Ezra 7:26

And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
whosoever	וְכָל ve.khol	H3606	properly · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
not	לָא֩ la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
do	לֶהֱוֵ֨א le.he.Ve'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
law	דָּתָ֣א da.Ta'	H1882	a royal edict or statute · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
God	אֱלָהָ֗ךְ 'e.la.Hakh	H426	God · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
law	וְדָתָא֙ ve.da.Ta'	H1882	a royal edict or statute · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
king	מַלְכָּ֔א mal.Ka'	H4430	a king · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
judgment	דִּינָ֕ה di.Nah'	H1780	judgement (the suit · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
be	לֶהֱוֵ֥א le.he.Ve'	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
executed	עָבֵ֜ד 'a.Ved	H5648	to do · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
speedily	אָסְפַּ֕רְנָא 'a.se.Par.na'	H629	diligently · adverb
him	מִנֵּ֑הּ mi.Neh	H4481	properly · preposition + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
whether	הֵ֤ן hen	H2006	lo! also there(-fore) · conjunction
death	לְמוֹת֙ le.mOt	H4193	death · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
or	הֵ֣ן hen	H2006	lo! also there(-fore) · conjunction
banishment	לִשְׁרֹשִׁ֔י lish.ro.shu	H8332	eradication · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
or	הֵן hen-	H2006	lo! also there(-fore) · conjunction
confiscation	לַעֲנָ֥שׁ la.'a.Nash	H6065	a mulct · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
goods	נִכְסִ֖ין nikh.Sin	H5232	treasure · noun, common masculine plural absolute
imprisonment	וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין ve.le.'e.su.Rin	H613	a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hang…
Deuteronomy 13:1-18 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Leviticus 20:1-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 21:1-22 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast…
2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
Psalms 52:5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land o…
Daniel 3:28-29 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his serv…

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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 7:22

an hundred talents of silver--Â£22,000 according to the rate of the silver talent of Babylon. Fourthly, Artaxerxes gave his royal sanction in the establishment of the divine law, which exempted priests and Levites from taxation or tribute and confirmed to them the exclusive right to officiate in the sacred services of the sanctuary. And, finally, in the expression of the king's desire for the divine blessing upon the king and his government (Ezr 7:23), we see the strong persuasion which pervaded the Persian court, and had been produced by the captivity of the Hebrew people, as to the being and directing providence of the God they worshipped. It will be observed, however, that the commission…

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Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

Whether it be unto death - These include almost every species of punishment which should be inflicted on culprits in any civilized state. With this verse the Chaldee part of this chapter ends.

John Gill on Ezra 7:26

And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king,.... Either the judge who delays judgment, or does not execute it according to the law of God, and of the king; or the people, that do not obey the law of God in matters of religion, and the law of the king in civil things, Judea being now a province of the Persian empire; though some think the law of the king only refers to this law or decree of the king, which gave the Jews power to execute their own laws: let judgment be executed speedily upon him; immediately, without delay, according to the nature of his crime: whether it be unto death; if guilty of a capital crime, deserving death, let him be put to death: or to b…

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…
Punishments — The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in…
Banishment · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Citizens · DUTIES OF — DUTIES OF
Criminals · Confined in pri — Confined in pri
Justice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Loyalty · Enjoine — Enjoine
Magistrates · Should: Enforce the laws — Should: Enforce the laws
Prison · 24:12; — 24:12;
Prisons · Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment — Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment

Ezra 7:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:11-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:22

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

John Gill on Ezra 7:26

Dictionary and topics

Ezra 7:26

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezra 7:11-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 7:22

Adam Clarke on Ezra 7:26

John Gill on Ezra 7:26

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezra 7:11–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezra 7:25-26

Rashi on Ezra 7:26