Ezra 5
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
3At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
4Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
6The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king:
7They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace.
8Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
10We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
11And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
12But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.
13But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
14And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
15And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
17Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
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.
- דִּיdîyH176826× in this chapter
that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of
- בַּיִתbayithH100512× in this chapter
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
- בְּנָאbᵉnâʼH112412× in this chapter
to build
- אֱלָהּʼĕlâhhH42612× in this chapter
God
- מֶלֶךְmelekH443012× in this chapter
a king
- דֵּןdênH183611× in this chapter
this
- עַלʻalH592211× in this chapter
{above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}
- אֱדַיִןʼĕdayinH1166× in this chapter
then (of time)
- הִמּוֹhimmôwH19946× in this chapter
they
- יְרוּשָׁלֵםYᵉrûwshâlêmH33906× in this chapter
{Jerusalem}
- שׂוּםsûwmH77616× in this chapter
{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}
- בַּבֶלBabelH8956× in this chapter
{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}
- מִןminH44815× in this chapter
{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}
- אֲמַרʼămarH5605× in this chapter
{to say (used with great latitude)}
- שֻׁםshumH80365× in this chapter
{an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}
- הֵיכַלhêykalH19654× in this chapter
{a large public building, such as a palace or temple}
- טְעֵםṭᵉʻêmH29424× in this chapter
properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)
- כּוֹרֶשׁKôwreshH35674× in this chapter
{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}
- שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַיShᵉthar BôwzᵉnayH83704× in this chapter
Shethar-Bozenai, a Persian officer
- בַּרbarH12473× in this chapter
a son, grandson, etc.
- דֵּךְdêkH17913× in this chapter
this
- דָּֽרְיָוֵשׁDârᵉyâvêshH18683× in this chapter
{Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings}
- הָוָאhâvâʼH19343× in this chapter
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
- יְהַבyᵉhabH30523× in this chapter
{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}
- כְּלַלkᵉlalH36353× in this chapter
to complete
- כְּנֵמָאkᵉnêmâʼH36603× in this chapter
so or thus
- מָןmânH44793× in this chapter
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
- נְבִיאnᵉbîyʼH50293× in this chapter
a prophet
- נְהַרnᵉharH51033× in this chapter
a river, especially the Euphrates
- עֲבַרʻăbarH56753× in this chapter
{properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}
- פֶּחָהpechâhH63473× in this chapter
{a prefect (of a city or small district)}
- שְׁלַחshᵉlachH79723× in this chapter
{to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)}
- גְּבַרgᵉbarH14002× in this chapter
{a person}
- הֵןhênH20062× in this chapter
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
- אֲזַלʼăzalH2362× in this chapter
to depart
- יַדyadH30282× in this chapter
{a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}
- יְדַעyᵉdaʻH30462× in this chapter
{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}
- יְהוּדYᵉhûwdH30612× in this chapter
properly, Judah, hence, Judaea
- יְהוּדָאִיYᵉhûwdâʼîyH30622× in this chapter
a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34792× in this chapter
{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}