Ezra 1:4

“And everyone who remains, in any of the places where he resides as an alien, let the men of his place support him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with livestock, besides the freewill offering for the house of Elohim which is in Jerusalem.’””

Ezra 1:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 1:4, word by word

who remainsנִּשְׁאָרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nishar” appears
of the placesמְּקֹמוֹתmekomot

place

A place, a spot.

Where else “mekomot” appears
he resides as an alienגָרgar

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

Where else “gar” appears
let the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anshe” appears
support himיְנַשְּׂאוּyenasu

lift up

To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.

Where else “yenasu” appears
with silverכֶסֶףchesef

silver

A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.

Where else “chesef” appears
with goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
with goodsרְכוּשׁrechush

possessions

Goods, possessions, property.

Where else “rechush” appears
and with livestockבְהֵמָהvehema

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

Where else “vehema” appears
the freewill offeringנְּדָבָהnedava

freewill offering

An offering given without being asked.

Where else “nedava” appears
for the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “vet” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
is in Jerusalem.’ירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

3Whoever among you is of all his people, may his Elohim be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel; he is the Elohim who is in Jerusalem.

4 · This verse (above)

5Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests and the Levites, everyone whose spirit Elohim had stirred up, to go up to build the house of YHWH which is in Jerusalem.

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