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

1 Later, 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.

2 Then 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.

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?”

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

5 But 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

Cross-references

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

Original words

Later, the prophets נְבִיאָה H5029 Noun - masculine singular determinate Haggai חַגַּ֣י H2292 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Zechariah וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה H2148 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular son בַר־ H1247 Noun - masculine singular construct of Iddo עִדּוֹא֙ H5714 Noun - proper - masculine singular prophesied וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י H5013 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular נְבִיאַיָּא נְבִיאַיָּא H5029 Noun - masculine plural determinate to עַל־ H5922 Preposition the Jews יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א H3062 Noun - proper - masculine singular - דִּ֥י H1768 Pronoun - relative in Judah בִיה֖וּד H3061 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jerusalem וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם H3390 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular in the name בְּשֻׁ֛ם H8036 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the God אֱלָ֥הּ H426 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3479 Noun - proper - masculine singular who was over them עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ס H5922 Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

Then בֵּאדַ֡יִן H116 Preposition-b | Adverb Zerubbabel זְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל H2217 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בַּר־ H1247 Noun - masculine singular construct of Shealtiel שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ H7598 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Jeshua וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַ H3443 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular son בַּר־ H1247 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jozadak יֽוֹצָדָ֔ק H3136 Noun - proper - masculine singular rose up קָ֠מוּ H6966 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural and began וְשָׁרִ֣יו H8271 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural to rebuild לְמִבְנֵ֔א H1124 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the house בֵּ֥ית H1005 Noun - masculine singular construct of God אֱלָהָ֖א H426 Noun - masculine singular determinate in Jerusalem בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם H3390 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular And the prophets נְבִיאַיָּא H5029 Noun - masculine plural determinate . . . דִֽי־ H1768 Pronoun - relative of דִּ֣י H1768 Pronoun - relative God אֱלָהָ֖א H426 Noun - masculine singular determinate were with them וְעִמְּה֛וֹן H5974 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural helping מְסָעֲדִ֥ין H5583 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural them לְהֽוֹן׃פ Preposition | third person masculine plural

BSB notes

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

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

At that time זִמְנָא֩ H2166 Noun - masculine singular determinate Tattenai תַּ֠תְּנַי H8674 Noun - proper - masculine singular the governor פַּחַ֧ת H6347 Noun - masculine singular construct [of the region] west עֲבַֽר־ H5675 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Euphrates נַהֲרָ֛ה H5103 Noun - masculine singular determinate vvv וּשְׁתַ֥ר H8370 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Shethar-bozenai בּוֹזְנַ֖י H8370 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and their associates וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן H3675 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . וְכֵן֙ H3652 Conjunctive waw | Adverb went אֲתָ֨א H858 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular to [the Jews] עֲלֵיה֜וֹן H5922 Preposition | third person masculine plural and asked אָמְרִ֣ין H560 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Who מַן־ H4479 Interrogative authorized you שָׂ֨ם H7761 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular - טְעֵ֗ם H2942 Noun - masculine singular to rebuild לִבְּנֵ֔א H1124 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct this דְנָה֙ H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular temple בַּיְתָ֤א H1005 Noun - masculine singular determinate and restore לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ס H3635 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct this דְנָ֖ה H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular structure וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א H846 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate

BSB notes

Aramaic the governor beyond the River; also in verse 6

Verse 4

Original words

They also אֱדַ֥יִן H116 Adverb . . . כְּנֵ֖מָא H3660 Adverb asked אֲמַ֣רְנָא H560 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural What מַן־ H4479 Interrogative are אִנּוּן֙ H581 Pronoun - third person masculine plural the names שְׁמָהָ֣ת H8036 Noun - masculine plural construct of the men גֻּבְרַיָּ֔א H1400 Noun - masculine plural determinate who דִּֽי־ H1768 Pronoun - relative are constructing בָּנַֽיִן׃ H1124 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural this דְנָ֥ה H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular building בִנְיָנָ֖א H1147 Noun - masculine singular determinate

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

But the eye וְעֵ֣ין H5870 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct of their God אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם H426 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural was הֲוָת֙ H1934 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular on עַל־ H5922 Preposition the elders שָׂבֵ֣י H7868 Noun - masculine plural construct of the Jews יְהוּדָיֵ֔א H3062 Noun - proper - masculine singular so that they were not וְלָא־ H3809 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle stopped בַטִּ֣לוּ H989 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine plural - הִמּ֔וֹ H1994 Pronoun - third person masculine plural until עַד־ H5705 Preposition a report טַעְמָ֖א H2941 Noun - masculine singular determinate was sent יְהָ֑ךְ H1946 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to Darius לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ H1868 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular and וֶאֱדַ֛יִן H116 Conjunctive waw | Adverb written instructions נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א H5407 Noun - masculine singular determinate about עַל־ H5922 Preposition this matter דְּנָֽה׃פ H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular were returned יְתִיב֥וּן H8421 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

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