Ezra 7:24 BSB — MannaFest

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20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּלְכֹ֣ם	u.le.Khom	and to you
מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין	me.hod.'In	[we are] making known	H3046 →
דִּ֣י	di	that	H1768 →
כָל־	khol-	all	H3606 →
כָּהֲנַיָּ֣א	ka.ha.nai.Ya'	priests the	H3549 →
וְ֠לֵוָיֵא	Ve.le.va.ye'	and Levites the	H3879 →
זַמָּ֨רַיָּ֤א	za.Ma.rai.Ya'	singers the	H2171 →
תָרָֽעַיָּא֙	ta.ra.'ai.Ya'	gatekeepers the	H8652 →
נְתִ֣ינַיָּ֔א	ne.Ti.nai.Ya'	temple servants the	H5412 →
וּפָ֣לְחֵ֔י	u.Fa.le.Chei	and [the] servants of	H6399 →
בֵּ֖ית	beit	[the] house of	H1005 →
אֱלָהָ֣א	'e.la.Ha'	<the> God	H426 →
דְנָ֑ה	de.Nah	this	H1836 →
מִנְדָּ֤ה	min.Dah	tribute	H4061 →
בְלוֹ֙	ve.Lo	tax	H1093 →
וַהֲלָ֔ךְ	va.ha.Lakh	and toll	H1983 →
לָ֥א	la'	not	H3809 →
שַׁלִּ֖יט	sha.Lit	[is] authorized	H7990 →
לְמִרְמֵ֥א	le.mir.Me'	to throw	H7412 →
עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃	'a.lei.Hom	on them	H5922 →

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
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.
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 Chronicles 18:3
  As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
- Psalms 72:8
  May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- 1 Chronicles 18:13
  He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Through
Ezra 7:7
So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.
leads to
- Ezra 8:1–20
  These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Through
Ezra 4:13
Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
leads to
- Romans 13:6–7
  This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- Nehemiah 5:4
  Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

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.

Genesis 47:22However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.Ezra 4:13Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.Ezra 7:7So in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, he went up to Jerusalem with some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants.1 Chronicles 9:33Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.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 4:20And 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.Ezra 2:36–55The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;Nehemiah 5:4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.1 Samuel 17:25Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”Nehemiah 13:14Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Ezra 8:15Now I assembled these exiles at the canal that flows to Ahava, and we camped there three days. And when I searched among the people and priests, I found no Levites there.

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