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And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God that is in thy hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye him that knoweth them not.

KJV

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.

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Commentary

4 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

appoint magistrates and judges to judge all

on Ezra 7:25-26

Ezra is to appoint magistrates and judges for all the people west of the Euphrates who know the laws of his God. The Persian penalties are death, banishment, confiscation of property or imprisonment. Adam Clarke counts these as almost every punishment a state of that day could inflict.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah · Written before 735.

proposed

But you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, etc. The king repeats the word he had spoken and confirms the truth he had recognized with a repeated statement. For previously, he had said that the law of that very God was in the …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand,....

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

If any good appear to be in our own hearts, or in the hearts of others, we must own it was God that put it there, and bless him for it; for it is he that worketh in us both to will and to do that which is good.

The words behind it

25 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְאַ֣נְתְּand you

    veantH607 →

  • עֶזְרָ֗אO Ezra

    ʾezra'H5831 →3 times

  • כְּחָכְמַ֨תaccording to [the] wisdom of

    kechakhematH2452 →

  • אֱלָהָ֤ךְGod your

    ʾelahakhH426 →95 times

  • דִּֽי־which

    di-H1768 →345 times

  • בִידָךְ֙[is] in hand your

    vidokhH3028 →17 times

  • מֶ֣נִּיappoint

    meniH4483 →

  • שָׁפְטִ֞יןjudges

    shafetinH8200 →

  • וְדַיָּנִ֗יןand judges

    vedaiyaninH1782 →

  • דִּי־that

    di-H1768 →345 times

  • לֶהֱוֹ֤ןthey will be

    lehevonH1934 →71 times

  • דָּאיְנִין֙judging

    daaninH1778 →

  • לְכָל־<obj.> all

    lekholH3606 →82 times

  • עַמָּה֙people the

    ʾamah'H5972 →15 times

  • דִּ֚יwhich

    diH1768 →345 times

  • בַּעֲבַ֣ר[is] in [the] region beyond

    baavarH5675 →14 times

  • נַהֲרָ֔הriver the

    naharah'H5103 →15 times

  • לְכָל־<obj.> all

    lekholH3606 →82 times

  • יָדְעֵ֖י[those who] know

    yadeeiH3046 →47 times

  • דָּתֵ֣י<of> [the] laws of

    dateiH1882 →14 times

  • אֱלָהָ֑ךְGod your

    ʾelahakhH426 →95 times

  • וְדִ֧יand [one] who

    vediH1768 →345 times

  • לָ֦אnot

    la'H3809 →82 times

  • יָדַ֖ע[he is] knowing

    yada'H3046 →47 times

  • תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃you will instruct

    tehodunH3046 →47 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Timothy 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.12 worksEzra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.11 worksDeuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.5 worksJames 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.4 worksJames 3:17–18But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.3 worksPsalms 19:7The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.3 works1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.3 worksHebrews 8:11No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.3 worksMatthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.3 worksRomans 10:14–17How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?2 worksProverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.2 worksEzra 7:14You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.2 worksExodus 18:21–25Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.2 worksNehemiah 9:3While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.2 worksNehemiah 8:7–8The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.2 worksMark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.2 works2 Chronicles 17:7–9In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    James 1:5

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 2:3–6

      if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

    • John 15:7

      If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

    • Jeremiah 29:12–13

      Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

    • Proverbs 3:5–7

      Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

    • 1 John 5:14–15

      And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

  • Through

    Psalms 19:7

    The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 119:130

      The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

    • Psalms 111:7

      The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.

    • Colossians 3:16

      Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to…

Where this verse is studied

About Ezra

Artaxerxes Grants Freedom to the Jews — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Artaxerxes Grants Freedom to the Jews — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ezra: the study guide →Read Ezra 7 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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