Ezra 1
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
3Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel,(he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
4And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
5Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
6And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
7Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
8Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
9And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
10Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
11All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- כֹּלkôlH360510× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםYᵉrûwshâlaimH33897× in this chapter
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymH4307× in this chapter
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8347× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- בַּיִתbayithH10046× in this chapter
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30686× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- זָהָבzâhâbH20915× in this chapter
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- כּוֹרֶשׁKôwreshH35665× in this chapter
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
- כֶּסֶףkeçephH37015× in this chapter
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- מֶלֶךְmelekH44285× in this chapter
a king
- אֵתʼêthH8535× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30634× in this chapter
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- כְּלִיkᵉlîyH36274× in this chapter
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- עָלָהʻâlâhH59274× in this chapter
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- פָּרַסPâraçH65394× in this chapter
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
- בָּנָהbânâhH11293× in this chapter
to build (literally and figuratively)
- הוּאhûwʼH19313× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33183× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- אֶלֶףʼelephH5053× in this chapter
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
- עַלʻalH59213× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- עִםʻimH59733× in this chapter
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
- אֲגַרְטָלʼăgarṭâlH1052× in this chapter
a basin
- יָדyâdH30272× in this chapter
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
- כְּפוֹרkᵉphôwrH37132× in this chapter
properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
- מֵאָהmêʼâhH39672× in this chapter
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- מָקוֹםmâqôwmH47252× in this chapter
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- נָתַןnâthanH54142× in this chapter
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- אָמַרʼâmarH5592× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- עוּרʻûwrH57822× in this chapter
to wake (literally or figuratively)
- אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻH7022× in this chapter
four
- רוּחַrûwachH73072× in this chapter
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
- רְכוּשׁrᵉkûwshH73992× in this chapter
property (as gathered)
- שְׁלוֹשִׁיםshᵉlôwshîymH79702× in this chapter
thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
- שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּרShêshᵉbatstsarH83392× in this chapter
Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhH9292× in this chapter
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- אָבʼâbH11× in this chapter
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- בִּנְיָמִיןBinyâmîynH11441× in this chapter
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
- גּוֹלָהgôwlâhH14731× in this chapter
exile; concretely and collectively exiles
- גּוּרgûwrH14811× in this chapter
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)
- גִּזְבָּרgizbârH14891× in this chapter
treasurer