Ezra 4:13 KJV
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
Words Then and Now
- tribute a tax Still heard today: a tributary, a stream that pays its water into a river Webster’s 1828 · Tribute
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- The building of the temple is hinderedIt is an old slander, that the prosperity of the church would be hurtful to kings and princes. Nothing can be more false, for true godliness teaches us to...
Thompson Chains
- TributeSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 17:11 · 4 links
Cross References
- Ezra 7:24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.
- Nehemiah 5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
- Ezra 4:20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
- Psalms 52:2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Psalms 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
- Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
- Matthew 17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
- Romans 13:6–7 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. …
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Topics
- Accusation, false Against Jews, returned under Ezra
- Artaxerxes Prohibits the rebuilding of Jerusalem
- Bishlam A Samaritan who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
- Falsehood Samaritans, in their efforts to hinder the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem
- Israel, prophecies concerning Temple rebuilt and dedicated
- Malice Samaritans toward the Jews
- Persecution Of the Jews
- Persia Artaxerxes I
- Temple Restored by Zerubbabel
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible535 BC · The Foundation of the Second Temple
Aramaic and Strong’s
- Be it known יְדִיעַ yĕdîaʿ יְדַע Verb · peil passive participle, masculine singular לֶהֱוֵא lehĕwēʾ הָוָא Verb · peal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- now כְּעַן kĕʿan כְּעַן Adverb
- unto the king לְמַלְכָּא lĕmalkāʾ מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular determined · with preposition, the
- that, if דִּי dî Relative הֵן hēn הֵן Conjunction
- this דָךְ dāk דֵּךְ Pronoun
- city קִרְיְתָא qiryĕtāʾ קִרְיָא Noun · feminine singular determined · with the
- be builded תִּתְבְּנֵא titbĕnēʾ בְּנָא Verb · hithpeel imperfect, third person feminine singular
- and the walls וְשׁוּרַיָּה wĕšûrayyâ שׁוּר Noun · masculine plural determined · with and, the
- set up יִשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן yištaklĕlûn כְּלַל Verb · hishtaphel imperfect, third person masculine plural
- will they not לָא lāʾ לָא Negative
- pay יִנְתְּנוּן yintĕnûn נְתַן Verb · peal imperfect, third person masculine plural
- toll מִנְדָּה mindâ מִדָּה Noun · feminine singular
- tribute בְלוֹ bĕlô בְּלוֹ Noun · masculine singular
- and custom וַהֲלָךְ wahălāk הֲלָךְ Noun · masculine singular · with and
- and so thou shalt endamage תְּהַנְזִק tĕhanziq נְזַק Verb · haphel imperfect, third person masculine singular
- the revenue וְאַפְּתֹם wĕʾappĕtōm אַפְּתֹם Noun · masculine singular · with and
- of the kings מַלְכִים malkîm מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine plural
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