Ezra 7:17 KJV
That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.
Words Then and Now
- meat food of any kind Still heard today: sweetmeats, candies and sweets Webster’s 1828 · Meat
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thou one person
- your more than one
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 commission to EzraThe liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the...
Thompson Chains
- Sin-offeringsSee the chain from Leviticus 2:1 · 13 links
- Drink-offeringsLast of 7 links
- BullocksSee the chain from Exodus 29:11 · 8 links
Cross References
- Deuteronomy 12:5–11 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: …
- Numbers 15:4–13 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. …
- Deuteronomy 14:24–26 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: …
- Ezra 6:9–10 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: …
- Matthew 21:12–13 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, …
- John 2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:
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Topics
- Artaxerxes 2. King of Persia. Decree of, in behalf of the Jews
- Israel, prophecies concerning Artaxerxes issues the proclamation to restore the temple services
- Liberality Artaxerxes
- Money Silver used as
- Offerings Libations of wine offered with the sacrifices
- Persia Artaxerxes II
- Rulers Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
- Temple Artaxerxes’ favorable action toward
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible459 BC · Ezra Comes to Jerusalem
Places
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Places in Ezra 7 on a map
Bible Dictionary
Aramaic and Strong’s
- That כָּל kol כֹּל Conjunction קֳבֵל qŏbēl קְבֵל Conjunction
- thou mayest buy תִקְנֵא tiqnēʾ קְנָא Verb · peal imperfect, second person masculine singular
- speedily אָסְפַּרְנָא ʾosparnāʾ אׇסְפַּרְנָא Adverb
- with this דְּנָה dĕnâ דֵּן Conjunction דְנָה dĕnâ דֵּן Pronoun
- money בְּכַסְפָּא bĕkaspāʾ כְּסַף Noun · masculine singular determined · with preposition, the
- bullocks תּוֹרִין tôrîn תּוֹר Noun · masculine plural
- rams דִּכְרִין dikrîn דְּכַר Noun · masculine plural
- lambs אִמְּרִין ʾimmĕrîn אִמַּר Noun · masculine plural
- with their meat offerings וּמִנְחָתְהוֹן ûminḥothôn מִנְחָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- and their drink offerings וְנִסְכֵּיהוֹן wĕniskêhôn נְסַךְ Noun · masculine plural construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
- and offer וּתְקָרֵב ûtĕqārēb קְרֵב Verb · pael imperfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- them הִמּוֹ himmô הִמּוֹ Pronoun · third person masculine plural
- upon עַל ʿal עַל Preposition
- the altar מַדְבְּחָה madbĕḥâ מַדְבַּח Noun · masculine singular determined · with the
- of the house בֵּית bêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct
- of your God אֱלָהֲכֹם ʾĕlāhăkōm אֱלָהּ Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
- which is in Jerusalem דִּי dî Relative דִּי dî Relative בִירוּשְׁלֶם bîrûšĕlem יְרוּשָׁלֵם Proper name · with preposition
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