Ezra 4:13 BSB — MannaFest

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19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כְּעַ֗ן	ke.'An	now	H3705 →
יְדִ֙יעַ֙	ye.Di.a'	known	H3046 →
לֶהֱוֵ֣א	le.he.Ve'	let it be	H1934 →
לְמַלְכָּ֔א	le.mal.Ka'	to king the	H4430 →
דִּ֠י	di	that	H1768 →
הֵ֣ן	hen	if	H2006 →
קִרְיְתָ֥א	kir.ye.Ta'	city the	H7149 →
דָךְ֙	doKh	this	H1791 →
תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א	tit.be.Ne'	it will be built	H1124 →
וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה	ve.shu.rai.Yah'	and walls the	H7792 →
יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן	yish.takh.le.Lun	they will be finished	H3635 →
מִנְדָּֽה־	min.dah-	tribute	H4061 →
בְל֤וֹ	ve.Lo	tax	H1093 →
וַהֲלָךְ֙	va.ha.loKh	and toll	H1983 →
לָ֣א	la'	not	H3809 →
יִנְתְּנ֔וּן	yin.te.Nun	they will give	H5415 →
וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם	ve.'a.pe.Tom	and certainly	H674 →
מַלְכִ֖ים	mal.Khim	kings	H4430 →
תְּהַנְזִֽק׃	te.han.Zik	it will injure	H5142 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
leads to
- Luke 5:27–38
  After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
- Mark 2:14–22
  As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
- Luke 19:2–10
  And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
- 1 Kings 19:19–21
  So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
- Mark 3:18
  Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
Through
Nehemiah 5:4
Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
leads to
- Ezra 4:20
  And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Psalms 52:2
Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:21
  Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 6:16–19
  There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Ezra 7:24And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.Romans 13:6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.Nehemiah 5:4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.Romans 13:6–7This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.Psalms 52:2Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.Psalms 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.Ezra 4:22See that you do not neglect this matter. Why allow this threat to increase and the royal interests to suffer?Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

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