Ezra 7:21
in Ezra 7I, 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,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
KJV
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
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This verse in Ezra 7
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river,.... The receivers of his tribute, tax, and custom, beyond the river Euphrates, on the side towards the land of Israel: that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven; see Ezr 7:12, shall require of you, it be done speedily; which seems at first a grant at large for whatsoever he should want or demand, but is limited and restrained by what follows.
This site's exposition
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers
on Ezra 7:21-24
Artaxerxes repeats his decree, now to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates. He asks why wrath should fall on the king and his sons. The priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers and temple servants are exempt from tribute, duty or toll, and Adam Clarke notes they held no private revenue.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
And by me, I, King Artaxerxes, have ordained and decreed, etc. And Christian rulers command all who are subject to them to promptly give whatever the Lord and our high priest asks of them, without any delay or reservation, but swiftly fulfill the commands of …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This was considerately done; for Ezra, having yet to enquire into the sate of things, knew not what he should have occasion for and was modest in his demand. It was also kindly done, and evinced a great affection to the temple and a great confidence in Ezra.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
All the treasurers - The Persian system of taxing the provinces through the satraps involved the establishment in each province of at least one local treasury.
The words behind it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּ֠מִנִּי | umini | and from me | H4481 → | 109 times |
| אֲנָ֞ה | ʾanah | I | H576 → | |
| אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא | ʾartachshast' | Artaxerxes | H783 → | 15 times |
| מַלְכָּא֙ | malka' | king the | H4430 → | 180 times |
| שִׂ֣ים | sim | it is made | H7761 → | 26 times |
| טְעֵ֔ם | teem | a decree | H2942 → | 28 times |
| לְכֹל֙ | lekhol | to all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א | gizavraiya' | treasurers the | H1490 → | |
| דִּ֖י | di | who | H1768 → | 345 times |
| בַּעֲבַ֣ר | baavar | [are] in [the] region beyond | H5675 → | 14 times |
| נַהֲרָ֑ה | naharah' | river the | H5103 → | 15 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3606 → | 82 times |
| דִּ֣י | di | that | H1768 → | 345 times |
| יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן | yishalenkhon | he will ask for you | H7593 → | 6 times |
| עֶזְרָ֨א | ʾezra' | Ezra | H5831 → | 3 times |
| כָהֲנָ֜ה | khahanah' | priest the | H3549 → | 8 times |
| סָפַ֤ר | safar | [the] scribe of | H5613 → | 8 times |
| דָּתָא֙ | data' | law the | H1882 → | 14 times |
| דִּֽי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| אֱלָ֣הּ | ʾelah | [the] God of | H426 → | 95 times |
| שְׁמַיָּ֔א | shemaiya' | heavens the | H8065 → | 38 times |
| אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא | ʾaseparna' | diligently | H629 → | 7 times |
| יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ | yitavid | let it be done | H5648 → | 28 times |
וּ֠מִנִּיand from me
uminiH4481 →109 times
אֲנָ֞הI
ʾanahH576 →
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּאArtaxerxes
ʾartachshast'H783 →15 times
מַלְכָּא֙king the
malka'H4430 →180 times
שִׂ֣יםit is made
simH7761 →26 times
טְעֵ֔םa decree
teemH2942 →28 times
לְכֹל֙to all
lekholH3606 →82 times
גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔אtreasurers the
gizavraiya'H1490 →
דִּ֖יwho
diH1768 →345 times
בַּעֲבַ֣ר[are] in [the] region beyond
baavarH5675 →14 times
נַהֲרָ֑הriver the
naharah'H5103 →15 times
דִּ֣יthat
diH1768 →345 times
כָל־all
khol-H3606 →82 times
דִּ֣יthat
diH1768 →345 times
יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹןhe will ask for you
yishalenkhonH7593 →6 times
עֶזְרָ֨אEzra
ʾezra'H5831 →3 times
כָהֲנָ֜הpriest the
khahanah'H3549 →8 times
סָפַ֤ר[the] scribe of
safarH5613 →8 times
דָּתָא֙law the
data'H1882 →14 times
דִּֽי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
אֱלָ֣הּ[the] God of
ʾelahH426 →95 times
שְׁמַיָּ֔אheavens the
shemaiya'H8065 →38 times
אָסְפַּ֖רְנָאdiligently
ʾaseparna'H629 →7 times
יִתְעֲבִֽד׃let it be done
yitavidH5648 →28 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
Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for…
it leads to
- Ezra 8:22
For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God…
- Ezra 7:28
and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the…
- Ezra 8:31
On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands…
- Nehemiah 2:18
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me, and what the king had said to me. “Let us start rebuilding,” they replied, and they set their hands to this…
- Nehemiah 2:8
And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the…
- Ezra 8:22
Through
Ezra 6:6Therefore Darius decreed: To Tattenai governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and your associates and officials in the region: You must stay away from that place!
it leads to
- Ezra 5:3
At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Ezra 5:3
Through
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.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:21
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of…
- Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- 1 Kings 4:21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.