Ezra

Ezra 1:7–11

7King 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. 8Cyrus king of Persia had them brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.a 9This was the inventory:

30 gold dishes,b

1,000 silver dishes,

29 silver utensils,

1030 gold bowls,

410 matching silver bowls,

and 1,000 other articles.

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

Footnotes

  • a 1:8 That is, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah
  • b 1:9 Or basins; twice in this verse

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Ezra 1:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְwə·ham·me·leḵConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Cyrusכּ֔וֹרֶשׁkō·w·rešNoun - proper - masculine singularH3566 Cyrus
also brought outהוֹצִ֖יאhō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
the articlesכְּלֵ֣יkə·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
belonging to the houseבֵית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
had carried awayהוֹצִ֤יאhō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmî·rū·šā·limPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and placedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םway·yit·tə·nêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
in the templeבְּבֵ֥יתbə·ḇêṯPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of his godsאֱלֹהָֽיו׃’ĕ·lō·hāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH430 God

Ezra 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁkō·w·rešNoun - proper - masculine singularH3566 Cyrus
kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpā·rasNoun - proper - feminine singularH6539 Persia
had them brought outוַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗םway·yō·ṣī·ʾēmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
byעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the handיַ֖דyaḏNoun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֣תmiṯ·rə·ḏāṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH4990 Mithredath
the treasurerהַגִּזְבָּ֑רhag·giz·bārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1489 treasurer
who counted them outוַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙way·yis·pə·rêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5608 count
to Sheshbazzarלְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔רlə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣarPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8339 Sheshbatstsar
the princeהַנָּשִׂ֖יאhan·nā·śîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5387 one lifted up
of Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃lî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3063 Judah

Ezra 1:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thisוְאֵ֖לֶּהwə·’êl·lehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
was the inventoryמִסְפָּרָ֑םmis·pā·rāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH4557 number, tale
30שְׁלֹשִׁ֗יםšə·lō·šîmNumber - common pluralH7970 thirty
goldזָהָ֜בzā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
dishesאֲגַרְטְלֵ֨י’ă·ḡar·ṭə·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH105 basin or basket
1,000אָ֔לֶף’ā·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
silverכֶ֙סֶף֙ḵe·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
dishesאֲגַרְטְלֵי־’ă·ḡar·ṭə·lê-Noun - masculine plural constructH105 basin or basket
29תִּשְׁעָ֥הtiš·‘āhNumber - masculine singularH8672 a nine, nonad
silver utensilsמַחֲלָפִ֖יםma·ḥă·lā·p̄îmNoun - masculine pluralH4252 knife

Ezra 1:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
30שְׁלֹשִׁ֔יםšə·lō·šîmNumber - common pluralH7970 thirty
goldזָהָב֙zā·hāḇNoun - masculine singularH2091 gold
bowlsכְּפוֹרֵ֤יkə·p̄ō·w·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH3713 bowl
410אַרְבַּ֥ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singular constructH702 four
matchingמִשְׁנִ֔יםmiš·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH4932 double, copy, second
silverכֶ֙סֶף֙ḵe·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
bowlsכְּפ֤וֹרֵיkə·p̄ō·w·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH3713 bowl
and 1,000אָֽלֶף׃ס’ā·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים’ă·ḥê·rîmAdjective - masculine pluralH312 another
articlesכֵּלִ֥יםkê·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH3627 article, utensil, vessel

Ezra 1:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
there wereכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
5,400חֲמֵ֥שֶׁתḥă·mê·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH2568 five
goldלַזָּהָ֣בlaz·zā·hāḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
and silverוְלַכֶּ֔סֶףwə·lak·ke·sep̄Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
articlesכֵּלִים֙kê·lîmNoun - masculine pluralH3627 article, utensil, vessel
Sheshbazzarשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֗רšê·šə·baṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH8339 Sheshbatstsar
broughtהֶעֱלָ֣הhe·‘ĕ·lāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
allהַכֹּ֞לhak·kōlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
alongעִ֚ם‘imPrepositionH5973 with
when the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֔הhag·gō·w·lāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1473 exiles, exile
went upהֵעָל֣וֹתhê·‘ā·lō·wṯVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֖לmib·bā·ḇelPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פlî·rū·šā·limPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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