Ezra 6:8
in Ezra 6I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence unto these men, that they be not hindered.
KJV
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
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This verse in Ezra 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
You must stay away from that place
on Ezra 6:6-8
Darius orders the governor and his associates to stay away and let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild the house of God. He funds the work, paying the cost in full from the royal treasury. A king who could have shut the project down becomes its paymaster.
This site's exposition
so that the work will not be hindered
At 4:5 the opponents hired counselors to frustrate the builders down to the reign of Darius. Albert Barnes reads those counselors as officials at the Persian court bribed to hinder the work. Darius now pays the builders in full.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
But also it has been commanded by me, etc. For who could explain how much the Church has been aided or even enriched throughout the world by the liberality of royal gifts? Although it can also be understood allegorically, that expenses from the king's treasury …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Moreover, I make a decree, what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews, for the building of this house of God,....
The words behind it
29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמִנִּי֮ | umini | and from me | H4481 → | 109 times |
| שִׂ֣ים | sim | it is made | H7761 → | 26 times |
| טְעֵם֒ | teem | a decree | H2942 → | 28 times |
| לְמָ֣א | lema' | to whatever | H3964 → | |
| דִֽי־ | di- | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| תַֽעַבְד֗וּן | taavdun | you will do | H5648 → | 28 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5974 → | 22 times |
| שָׂבֵ֤י | savei | [the] elders of | H7868 → | 5 times |
| יְהוּדָיֵא֙ | yehudaye' | Jews the | H3062 → | 10 times |
| אִלֵּ֔ךְ | ʾilekh | these | H479 → | 14 times |
| לְמִבְנֵ֖א | lemivne' | to build | H1124 → | 22 times |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1005 → | 44 times |
| אֱלָהָ֣א | ʾelaha' | <the> God | H426 → | 95 times |
| דֵ֑ךְ | dekh | this | H1791 → | 13 times |
| וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣י | uminikhsei | and from [the] properti<es> of | H5232 → | |
| מַלְכָּ֗א | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| דִּ֚י | di | which | H1768 → | 345 times |
| מִדַּת֙ | midat | [is] [the] tribute of | H4061 → | 4 times |
| עֲבַ֣ר | ʾavar | [the] region beyond | H5675 → | 14 times |
| נַהֲרָ֔ה | naharah' | river the | H5103 → | 15 times |
| אָסְפַּ֗רְנָא | ʾaseparna' | diligently | H629 → | 7 times |
| נִפְקְתָ֛א | nifketa' | expense the | H5313 → | |
| תֶּהֱוֵ֧א | teheve' | let it be | H1934 → | 71 times |
| מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛א | mityahava' | given | H3052 → | 28 times |
| לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥א | leguvraiya' | to men the | H1400 → | 21 times |
| אִלֵּ֖ךְ | ʾilekh | these | H479 → | 14 times |
| דִּי־ | di- | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| לָ֥א | la' | not | H3809 → | 82 times |
| לְבַטָּלָֽא׃ | levatala' | to make to cease | H989 → | 6 times |
וּמִנִּי֮and from me
uminiH4481 →109 times
שִׂ֣יםit is made
simH7761 →26 times
טְעֵם֒a decree
teemH2942 →28 times
לְמָ֣אto whatever
lema'H3964 →
דִֽי־that
di-H1768 →345 times
תַֽעַבְד֗וּןyou will do
taavdunH5648 →28 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5974 →22 times
שָׂבֵ֤י[the] elders of
saveiH7868 →5 times
יְהוּדָיֵא֙Jews the
yehudaye'H3062 →10 times
אִלֵּ֔ךְthese
ʾilekhH479 →14 times
לְמִבְנֵ֖אto build
lemivne'H1124 →22 times
בֵּית־[the] house of
beit-H1005 →44 times
אֱלָהָ֣א<the> God
ʾelaha'H426 →95 times
דֵ֑ךְthis
dekhH1791 →13 times
וּמִנִּכְסֵ֣יand from [the] properti<es> of
uminikhseiH5232 →
מַלְכָּ֗אking the
malka'H4430 →180 times
דִּ֚יwhich
diH1768 →345 times
מִדַּת֙[is] [the] tribute of
midatH4061 →4 times
עֲבַ֣ר[the] region beyond
ʾavarH5675 →14 times
נַהֲרָ֔הriver the
naharah'H5103 →15 times
אָסְפַּ֗רְנָאdiligently
ʾaseparna'H629 →7 times
נִפְקְתָ֛אexpense the
nifketa'H5313 →
תֶּהֱוֵ֧אlet it be
teheve'H1934 →71 times
מִֽתְיַהֲבָ֛אgiven
mityahava'H3052 →28 times
לְגֻבְרַיָּ֥אto men the
leguvraiya'H1400 →21 times
אִלֵּ֖ךְthese
ʾilekhH479 →14 times
דִּי־that
di-H1768 →345 times
לָ֥אnot
la'H3809 →82 times
לְבַטָּלָֽא׃to make to cease
levatala'H989 →6 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
Haggai 2:8The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:10–12
for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
- Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- 1 Chronicles 29:14–16
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to…
- Isaiah 60:17
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness…
- Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
- Psalms 50:10–12
Through
Ezra 6:4with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 6:36
Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.
- Psalms 68:29
Because of Your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring You gifts.
- Revelation 12:16
But the earth helped the woman and opened its mouth to swallow up the river that had poured from the dragon’s mouth.
- 1 Kings 6:36
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Berean Standard Bible, Ezra 4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
