Ezra 1:8 BSB — MannaFest

Ezra 1:8

Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

BSB

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ASV

even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

KJV

Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah - This was probably the Chaldean name of him who was originally called Zerubbabel: the former signifies joy in affliction; the latter, a stranger in Babylon. The latter may be designed to refer to his captive state; the former, to the prospect of release. Some think this was quite a different person, a Persian or Chaldean, sent by Cyrus to superintend whatever officers or men Cyrus might have sent to assist the Jews on their return; and to procure them help in the Chaldean provinces, through which they might be obliged to travel.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Sheshbazzar - Zerubbabel; the Chaldeans called him Sheshbazzar, that is, Joy in tribulation, but among his own people he was called Zerubbabel, a stranger in Babylon. So he looked upon himself, tho' (Josephus says) he was captain of the life- guard.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם	vai.yo.tzi.'Em	and he brought out them	H3318 →
כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ	Ko.resh	Cyrus	H3566 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
פָּרַ֔ס	pa.Ras	Persia	H6539 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יַ֖ד	yad	[the] hand of	H3027 →
מִתְרְדָ֣ת	mit.re.Dat	Mithredath	H4990 →
הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר	ha.giz.Bar	the treasurer	H1489 →
וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙	vai.yis.pe.Rem	and he counted out them	H5608 →
לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר	le.she.she.ba.Tzar	to Sheshbazzar	H8339 →
הַנָּשִׂ֖יא	ha.na.Si'	the prince	H5387 →
לִיהוּדָֽה׃	li.hu.Dah	of Judah	H3063 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Haggai 1:1
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of…
leads to
- Ezra 3:8
  In the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezra 2:2
  accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Ezra 3:2
  Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it,…
- Nehemiah 7:7
  accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Haggai 2:10
  On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
Through
Ezra 5:16
So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it has been under construction, but it has not yet been completed.”
leads to
- Ezra 6:15
  And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
- Ezra 3:10
  When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their positions to praise…
Through
Ezra 5:14
He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave…
leads to
- Ezra 6:5
  Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited…