And KingוְהַמֶּלֶךְCyrusכּוֹרֶשׁbrought outהוֹצִיאthe utensilsאֶת כְּלֵיof the houseבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרhad brought outהוֹצִיאfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַםand had put themוַיִּתְּנֵםin the houseבְּבֵיתof his god.אֱלֹהָיו
Ezra 1:7
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 1:7, word by word
- And Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- 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.
Where else “koresh” appears- brought outהוֹצִיאhotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsi” appears- the utensilsכְּלֵיkele
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kele” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- 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.
Where else “nevuchadnetsar” appears- from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and had put themיִּתְּנֵyitne
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yitne” appears- of his godאֱלֹהָיelohay
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohay” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.