Ezra 1:7

“And King Cyrus brought out the utensils of the house of YHWH that Nebuchadnezzar had brought out from Jerusalem and had put them in the house of his god.”

Ezra 1:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezra 1:7, word by word

And Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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Cyrusכּוֹרֶשׁkoresh

Cyrus

Cyrus: king of Persia who conquered Babylon and allowed the exiles of Judah to return to their land and rebuild the house of God.

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brought outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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the utensilsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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of the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.

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from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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and had put themיִּתְּנֵyitne

put

To place something somewhere.

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of his godאֱלֹהָיelohay

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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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

6And all those around them strengthened their hands with utensils of silver, with gold, with goods, with livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was freely offered.

7 · This verse (above)

8Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and he counted them out to Sheshbazzar the chief of Judah.

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