Focused Passage

Ezra 5:1-5

Prophetic Courage and the Resumed Rebuilding of the Temple

The word of God through the prophets awakens the leaders to resume rebuilding, and the eye of God protects the elders while Persian officials investigate the legitimacy of the work.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.

2Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

3At 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?”

4They also asked, “What are the names of the men who are constructing this building?”

5But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.

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Verse 1

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Haggai 1BSB references Haggai 1:1Classic cross-references Zechariah 4:6Classic cross-references Haggai 1:3Classic cross-references Haggai 2:18Classic cross-references Nehemiah 2:17Classic cross-references

Original words

Later, the prophetsנְבִיאָהH5029Noun - masculine singular determinateHaggaiחַגַּ֣יH2292Noun - proper - masculine singularand Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֤הH2148Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבַר־H1247Noun - masculine singular constructof Iddoעִדּוֹא֙H5714Noun - proper - masculine singularprophesiedוְהִתְנַבִּ֞יH5013Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularנְבִיאַיָּאנְבִיאַיָּאH5029Noun - masculine plural determinatetoעַל־H5922Prepositionthe Jewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אH3062Noun - proper - masculine singular-דִּ֥יH1768Pronoun - relativein Judahבִיה֖וּדH3061Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jerusalemוּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םH3390Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularin the nameבְּשֻׁ֛םH8036Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the Godאֱלָ֥הּH426Noun - masculine singular constructof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3479Noun - proper - masculine singularwho was over themעֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃סH5922Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

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Zechariah 4:6Classic cross-references Ezra 3:2Classic cross-references Ezra 6:14Classic cross-references Haggai 1:12Classic cross-references Haggai 1:14Classic cross-references

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Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןH116Preposition-b | AdverbZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לH2217Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבַּר־H1247Noun - masculine singular constructof Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙H7598Noun - proper - masculine singularand Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֣וּעַH3443Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularsonבַּר־H1247Noun - masculine singular constructof Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֔קH3136Noun - proper - masculine singularrose upקָ֠מוּH6966Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine pluraland beganוְשָׁרִ֣יוH8271Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine pluralto rebuildלְמִבְנֵ֔אH1124Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthe houseבֵּ֥יתH1005Noun - masculine singular constructof Godאֱלָהָ֖אH426Noun - masculine singular determinatein Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םH3390Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularAnd the prophetsנְבִיאַיָּאH5029Noun - masculine plural determinate. . .דִֽי־H1768Pronoun - relativeofדִּ֣יH1768Pronoun - relativeGodאֱלָהָ֖אH426Noun - masculine singular determinatewere with themוְעִמְּה֛וֹןH5974Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine pluralhelpingמְסָעֲדִ֥יןH5583Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine pluralthemלְהֽוֹן׃פPreposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; see 1 Chronicles 6:14.

Verse 3

Cross-references

Ezra 6:6Classic cross-references Ezra 1:3Classic cross-references Ezra 5:9Classic cross-references Ezra 6:13Classic cross-references Ezra 4:12Classic cross-references

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At that timeזִמְנָא֩H2166Noun - masculine singular determinateTattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיH8674Noun - proper - masculine singularthe governorפַּחַ֧תH6347Noun - masculine singular construct[of the region] westעֲבַֽר־H5675Noun - masculine singular constructof the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֛הH5103Noun - masculine singular determinatevvvוּשְׁתַ֥רH8370Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularShethar-bozenaiבּוֹזְנַ֖יH8370Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularand their associatesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןH3675Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural. . .וְכֵן֙H3652Conjunctive waw | Adverbwentאֲתָ֨אH858Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto [the Jews]עֲלֵיה֜וֹןH5922Preposition | third person masculine pluraland askedאָמְרִ֣יןH560Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralWhoמַן־H4479Interrogativeauthorized youשָׂ֨םH7761Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-טְעֵ֗םH2942Noun - masculine singularto rebuildלִבְּנֵ֔אH1124Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructthisדְנָה֙H1836Pronoun - masculine singulartempleבַּיְתָ֤אH1005Noun - masculine singular determinateand restoreלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃סH3635Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructthisדְנָ֖הH1836Pronoun - masculine singularstructureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אH846Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate

BSB notes

Aramaic the governor beyond the River; also in verse 6

Verse 4

Original words

They alsoאֱדַ֥יִןH116Adverb. . .כְּנֵ֖מָאH3660Adverbaskedאֲמַ֣רְנָאH560Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralWhatמַן־H4479Interrogativeareאִנּוּן֙H581Pronoun - third person masculine pluralthe namesשְׁמָהָ֣תH8036Noun - masculine plural constructof the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אH1400Noun - masculine plural determinatewhoדִּֽי־H1768Pronoun - relativeare constructingבָּנַֽיִן׃H1124Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthisדְנָ֥הH1836Pronoun - masculine singularbuildingבִנְיָנָ֖אH1147Noun - masculine singular determinate

Verse 5

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 11:12Classic cross-references Ezra 7:28Classic cross-references Psalms 33:18Classic cross-references Ezra 7:6Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:12Classic cross-references

Original words

But the eyeוְעֵ֣יןH5870Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗םH426Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwasהֲוָת֙H1934Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularonעַל־H5922Prepositionthe eldersשָׂבֵ֣יH7868Noun - masculine plural constructof the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אH3062Noun - proper - masculine singularso that they were notוְלָא־H3809Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlestoppedבַטִּ֣לוּH989Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine plural-הִמּ֔וֹH1994Pronoun - third person masculine pluraluntilעַד־H5705Prepositiona reportטַעְמָ֖אH2941Noun - masculine singular determinatewas sentיְהָ֑ךְH1946Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁH1868Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularandוֶאֱדַ֛יִןH116Conjunctive waw | Adverbwritten instructionsנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אH5407Noun - masculine singular determinateaboutעַל־H5922Prepositionthis matterדְּנָֽה׃פH1836Pronoun - masculine singularwere returnedיְתִיב֥וּןH8421Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

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