Ezra

Ezra 1:7–8

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

Footnotes

a 1:8 That is, the leader of the exiles returning to Judah

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Ezra 1:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
King	וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	wə·ham·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Cyrus	כּ֔וֹרֶשׁ	kō·w·reš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3566 Cyrus
also brought out	הוֹצִ֖יא	hō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
the articles	כְּלֵ֣י	kə·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
belonging to the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Nebuchadnezzar	נְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּר֙	nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
had carried away	הוֹצִ֤יא	hō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from Jerusalem	מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and placed	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
in the temple	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of his gods	אֱלֹהָֽיו׃	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God

Ezra 1:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cyrus	כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ	kō·w·reš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3566 Cyrus
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Persia	פָּרַ֔ס	pā·ras	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6539 Persia
had them brought out	וַיּֽוֹצִיאֵ֗ם	way·yō·ṣī·ʾēm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the hand	יַ֖ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Mithredath	מִתְרְדָ֣ת	miṯ·rə·ḏāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4990 Mithredath
the treasurer	הַגִּזְבָּ֑ר	hag·giz·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1489 treasurer
who counted them out	וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙	way·yis·pə·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5608 count
to Sheshbazzar	לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֔ר	lə·šê·šə·baṣ·ṣar	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8339 Sheshbatstsar
the prince	הַנָּשִׂ֖יא	han·nā·śî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5387 one lifted up
of Judah	לִיהוּדָֽה׃	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3063 Judah

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Ezra 1:7 2 Chronicles 36:7 · 2 Kings 24:13 · Ezra 5:14 · Ezra 6:5 · 2 Chronicles 36:10

Ezra 1:8 Ezra 5:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.