Ezra 6:9 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Ezra 6:9
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (tran… · noun, common feminine plural absolute
young
בֵּןbên
H1123
a son (as a builder of the family name)
bullocks
תוֹרִ֣יןto.Rin
H8450
a bull · noun, common masculine plural absolute
rams
וְדִכְרִ֣יןve.dikh.Rin
H1798
properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
lambs
וְאִמְּרִ֣יןve.'i.me.Rin
H563
a lamb · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
offerings
לַעֲלָוָ֣ןla.'a.la.Van
H5928
a holocaust · preposition + noun, common feminine plural absolute
God
לֶאֱלָ֪הּle.'e.Lah
H426
God · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
heaven
שְׁמַיָּ֟אshe.mai.Ya'
H8065
the sky (as aloft · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
wheat
חִנְטִ֞יןchin.Tin
H2591
wheat · noun, common masculine plural absolute
salt
מְלַ֣חme.Lach
H4416
salt · noun, common both genders singular absolute
wine
חֲמַ֣רcha.Mar
H2562
wine · noun, common both genders singular absolute
oil
וּמְשַׁ֗חu.me.Shach
H4887
oil · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
appointment
כְּמֵאמַ֨רke.me.Mar
H3983
something (authoritatively) said · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
priests
כָּהֲנַיָּ֤אka.ha.nai.Ya'
H3549
one officiating · noun, common masculine plural determined + particle of affirmation
Jerusalem
בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙vi.ru.she.Lem
H3390
Jerusalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
be
לֶהֱוֵ֨אle.he.Ve'
H1934
to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
given
מִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.Hev
H3052
to give (whether literal or figurative) · verb, active participle, masculine singular absolute
day
י֥וֹםYom
H3118
a day · noun, common both genders singular absolute
day
בְּי֖וֹםbe.Yom
H3118
a day · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
without
לָ֥אla'
H3809
not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
fail
שָׁלֽוּsha.Lu
H7960
a fault · noun, common both genders singular absolute
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Cross-references
Leviticus 1:10 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish…
Psalms 50:9-13 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.
Exodus 29:38-42 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
Leviticus 1:3-5 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the d…
Leviticus 2:1-16 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankince…
Leviticus 9:2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before th…
Numbers 15:4-31 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin…
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:1-12
We have here, I. The decree of Cyrus for the building of the temple repeated. To this the Samaritans referred because the Jews pleaded it, and perhaps hoped it would not be found, and then their plea would be over-ruled and a stop put to their work. Search was ordered to be made for it among the records; for, it seems, the tribes had not taken care to provide themselves with an authentic copy of it, which might have stood them in good stead, but they must appeal to the original. It was looked for in Babylon (Ezr 6:1), where Cyrus was when he signed it. But, when it was not found there, Darius did not make that a pretence to conclude that therefore there was no such decree, and thereupon to g…
of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river . . . expenses be given unto these men--The decree granted them the privilege of drawing from his provincial treasury of Syria, to the amount of whatever they required for the furthering of the work and providing sacrifice for the service of the temple, that the priests might daily pray for the health of the king and the prosperity of the empire.
Adam Clarke on Ezra 6:6
Be ye far from thence - Do not interrupt the Jews in their building; but, on the contrary further them all in your power.
John Gill on Ezra 6:9
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven,.... All which were used for burnt offerings, see Leviticus 1:2
wheat, salt, wine, and oil; "wheat", or "fine flour", for the "minchah" or meat offering; "salt", for every offering; "wine", for the drink offerings; and "oil", to be put upon the meat offerings, see Leviticus 2:1,
according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail; for the daily sacrifice, and the meat and drink offerings which attended it, Exodus 29:38.
The Church Fathers
But if it shall be necessary, also calves, etc. For who does not know that calves, lambs, and kids, which are clean animals, also grain, salt, wine, and oil, which through the law were offered to God, are often understood in the Holy Scriptures as signifying good men, or perfect works, or spiritual gifts? All of which are now, by the king's command, offered as a burnt offering to the God of heaven, while, with the favor of the powers of this world, the holy matters of the Church increase, and the peoples subject to them from all sides are gathered into the one and the same faith of truth to be consecrated to Christ, and whatever good each one has naturally heard divinely, whatever beneficial he has learned from the men of the Churches, he expends all this in the service of divine worship. Concerning which it is aptly said that according to the custom of the priests who are in Jerusalem, they should be given, because surely the vows of those offering are made acceptable to the Lord only if they are offered according to the situation of catholic peace. For whatever good things are mixed either with pagan superstition or with heretical contention ought in no way to be considered as good. But the same priests offer them for the life of the king and his sons, according to that of the Apostle: I urge therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life (I Tim. II).
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Persia — An ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern…
Wine — The common Hebrew word for wine is yayin, from a root meaning “to boil up,” “to be in a ferment.” Others derive it from a root meaning “to tread out,” and hence the juice of the grape trodden out.…
Kings · Should: Promote the interests of the Church — Should: Promote the interests of the Church
Salt · All animal sacrifices were required to be sea — All animal sacrifices were required to be sea
Temple, The Second · Built on the site of the first temple — Built on the site of the first temple
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).
Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 6:1-12
The decision of Darius. - Ezr 6:1-5. At the command of Darius, search was made in the archives of the royal treasury; and in the fortress of Achmetha in Media, was found the roll in which was recorded the edict published by Cyrus, concerning the building of the temple at Jerusalem.
Ezr 6:1
Search was made in the house of the books where also the treasures were deposited in Babylon. מהחתין, partic. Aphel of נחת; see Ezr 5:15.
Ezr 6:2-4
"And there was found at Achmetha, in the fortress that is in the land of Media, a roll; and thus was it recorded therein." In Babylon itself the document sought for was not found; though, probably the search there made, led to the discovery of a statement that…
You must pay the full construction costs: This command fulfilled God’s promise through Haggai (Hag 2:7).
Rashi on Ezra 6:9
And what they require and what they are concerned about.
and young bulls young bulls, rams and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven.
wheat for fine flour. salt for sacrifices. wine for libations. and oil for the meal-offerings. When the priests who are in Jerusalem will say [what they need], that shall be given to them the requirements of each day on its day.
without delay Aram. דִּי לָא שָּׁלוּ (son destorber in Old French).
