Ezra 7:20

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
more	וּשְׁאָ֗ר u.she.'Ar	H7606	a remainder · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct
needful	חַשְׁחוּת֙ chash.Chut	H2819	necessity · noun, common feminine singular construct
house	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular construct
God	אֱלָהָ֔ךְ 'e.la.Hakh	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
occasion	יִפֶּל yi.pel-	H5308	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
bestow	לְמִנְתַּ֑ן le.min.Tan	H5415	give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
bestow	תִּנְתֵּ֕ן tin.Ten	H5415	give · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
of	מִן min-	H4481	properly · preposition
king’s	מַלְכָּֽא mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
treasure	גִּנְזֵ֥י gin.Zei	H1596	treasure · noun, common masculine plural construct
house	בֵּ֖ית beit	H1005	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common both genders singular construct

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Cross-references

Ezra 6:4 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
Ezra 6:8-18 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:11-26

We have here the commission which the Persian emperor granted to Ezra, giving him authority to act for the good of the Jews; and it is very ample and full, and beyond what could have been expected. The commission runs, we suppose, in the usual form: Artaxerxes, King of kings. This however is too high a title for any mortal man to assume; he was indeed king of some kings, but to speak as if he were king of all kings was to usurp his prerogative who hath all power both in heaven and in earth. He sends greeting to his trusty and well-beloved Ezra, whom he calls a scribe of the law of the God of heaven (Ezr 7:12), a title which (it seems by this) Ezra valued himself by, and desired no other, no,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:14

sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors--This was the fixed number of the privy council of the kings of Persia (Est 1:10, Est 1:14). The document describes, with great clearness and precision, the nature of Ezra's commission and the extent of power and prerogatives with which he was invested. It gave him authority, in the first place, to organize the colony in Judea and institute a regular government, according to the laws of the Hebrew people, and by magistrates and rulers of their own nation (Ezr 7:25-26), with power to punish offenders by fines, imprisonment, exile, or death, according to the degree of their criminality. Secondly, he was empowered to carry a large donation in money…

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Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:18

After the will of your God - He gave them the fullest liberty to order every thing according to their own institutions, binding them to no form or mode of worship.

John Gill on Ezra 7:20

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shall have occasion to bestow,.... For the beautifying and ornamenting the temple, Ezra 7:27, bestow it out of the king's treasure house; where the money collected by tribute, tax, and custom, was deposited; his exchequer, as it may be called, see Ezra 6:8.

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.”…
Chaldee language — Employed by the sacred writers in certain portions of the Old Testament, viz., Dan. 2:4-7, 28; Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Gen. 31:46; Jer. 10:11. It is the Aramaic dialect, as it is sometimes called, as…
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…
Treasure houses — The houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure and valuable articles of any kind (Ezra 5:17; 7:20; Neh. 10:38; Dan. 1:2).
Church · HOUSE OF GOD — HOUSE OF GOD
Treasure-Houses · Treasurers in charge of — Treasurers in charge of

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 7:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:11-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:14

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:18

John Gill on Ezra 7:20

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 7:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:11-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:14

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:18

John Gill on Ezra 7:20

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 7:16

Rashi on Ezra 7:20