Ezra 5:8

Be 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
known	לֶהֱוֵ֣א le.he.Ve'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לְמַלְכָּ֗א le.mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · preposition + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
went	אֲזַ֜לְנָא 'a.Zal.na'	H236	to depart · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
province	מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ me.di.ne.Ta'	H4083	properly · noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
Judea	לִיה֤וּד li.Hud	H3061	properly · preposition + proper noun, a place name
house	לְבֵית֙ le.Veit	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
great	רַבָּ֔א ra.Ba'	H7229	abundant · adjective, both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
God	אֱלָהָ֣א 'e.la.Ha'	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
builded	מִתְבְּנֵא֙ mit.be.Ne'	H1124	to build · verb, active participle, masculine singular absolute
great	גְּלָ֔ל ge.Lal	H1560	weight or size (as if rolled) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
stones	אֶ֣בֶן 'E.ven	H69	a stone · noun, common both genders singular construct
timber	וְאָ֖ע ve.'A'	H636	a tree or wood · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
laid	מִתְּשָׂ֣ם mi.te.Sam	H7761	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, active participle, masculine singular absolute
walls	בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א be.khut.lai.Ya'	H3797	a wall (as gathering inmates) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
this	דָ֛ךְ dakh	H1791	this · demonstrative particle
work	וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא va.'a.Vid.ta'	H5673	labor or business · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
goeth	מִתְעַבְדָ֖א mit.'av.Da'	H5648	to do · verb, active participle, feminine singular absolute
fast	אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא 'a.se.Par.na'	H629	diligently · adverb
prospereth	וּמַצְלַ֥ח u.matz.Lach	H6744	to advance (transitive or intransitive) · conjunction + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
hands	בְּיֶדְהֹֽם be.yed.Hom	H3028	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh rewa…
Deuteronomy 32:31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
Ezra 1:2-3 Thus 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…
Ezra 2:1 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the…
Ezra 6:10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Ezra 7:23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath ag…
Nehemiah 7:6 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king…
Nehemiah 11:3 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their citie…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it seems, they had upon them, and no sooner did the Spirit of God stir up the friends of the temple to appear for it than the evil spirit stirred up its enemies to appear against it. While the people built and ceiled their own houses their enemies gave them no molestation (Hag 1:4), though the king's order was to put a stop to the building of the city (Ezr 4:21); but when they fell to work again at the temple then the alarm was taken, and all heads were at work to hinder them, Ezr 5:3, Ezr 5:4. The adversaries are here named: Tatnai and Shethar-boznai. The governors we read of (…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones--literally, "stones of rolling"; that is, stones of such extraordinary size that they could not be carried--they had to be rolled or dragged along the ground.

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:8

With great stones - They are making a very strong and a very costly building.

John Gill on Ezra 5:8

Be it known unto the king,.... This seems to have been the usual form of beginning a letter to a king in those days, Ezra 4:12 that we went into the province of Judea; which from a kingdom was reduced to a province, and was become a part of the Babylonian, now Persian, monarchy, see Ezra 2:1 to the house of the great God; as the Jews called the Lord their God; and even the Heathens had a notion that there was one supreme God, though they worshipped inferior ones; and some had a notion that Jehovah the God of the Jews was he: which is builded with great stones; marble stones; as Jarchi (q), stones of rolling, as it may be rendered; which, according to Aben Ezra, were so large and heavy, that…

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Dictionary and topics

Bible — Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia, meaning “books,” the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the “Library of Divine Revelation.”…
Judaea, Or Judea — (from Judah), a territorial division which succeeded to the overthrow of the ancient landmarks of the tribes of Israel and Judah in their respective captivities. The word first occurs (Daniel 5:13)…
Temple, the Second — After the return from captivity, under Zerubbabel (q.v.) and the high priest Jeshua, arrangements were almost immediately made to reorganize the long-desolated kingdom. The body of pilgrims, forming…
Church · HOUSE OF GOD — HOUSE OF GOD
Temple, The Second · Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction — Tatnai the governor wrote to Darius to know if the building had his sanction
Walls · Frequently made of stone and wood together — Frequently made of stone and wood together

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezra 5:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:8

John Gill on Ezra 5:8

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 5:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 5:8

Adam Clarke on Ezra 5:8

John Gill on Ezra 5:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 5:6-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 5:8

Rashi on Ezra 5:8