Focused Passage

Ezra 6:13-18

The Decree Confirmed and the Temple Completed

The Lord turns official investigation into royal confirmation, royal support, temple completion, worship dedication, and joyful Passover restoration.

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

13 In response, Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates diligently carried out what King Darius had decreed.

14 So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.

15 And this temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

16 Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

17 For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel.

18 They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.

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Verse 13

Cross-references

Esther 6:11 Classic cross-references Ezra 5:3 Classic cross-references Ezra 4:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

In response אֱ֠דַיִן H116 Adverb Tattenai תַּתְּנַ֞י 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 שְׁתַ֥ר H8370 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shethar-bozenai בּוֹזְנַ֖י H8370 Noun - proper - masculine singular and their associates וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן H3675 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural . . . לָקֳבֵ֗ל H6903 Preposition-l diligently אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא H629 Adverb carried out עֲבַֽדוּ׃ H5648 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine plural what דִּֽי־ H1768 Pronoun - relative King מַלְכָּ֛א H4430 Noun - masculine singular determinate . . . כְּנֵ֖מָא H3660 Adverb Darius דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ H1868 Noun - proper - masculine singular had decreed שְׁלַ֞ח H7972 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Classic cross-references Ezra 5:2 Classic cross-references Ezra 7:1 Classic cross-references Zechariah 1:16 Classic cross-references Zechariah 4:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

So the Jewish יְהוּדָיֵא֙ H3062 Noun - proper - masculine singular elders וְשָׂבֵ֤י H7868 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct built בָּנַ֣יִן H1124 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural and prospered וּמַצְלְחִ֔ין H6744 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural through the prophesying בִּנְבוּאַת֙ H5017 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Haggai חַגַּ֣י H2292 Noun - proper - masculine singular the prophet נְבִיאָה H5029 Noun - masculine singular determinate and Zechariah וּזְכַרְיָ֖ה H2148 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular son בַּר־ H1247 Noun - masculine singular construct of Iddo עִדּ֑וֹא H5714 Noun - proper - masculine singular They finished וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ H3635 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural building וּבְנ֣וֹ H1124 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural according to מִן־ H4481 Preposition the command טַ֙עַם֙ H2942 Noun - masculine singular construct of the God אֱלָ֣הּ H426 Noun - masculine singular construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3479 Noun - proper - masculine singular and the decrees וּמִטְּעֵם֙ H2942 Conjunctive waw | Preposition of Cyrus כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ H3567 Noun - proper - masculine singular Darius וְדָרְיָ֔וֶשׁ H1868 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and Artaxerxes וְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא H783 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular kings מֶ֥לֶךְ H4430 Noun - masculine singular construct of Persia פָּרָֽס׃ H6540 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 15

Cross-references

Ezra 5:16 Classic cross-references Esther 3:7 Classic cross-references Esther 9:21 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 6:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

And this דְנָ֔ה H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular temple בַּיְתָ֣ה H1005 Noun - masculine singular determinate was completed וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ H3319 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular on עַ֛ד H5705 Preposition the third תְּלָתָ֖ה H8532 Number - masculine singular day י֥וֹם H3118 Noun - masculine singular of the month לִירַ֣ח H3393 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of Adar אֲדָ֑ר H144 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . דִּי־ H1768 Pronoun - relative . . . הִ֣יא H1932 Pronoun - third person feminine singular in the sixth שֵׁ֔ת H8353 Number - feminine singular year שְׁנַת־ H8140 Noun - feminine singular construct of the reign לְמַלְכ֖וּת H4437 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of King מַלְכָּֽא׃פ H4430 Noun - masculine singular determinate Darius דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ H1868 Noun - proper - masculine singular

BSB notes

Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew lunar calendar, usually occurring within the months of February and March.

Verse 16

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 7:5 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 8:63 Classic cross-references Philippians 4:4 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 16:1 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 8:62 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the people בְנֵֽי־ H1123 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל H3479 Noun - proper - masculine singular the priests כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א H3549 Noun - masculine plural determinate the Levites וְלֵוָיֵ֜א H3879 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular and the rest וּשְׁאָ֣ר H7606 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the exiles בְּנֵי־ H1123 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . גָלוּתָ֗א H1547 Noun - feminine singular determinate celebrated וַעֲבַ֣דוּ H5648 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural the dedication חֲנֻכַּ֛ת H2597 Noun - feminine singular construct of the דְנָ֖ה H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular house בֵּית־ H1005 Noun - masculine singular construct of God אֱלָהָ֥א H426 Noun - masculine singular determinate with joy בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ H2305 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Ezra 8:35 Classic cross-references Leviticus 9:3 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 29:21 Classic cross-references Revelation 7:4 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 29:21 Classic cross-references

Original words

For the דְנָה֒ H1836 Pronoun - masculine singular dedication לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ H2597 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct of the house בֵּית־ H1005 Noun - masculine singular construct of God אֱלָהָ֣א H426 Noun - masculine singular determinate they offered וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ H7127 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural a hundred מְאָ֔ה H3969 Number - feminine singular bulls תּוֹרִ֣ין H8450 Noun - masculine plural two hundred מָאתַ֔יִן H3969 Number - fd rams דִּכְרִ֣ין H1798 Noun - masculine plural four אַרְבַּ֣ע H703 Number - feminine singular hundred מְאָ֑ה H3969 Number - feminine singular lambs אִמְּרִ֖ין H563 Noun - masculine plural and a sin offering לְחַטָּיָא H2409 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular for עַל־ H5922 Preposition all כָּל־ H3606 Noun - masculine singular construct Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3479 Noun - proper - masculine singular of twelve תְּרֵֽי־ H8648 Number - masculine singular construct . . . עֲשַׂ֔ר H6236 Number - masculine singular . . . לְמִנְיָ֖ן H4510 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct male goats וּצְפִירֵ֨י H6841 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . עִזִּ֜ין H5796 Noun - feminine plural one for each tribe שִׁבְטֵ֥י H7625 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ H3479 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Numbers 3:6 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 35:10 Classic cross-references Luke 1:8 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 23:6 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 24:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

They also appointed וַהֲקִ֨ימוּ H6966 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural the priests כָהֲנַיָּ֜א H3549 Noun - masculine plural determinate by their divisions בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן H6392 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural and the Levites וְלֵוָיֵא֙ H3879 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular by their groups בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן H4255 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural to עַל־ H5922 Preposition the service עֲבִידַ֥ת H5673 Noun - feminine singular construct of God אֱלָהָ֖א H426 Noun - masculine singular determinate . . . דִּ֣י H1768 Pronoun - relative in Jerusalem בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם H3390 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular according to what is written כִּכְתָ֖ב H3792 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct in the Book סְפַ֥ר H5609 Noun - masculine singular construct of Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ H4873 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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