King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Complete Jewish Bible:
"I, Artach'shashta the king, herewith order all the treasurers in the territory beyond the [Euphrates] River to do carefully anything 'Ezra the cohen, scribe of the law of the God of heaven, requires of you,
Berean Standard Bible:
I, King Artaxerxes, decree to all the treasurers west of the Euphrates: Whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven, may require of you, it must be provided promptly,
American Standard Version:
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers that are beyond the River, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done with all diligence,
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And I{H4481}, even I{H576} Artaxerxes{H783} the king{H4430}, do make{H7761} a decree{H2942} to all{H3606} the treasurers{H1490} which are beyond{H5675} the river{H5103}, that whatsoever Ezra{H5831} the priest{H3549}, the scribe{H5613} of the law{H1882} of the God{H426} of heaven{H8065}, shall require{H7593} of you, it be done{H5648} speedily{H629},
Cross-References (KJV):
Ezra 7:6
- This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Ezra 4:16
- We certify the king that, if this city be builded [again], and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Ezra 4:20
- There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
Ezra 6:6
- Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which [are] beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
Ezra 7:10
- For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
Ezra 7:13
- I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
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Commentary for Ezra 7:21
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4481
There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מִן
Transliteration: min
Pronunciation: min
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מִן; {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}; according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when. - Strong's Number: H576
There are 519 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֲנָא
Transliteration: ʼănâʼ
Pronunciation: an-aw'
Description: (Aramaic) or אֲנָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֲנִיlemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; I; I, as for me. - Strong's Number: H783
There are 122 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא
Transliteration: ʼArtachshashtâʼ
Pronunciation: ar-takh-shash-taw'
Description: or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא; or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא; of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings; Artaxerxes. - Strong's Number: H4430
There are 131 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מֶלֶךְ
Transliteration: melek
Pronunciation: meh'-lek
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מֶלֶךְ; a king; king, royal. - Strong's Number: H7761
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שׂוּם
Transliteration: sûwm
Pronunciation: soom
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שׂוּם; {to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}; [phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set. - Strong's Number: H2942
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טְעֵם
Transliteration: ṭᵉʻêm
Pronunciation: teh-ame'
Description: (Aramaic) from טְעַם, and equivalent to טַעַם; properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively); [phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom. - Strong's Number: H3606
There are 75 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כֹּל
Transliteration: kôl
Pronunciation: kole
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to כֹּל; {properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}; all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole. - Strong's Number: H1490
There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: גִּזְבָּר
Transliteration: gizbâr
Pronunciation: ghiz-bawr'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to גִּזְבָּר; {treasurer}; treasurer. - Strong's Number: H5675
There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֲבַר
Transliteration: ʻăbar
Pronunciation: ab-ar'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עֵבֶר; {properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}; beyond, this side. - Strong's Number: H5103
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נְהַר
Transliteration: nᵉhar
Pronunciation: neh-har'
Description: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to נָהַר; a river, especially the Euphrates; river, stream. - Strong's Number: H5831
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶזְרָא
Transliteration: ʻEzrâʼ
Pronunciation: ez-raw'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עֶזְרָא; Ezra, an Israelite; Ezra. - Strong's Number: H3549
There are 8 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: כָּהֵן
Transliteration: kâhên
Pronunciation: kaw-hane'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to כֹּהֵן; {one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}; priest. - Strong's Number: H5613
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סָפֵר
Transliteration: çâphêr
Pronunciation: saw-fare'
Description: (Aramaic) from the same as סְפַר; a scribe (secular or sacred); scribe. - Strong's Number: H1882
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּת
Transliteration: dâth
Pronunciation: dawth
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to דָּת; {a royal edict or statute}; decree, law. - Strong's Number: H426
There are 318 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱלָהּ
Transliteration: ʼĕlâhh
Pronunciation: el-aw'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to אֱלוֹהַּ; God; God, god. - Strong's Number: H8065
There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁמַיִן
Transliteration: shâmayin
Pronunciation: shaw-mah'-yin
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁמַיִם; {the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}; heaven. - Strong's Number: H7593
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שְׁאֵל
Transliteration: shᵉʼêl
Pronunciation: sheh-ale'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to שָׁאַל; {to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand}; ask, demand, require. - Strong's Number: H5648
There are 25 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֲבַד
Transliteration: ʻăbad
Pronunciation: ab-bad'
Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עָבַד; to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.; [idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work. - Strong's Number: H629
There are 157 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אׇסְפַּרְנָא
Transliteration: ʼoçparnâʼ
Pronunciation: os-par-naw'
Description: (Aramaic) of Persian derivation; diligently; fast, forthwith, speed(-ily).