Ezra 7:23

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Whatever is ordered by the God of heaven is to be performed exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should wrath come against the realm of the king and his sons?

Berean Standard Bible:

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be done diligently for His house. For why should wrath fall on the realm of the king and his sons?

American Standard Version:

Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done exactly for the house of the God of heaven; for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Whatsoever{H3606} is commanded by{H2941}{H4481} the God{H426} of heaven{H8065}, let it be diligently{H149} done{H5648} for the house{H1005} of the God{H426} of heaven{H8065}: for{H1768} why{H4101} should there be{H1934} wrath{H7109} against{H5922} the realm{H4437} of the king{H4430} and his sons{H1123}?

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 119:4

  • ¶ Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.

Ezra 7:18

  • And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.

Zechariah 12:3

  • And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.

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.

Ezra 6:10

  • That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Ezra 6:12

  • And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter [and] to destroy this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

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Commentary for Ezra 7:23

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. 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.
  2. Strong's Number: H2941
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: טַעַם
    Transliteration: ṭaʻam
    Pronunciation: tah'-am
    Description: (Aramaic) from טְעַם; compare טַעַם); properly, a taste, i.e. ajudicial sentence; account, [idiom] to be commanded, commandment, matter.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Strong's Number: H149
    There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַדְרַזְדָּא
    Transliteration: ʼadrazdâʼ
    Pronunciation: ad-raz-daw'
    Description: (Aramaic) probably of Persian origin; quickly or carefully; diligently.
  7. 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.
  8. Strong's Number: H1005
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah-yith
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to בַּיִת; {a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}; house.
  9. Strong's Number: H1768
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: דִּי
    Transliteration: dîy
    Pronunciation: dee
    Description: (Aramaic) apparently for דָּא; that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of; [idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.
  10. Strong's Number: H4101
    There are 11 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מָה
    Transliteration: mâh
    Pronunciation: maw
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מָה; {properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what}; how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.
  11. Strong's Number: H1934
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: הָוָא
    Transliteration: hâvâʼ
    Pronunciation: hav-aw'
    Description: (Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to הָוָא; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words); be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
  12. Strong's Number: H7109
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קְצַף
    Transliteration: qᵉtsaph
    Pronunciation: kets-af'
    Description: (Aramaic) from קְצַף; rage; wrath.
  13. Strong's Number: H5922
    There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַל
    Transliteration: ʻal
    Pronunciation: al
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
  14. Strong's Number: H4437
    There are 43 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַלְכוּ
    Transliteration: malkûw
    Pronunciation: mal-koo'
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מַלְכוּת; dominion (abstractly or concretely); kingdom, kingly, realm, reign.
  15. 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.
  16. Strong's Number: H1123
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּן
    Transliteration: bên
    Pronunciation: bane
    Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to בֵּן; {a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}; child, son, young.