Ezra 6:14

Ezra 6:14

And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

a. NLT: So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia. [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And the elders of the Jews are building and prospering through the prophecy of Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo, and they have built and finished by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.[The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: And the elders of the Jews built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished their building as commanded by the God of Israel and by decree of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Septuagint: [Brenton Translation]:And the elders of the Jews and the Levites built, at the prophecy of Aggaeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo: and they built up, and finished it, by the decree of the God of Israel, and by the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Arthasastha, kings of the Persians.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: The elders of the Jews built and were successful, through the prophecy of haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo; they built and they established the foundations [of the temple] by the decree of the God of israel and by the decree of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo…”

a. [And the] elders [Strong: 7868 siyb seeb (Aramaic) corresponding to 7867:--elder.]

b. [of the] Jews [Strong: 3062 Yhuwda'iy yeh-hoo-daw-ee' (Aramaic) patrial from 3061; a Jehudaite (or Judaite), i.e. Jew:--Jew.]

c. builded [Strong: 1124 bna' ben-aw' (Aramaic) or bnah (Aramaic) {ben-aw'}; corresponding to 1129; to build:--build, make.]

d. [and they] prospered [Strong: 6744 tslach tsel-akh' (Aramaic) corresponding to 6743; to advance (transitive or intransitive):--promote, prosper.]

e. [through the] prophesying [Strong: 5017 nbuw'ah neb-oo-aw (Aramaic) corresponding to 5016; inspired teaching:--prophesying.]

f. [of] Haggai [Strong: 2292 Chaggay khag-gah'-ee from 2282; festive; Chaggai, a Heb. prophet:--Haggai.]

g. [the] prophet [Strong: 5029 nbiy' neb-ee' (Aramaic) corresponding to 5030; a prophet:--prophet.]

h. [and] Zechariah [Strong: 2148 Zkaryah zek-ar-yaw' or Zkaryahuw {zek-ar-yaw'-hoo}; from 2142 and 3050; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites:--Zachariah, Zechariah.]

i. [the] son [Strong: 1247 bar bar (Aramaic) corresponding to 1121; a son, grandson, etc.:--X old, son.]

j. [of] Iddo [Strong: 5714 `Iddow id-do' or iIddowo {id-do'}; or tIddiy {id-dee'}; from 5710; timely; Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five Israelites:--Iddo.]

2. “...And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel…”

a. [And they] builded [Strong: 1124 bna' ben-aw' (Aramaic) or bnah (Aramaic) {ben-aw'}; corresponding to 1129; to build:--build, make.]

b. [and] finished [it] [Strong: 3635 klal kel-al' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3634; to complete:--finish, make (set) up.]

c. according [Strong: 4481 min min (Aramaic) corresponding to 4480:--according, after, + because, + before, by, for, from, X him, X more than, (out) of, part, since, X these, to, upon, + when.]

d. [to the] commandment [Strong: 2941 ta`am tah'-am (Aramaic) from 2939; properly, a taste, i.e. (as in 2940) a judicial sentence:--account, X to be commanded, commandment, matter.]

e. [of the] God [Strong: 426 'elahh el-aw' (Aramaic) corresponding to 433; God:--God, god.]

f. [of] Israel [Strong: 3479 Yisra'el yis-raw-ale' (Aramaic) corresponding to 3478:--Israel.]

3. “...and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.”

a. [and according to the] commandment [Strong: 2942 t`em teh-ame' (Aramaic) from 2939, and equivalent to 2941; properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subj. and obj.):--+ chancellor, + command, commandment, decree, + regard, taste, wisdom.]

b. [of] Cyrus [Strong: 3567 Kowresh ko'-resh (Aramaic) corresponding to 3566:--Cyrus.]

c. [and] Darius [Strong: 1868 Daryavesh daw-reh-yaw-vaysh' (Aramaic) corresponding to 1867:--Darius.]

d. [and] Artaxerxes [Strong: 783 'Artachshashta' ar-takh-shash-taw' or mArtachshasht {ar-takh- shasht'}; or by permutation gArtachshactu {ar-takh-shast'}; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings:--Artaxerxes.]

e. king [Strong: 4430 melek meh'-lek (Aramaic) corresponding to 4428; a king:--king, royal.]

f. [of] Persia [Strong: 6540 Parac paw-ras' (Aramaic) corresponding to 6539:--Persia, Persians.].

1). A comparative verse is found in Ezra 5.

a). Ezra 5:1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.