Ezra 6:17

And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
offered	וְהַקְרִ֗בוּ ve.hak.Ri.vu	H7127	to approach (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dedication	לַחֲנֻכַּת֮ la.cha.nu.Kat	H2597	consecration · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
this	דְנָה֒ de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
house	בֵּית beit-	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלָהָ֣א 'e.la.Ha'	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
hundred	מְאָ֔ה me.'Ah	H3969	a hundred · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
bullocks	תּוֹרִ֣ין to.Rin	H8450	a bull · noun, common masculine plural absolute
hundred	מָאתַ֔יִן ma.Ta.yin	H3969	a hundred · cardinal number, both genders dual absolute
rams	דִּכְרִ֣ין dikh.Rin	H1798	properly · noun, common masculine plural absolute
four	אַרְבַּ֣ע 'ar.Ba'	H703	four · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
hundred	מְאָ֑ה me.'Ah	H3969	a hundred · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
lambs	אִמְּרִ֖ין 'i.me.Rin	H563	a lamb · noun, common masculine plural absolute
offering	לְחַטָּאָ֤ה le.cha.ta.ya	H2402	an offence · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
for	עַל 'al-	H5922	above · preposition
all	כָּל kol-	H3606	properly · noun, common both genders singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ Yis.ra.'El	H3479	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
twelve	תְּרֵֽי te.rei-	H8648	two · cardinal number, both genders dual construct
he	וּצְפִירֵ֨י u.tze.fi.Rei	H6841	a he-goat · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
goats	עִזִּ֜ין 'i.Zin	H5796	a she-goat (as strong) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
number	לְמִנְיָ֖ן le.min.Yan	H4510	enumeration · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֥י shiv.Tei	H7625	a clan · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3479	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Ezra 8:35 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel,…
2 Chronicles 29:21-23 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctu…
Revelation 7:4-8 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the chil…
2 Chronicles 7:5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the peop…
2 Chronicles 29:31-35 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into t…
Leviticus 4:3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bull…
Leviticus 4:13-14 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewh…
Leviticus 4:22-23 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which sh…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:13–end

Here we have, I. The Jews' enemies made their friends. When they received this order from the king they came with as much haste to encourage and assist the work as their predecessors had done to put a stop to it, Ezr 4:23. What the king ordered they did, and, because they would not be thought to do it with reluctance, they did it speedily, Ezr 6:13. The king's moderation made them, contrary to their own inclination, moderate too. II. The building of the temple carried on, and finished in a little time, Ezr 6:14, Ezr 6:15. Now the elders of the Jews built with cheerfulness. For aught I know, the elders themselves laboured at it with their own hands; and, if they did, it was no disparagement t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 6:17

twelve he-goats--as at the dedication of the tabernacle (Num 7:87; Num 8:17).

Adam Clarke on Ezra 6:17

Twelve he-goats - This was a sin-offering for every tribe.

John Gill on Ezra 6:17

And offered, at the dedication of this house of God, an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs,.... Hecatombs of various sorts, which were always reckoned grand sacrifices, even among Heathens, of which Homer sometimes speaks; some of these were for burnt offerings, and others peace offerings, by way of thankfulness to God for the finishing of the temple; part of which belonging to the offerers, they feasted upon it with great gladness of heart: and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel; for though the ten tribes were carried captive by Shalmaneser, yet, as before observed, there were some of them that remained in…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 6:13-18

Dictionary and topics

Dedication · Second temple — Second temple
Temple, The Second · Dedication of, celebrated with joy and thankfulness — Dedication of, celebrated with joy and thankfulness

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 6:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 6:17

Adam Clarke on Ezra 6:17

John Gill on Ezra 6:17

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 6:13-18

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 6:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 6:17

Adam Clarke on Ezra 6:17

John Gill on Ezra 6:17

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 6:13-18

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 6:17

Rashi on Ezra 6:17