Focused Passage

Ezra 1:5-11

The Lord Stirs Cyrus to Restore His House

The Lord fulfills his prophetic word by stirring a pagan king, awakening his people, and restoring the temple vessels for renewed worship in Jerusalem.

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5 So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

6 And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.

7 King Cyrus also brought out the articles belonging to the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and placed in the temple of his gods.

8 Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.

9 This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,

10 30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles.

11 In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

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Verse 5

Original words

So the family הָאָב֗וֹת H1 Article | Noun - masculine plural heads רָאשֵׁ֣י H7218 Noun - masculine plural construct of Judah לִֽיהוּדָה֙ H3063 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular and Benjamin וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן H1144 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular along with the priests וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים H3548 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural and Levites וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם H3881 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural everyone לְכֹ֨ל H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular whose spirit רוּח֔וֹ H7307 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular God הָאֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker had stirred הֵעִ֤יר H5782 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular prepared וַיָּק֜וּמוּ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural to go up לַעֲל֣וֹת H5927 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct and rebuild לִבְנ֔וֹת H1129 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the house בֵּ֥ית H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ H3389 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 6

Original words

And all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct their neighbors סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ H5439 Adverb | third person masculine plural supported חִזְּק֣וּ H2388 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural them בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural with articles בִּכְלֵי־ H3627 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct of silver כֶ֧סֶף H3701 Noun - masculine singular and gold בַּזָּהָ֛ב H2091 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular with goods בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ H7399 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular and livestock וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה H929 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular and with valuables וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת H4030 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural in addition לְבַ֖ד H905 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct to עַל־ H5921 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct their freewill offerings הִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ס H5068 Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Verse 7

Original words

King וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ H4428 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Cyrus כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ H3566 Noun - proper - masculine singular also brought out הוֹצִ֖יא H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the articles כְּלֵ֣י H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct belonging to the house בֵית־ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative Nebuchadnezzar נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙ H5019 Noun - proper - masculine singular had carried away הוֹצִ֤יא H3318 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular from Jerusalem מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם H3389 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular and placed וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם H5414 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural in the temple בְּבֵ֥ית H1004 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of his gods אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 8

Original words

Cyrus כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ H3566 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶ֣לֶךְ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Persia פָּרַ֔ס H6539 Noun - proper - feminine singular had them brought out וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural by עַל־ H5921 Preposition the hand יַ֖ד H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct of Mithredath מִתְרְדָ֣ת H4990 Noun - proper - masculine singular the treasurer הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר H1489 Article | Noun - masculine singular who counted them out וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ H5608 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural to Sheshbazzar לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר H8339 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular the prince הַנָּשִׂ֖יא H5387 Article | Noun - masculine singular of Judah לִיהוּדָֽה׃ H3063 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah
Verse 9

Original words

This וְאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural was the inventory מִסְפָּרָ֑ם H4557 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 30 שְׁלֹשִׁ֗ים H7970 Number - common plural gold זָהָ֜ב H2091 Noun - masculine singular dishes אֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י H105 Noun - masculine plural construct 1,000 {} אָ֔לֶף H505 Number - masculine singular silver כֶ֙סֶף֙ H3701 Noun - masculine singular dishes אֲגַרְטְלֵי־ H105 Noun - masculine plural construct 29 תִּשְׁעָ֥ה H8672 Number - masculine singular . . . וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ס H6242 Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural silver utensils מַחֲלָפִ֖ים H4252 Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or basins; twice in this verse
Verse 10

Original words

30 שְׁלֹשִׁ֔ים H7970 Number - common plural gold זָהָב֙ H2091 Noun - masculine singular bowls כְּפוֹרֵ֤י H3713 Noun - masculine plural construct 410 אַרְבַּ֥ע H702 Number - feminine singular construct . . . מֵא֖וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural . . . וַעֲשָׂרָ֑ה H6235 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular matching מִשְׁנִ֔ים H4932 Noun - masculine plural silver כֶ֙סֶף֙ H3701 Noun - masculine singular bowls כְּפ֤וֹרֵי H3713 Noun - masculine plural construct and 1,000 אָֽלֶף׃ס H505 Number - masculine singular other אֲחֵרִ֖ים H312 Adjective - masculine plural articles כֵּלִ֥ים H3627 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 11

Original words

In all, there were כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct 5,400 חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת H2568 Number - masculine singular construct . . . אֲלָפִ֖ים H505 Number - masculine plural . . . וְאַרְבַּ֣ע H702 Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular . . . מֵא֑וֹת H3967 Number - feminine plural gold לַזָּהָ֣ב H2091 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and silver וְלַכֶּ֔סֶף H3701 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular articles כֵּלִים֙ H3627 Noun - masculine plural Sheshbazzar שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗ר H8339 Noun - proper - masculine singular brought הֶעֱלָ֣ה H5927 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular all [these] הַכֹּ֞ל H3605 Article | Noun - masculine singular along עִ֚ם H5973 Preposition when the exiles הַגּוֹלָ֔ה H1473 Article | Noun - feminine singular went up הֵעָל֣וֹת H5927 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct from Babylon מִבָּבֶ֖ל H894 Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular to Jerusalem לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ H3389 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular

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