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Ezra 7

Ezra 7:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I
min (Hebrew #4481)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 4480
KJV usage: according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.
Pronounce: min
, even I
'ana' (Hebrew #576)
corresponding to 589; I
KJV usage: I, as for me.
Pronounce: an-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) or .anah (Aramaic) {an-aw'}
Artaxerxes
'Artachshashta' (Hebrew #783)
or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'}; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings
KJV usage: Artaxerxes.
Pronounce: ar-takh-shash-taw'
Origin: or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'}
the king
melek (Hebrew #4430)
a king
KJV usage: king, royal.
Pronounce: meh'-lek
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428
, do make
suwm (Hebrew #7761)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7760
KJV usage: + command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set.
Pronounce: soom
a decree
t`em (Hebrew #2942)
properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subj. and obj.)
KJV usage: + chancellor, + command, commandment, decree, + regard, taste, wisdom.
Pronounce: teh-ame'
Origin: (Aramaic) from 2939, and equivalent to 2941
to all
kol (Hebrew #3606)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3605
KJV usage: all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where)-fore, + though, what (where, who)-soever, (the) whole.
Pronounce: kole
the treasurers
gizbar (Hebrew #1490)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1489
KJV usage: treasurer.
Pronounce: ghiz-bawr'
which are beyond
`abar (Hebrew #5675)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5676
KJV usage: beyond, this side.
Pronounce: ab-ar'
the river
nhar (Hebrew #5103)
a river, especially the Euphrates
KJV usage: river, stream.
Pronounce: neh-har'
Origin: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to 5102
, that whatsoever Ezra
`Ezra' (Hebrew #5831)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 5830; Ezra, an Israelite --Ezra.
Pronounce: ez-raw'
the priest
kahen (Hebrew #3549)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 3548
KJV usage: priest.
Pronounce: kaw-hane'
, the scribe
capher (Hebrew #5613)
a scribe (secular or sacred)
KJV usage: scribe.
Pronounce: saw-fare'
Origin: (Aramaic) from the same as 5609
of the law
dath (Hebrew #1882)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 1881
KJV usage: decree, law.
Pronounce: dawth
of the God
'elahh (Hebrew #426)
God
KJV usage: God, god.
Pronounce: el-aw'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 433
of heaven
shamayin (Hebrew #8065)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 8064
KJV usage: heaven.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'-yin
, shall require
sh'el (Hebrew #7593)
(Aramaic) corresponding to 7592
KJV usage: ask, demand, require.
Pronounce: sheh-ale'
of you, it be done
`abad (Hebrew #5648)
to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.
KJV usage: X cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.
Pronounce: ab-bad'
Origin: (Aramaic) corresponding to 5647
speedily
'ocparna' (Hebrew #629)
diligently
KJV usage: fast, forthwith, speed(-ily).
Pronounce: os-par-naw'
Origin: (Aramaic) of Persian derivation
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Artaxerxes,
Ezra,
God,
Heaven,
King,
Law,
Priest; Priesthood,
River,
Scribes

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Artaxerxes.
Ezra 7:12‑13• 12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
 13I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. (Ezra 7:12‑13)
beyond the river.
Ezra 4:16,20• 16We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
 20There 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. (Ezra 4:16,20)
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Ezra 6:6• 6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: (Ezra 6:6)
Ezra the priest.
Ezra 7:6,10‑11• 6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.
 10For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
 11Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel. (Ezra 7:6,10‑11)
• It cannot fail to be observed that this Gentile monarch refers everything to the will of God, or, to speak more exactly, that he directs that all should be ordered in subjection to that will. It would almost seem, Gentile though he was, that he was in full fellowship with the object of Ezra, and from the confession of Jehovah as the God of heaven (vv. 21, 23), it is not impossible that grace had visited his heart. (“The Book of Ezra: Restoration From Babylon: Ezra 7” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I, I Artaxerxes the king, do give orders to all the treasurers that are beyond the river, that whatever Ezra the priest and scribe of the law of the God of the heavens shall require of you, it be done diligently,