Ezra

Ezra 6:3–5

3In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem:

Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,a 4with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.

5Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

Footnotes

  • a 6:3 The house was to be approximately 90 feet or 27.4 meters in height and width; Syriac (see also 1 Kings 6:2|1KI 6:2) It is to be sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high.

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Ezra 6:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In the firstחֲדָ֜הḥă·ḏāhNumber - feminine singularH2298 one, single, first
yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbiš·naṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH8140 sleep
of Kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁlə·ḵō·w·rešPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3567 Cyrus
heכּ֣וֹרֶשׁkō·w·rešNoun - proper - masculine singularH3567 Cyrus
issuedשָׂ֣םśāmVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7761 set, make
a decreeטְעֵם֒ṭə·‘êmNoun - masculine singularH2942 taste, judgment, command
the houseבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1005 house
of Godאֱלָהָ֤א’ĕ·lā·hāNoun - masculine singular determinateH426 god, God
in Jerusalemבִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ḇî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
Let the houseבַּיְתָ֣אbay·ṯāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1005 house
be rebuiltיִתְבְּנֵ֔אyiṯ·bə·nêVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1124 build
as a placeאֲתַר֙’ă·ṯarNoun - masculine singularH870 place
forדִּֽי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
offeringדָבְחִ֣יןḏā·ḇə·ḥînVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH1684 sacrifice
sacrificesדִּבְחִ֔יןdiḇ·ḥînNoun - masculine pluralH1685 sacrifice
and let its foundationsוְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיwə·’uš·šō·w·hîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH787 foundation
be firmly laidמְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןmə·sō·wḇ·lînVerb - Hifil - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralH5446 erect
It is to be sixtyשִׁתִּ֔יןšit·tînNumber - common pluralH8361 sixty
cubitsאַמִּ֣ין’am·mînNoun - feminine pluralH521 cubit
highרוּמֵהּ֙rū·mêhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7314 height
sixtyשִׁתִּֽין׃šit·tînNumber - common pluralH8361 sixty
cubitsאַמִּ֥ין’am·mînNoun - feminine pluralH521 cubit
wideפְּתָיֵ֖הּpə·ṯā·yêhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6613 breadth

Ezra 6:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
with threeתְּלָתָ֔אtə·lā·ṯāNumber - masculine singularH8532 three
layersנִדְבָּכִ֞יןniḏ·bā·ḵînNoun - masculine pluralH5073 row or layer, course
ofדִּי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
cut stonesאֶ֤בֶן’e·ḇenNoun - feminine singular constructH69 stone
and oneחֲדַ֑תḥă·ḏaṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH2323 new
ofדִּי־dî-Pronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
timbersאָ֣ע’ā‘Noun - masculine singularH636 wood
The costsוְנִ֨פְקְתָ֔אwə·nip̄·qə·ṯāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular determinateH5313 outgo, expense
are to be paidתִּתְיְהִֽב׃tiṯ·yə·hiḇVerb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH3052 give
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the royalמַלְכָּ֖אmal·kāNoun - masculine singular determinateH4430 king
treasuryבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1005 house

Ezra 6:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Furthermoreוְ֠אַףwə·’ap̄ConjunctionH638 also
the goldדַהֲבָ֣הḏa·hă·ḇāhNoun - masculine singular determinateH1722 gold
and silverוְכַסְפָּא֒wə·ḵas·pāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular determinateH3702 silver
articlesמָאנֵ֣יmā·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH3984 vessel, utensil
of the houseבֵית־ḇêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1005 house
of Godאֱלָהָא֮’ĕ·lā·hāNoun - masculine singular determinateH426 god, God
whichדִּ֣יdîPronoun - relativeH1768 who, which, that
Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רnə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5020
tookהַנְפֵּ֛קhan·pêqVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5312 go, or come, out, forth
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4481 from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than
the templeהֵיכְלָ֥אhê·ḵə·lāNoun - masculine singular determinateH1965 palace, temple
in Jerusalemבִירוּשְׁלֶ֖םḇî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
and carriedוְהֵיבֵ֣לwə·hê·ḇêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2987 bring
to Babylonלְבָבֶ֑לlə·ḇā·ḇelPreposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH895 Babylon
must also be returnedיַהֲתִיב֗וּןya·hă·ṯî·ḇūnVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8421 return
to the templeלְהֵיכְלָ֤אlə·hê·ḵə·lāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular determinateH1965 palace, temple
in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ḇî·rū·šə·lemPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3390 Jerusalem
and depositedוְתַחֵ֖תwə·ṯa·ḥêṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularH5182 descend
in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbə·ḇêṯPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1005 house
of Godאֱלָהָֽא׃ס’ĕ·lā·hāNoun - masculine singular determinateH426 god, God

Cross-references

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Ezra 6:3 2 Chronicles 36:22 · Revelation 21:16

Ezra 6:4 1 Kings 6:36 · Psalm 68:29

Ezra 6:5 Ezra 5:14 · Daniel 5:2 · 2 Chronicles 36:6–7 · 2 Kings 25:14–15 · Jeremiah 27:16 · 2 Chronicles 36:10 · Jeremiah 27:18–22 · 2 Kings 24:13 · Jeremiah 52:19

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