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Ezra 1:2-4

1:2 “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia:

“‘The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has instructed me to build a temple¹ for him in Jerusalem,² which is in Judah. 1:3 Anyone from³ his people among you (may his God be with him!) may go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and may build the temple of the Lord God of Israel – he is the God who is in Jerusalem. 1:4 Anyone who survives in any of those places where he is a resident foreigner must be helped by his neighbors⁴ with silver, gold, equipment, and animals, along with voluntary offerings for the temple of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

Ezra 5:11

Context
5:11 They responded to us in the following way: ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the temple which was previously built many years ago. A great king⁵ of Israel built it and completed it.

Ezra 7:16-17

Context
7:16 along with all the silver and gold that you may collect⁶ throughout all the province of Babylon and the contributions of the people and the priests for the temple of their God which is in Jerusalem. 7:17 With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate⁷ meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:27

Context

7:27 ⁸Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!

¹tn Heb “house.” The Hebrew noun בַּיִת (bayit, “house”) is often used in reference to the temple of Yahweh (BDB 108 s.v. 1.a). This is also frequent elsewhere in Ezra and Nehemiah (e.g., Ezra 1:3, 4, 5, 7; 2:68; 3:8, 9, 11, 12; 4:3; 6:22; 7:27; 8:17, 25, 29, 30, 33, 36; 9:9; 10:1, 6, 9).

²map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

³tn Heb “from all.”

⁴tn Heb “the men of his place.”

⁵sn This great king of Israel would, of course, be Solomon.

⁶tn Aram “find.”

⁷tn Aram “their meal offerings and their libations.”

⁸sn At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.

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