistrates; while the Levitical portion of them lent all the assistance they could in performing the additional work which the arrival of so many new worshippers occasioned.

The words behind it

15 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.

  • וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ׀and they gave

    vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • דָּתֵ֣י[the] decrees of

    dateiH1881 →

  • הַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙to [the] satraps of

    laachashdarpeneiH323 →

  • הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king

    hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

  • וּפַחֲו֖וֹתand [the] governors of

    ufachavotH6346 →

  • עֵ֣בֶרbeyond

    ʾeverH5676 →

  • הַנָּהָ֑רthe River

    hanaharH5104 →119 times

  • וְנִשְּׂא֥וּand they supported

    veniseuH5375 →656 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • הָעָ֖םthe people

    haamH5971 →1873 times

  • וְאֶת־and <obj.>

    veetH853 →10935 times

  • בֵּֽית־[the] house of

    beit-H1004 →2046 times

  • הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס<the> God

    haelohimH430 →2601 times

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

Related verses

10 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.

Esther 9:3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.5 worksNehemiah 2:7I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah.5 worksEzra 7:21–24I, 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,4 worksRevelation 12:16But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.2 worksEzra 6:13In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.2 worksEzra 4:7–23And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.2 works
The other 4 cross-references, with their words ▾
Acts 18:27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.2 worksEzra 5:6–17This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.2 worksIsaiah 56:6–7And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—2 worksEsther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.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

    Acts 18:27

    When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace…

    it leads to

    • 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14

      But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by…

    • James 1:16–18

      Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

    • Acts 18:18

      Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria,…

    • Philippians 1:29

      For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,

    • 2 Corinthians 3:1–2

      Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

  • Through

    Ezra 6:13

    In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

    it leads to

    • Ezra 4:9

      From Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their associates—the judges and officials over Tripolis, Persia, Erech and Babylon, the Elamites of Susa,

    • Esther 6:11

      So Haman took the robe and the horse, arrayed Mordecai, and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, “This is what is done for the man whom the king is delighted…

    • Ezra 5:6

      This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.

About Ezra

Ezra Kneels in Prayer, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezra Kneels in Prayer, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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