Ezra 7 · Verse 16

Ezra 7:16

And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
Ezra 7:16, King James Version

Ezra 7:16 in other translations

BSBtogether with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
WEBand all the silver and gold that you will find in all the province of Babylon, with the free will offering of the people and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem.
ASVand all the silver and gold that thou shalt find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;
YLTand all the silver and gold that thou findest in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will offerings of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly, for the house of their God that is in Jerusalem,
DARBYand all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, besides the voluntary offering of the people, and of the priests, who offer willingly for the house of their God which is at Jerusalem.
BBEAs well as all the silver and gold which you get from the land of Babylon, together with the offering of the people and of the priests, freely given for the house of their God, which is in Jerusalem:
WebsterAnd all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the free-will-offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

What does Ezra 7:16 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 And all the silver and gold - The king and his counsellors had already made a present to the house of the God of Israel; and Ezra is now empowered to receive any contribution which any of the inhabitants of the province of Babylon may think proper to give.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 7:11-26

The liberality of heathen kings to support the worship of God, reproached the conduct of many kings of Judah, and will rise up in judgment against the covetousness of wealthy professed Christians, who will not promote the cause of God. But the weapons of Christian ministers are not carnal. Faithful preaching, holy lives, fervent prayers, and patient suffering when called to it, are the means to bring men into…

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Ezra 7:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכֹל֙ve.Kholand allH3606
כְּסַ֣ףke.Saf[the] silverH3702
וּדְהַ֔בu.de.Havand [the] goldH1722
דִּ֣יdiwhichH1768
תְהַשְׁכַּ֔חte.hash.Kachyou will findH7912
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin allH3606
מְדִינַ֣תme.di.Nat[the] province ofH4083
בָּבֶ֑לba.VelBabylonH895
עִם֩'imwithH5974
הִתְנַדָּב֨וּתhit.na.da.Vut[the] freewill offering ofH5069
עַמָּ֤א'a.Ma'people theH5972
וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא֙ve.kha.ha.nai.Ya'and priests theH3549
מִֽתְנַדְּבִ֔יןmit.na.de.Vin[who] have offered freelyH5069
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitfor [the] house ofH1005
אֱלָהֲהֹ֖ם'e.la.ha.HomGod theirH426
דִּ֥יdiwhichH1768
בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם\׃vi.ru.she.Lem[is] in JerusalemH3390

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Cross references for Ezra 7:16

  • 1 Chronicles 29:6

    Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly,

  • Ezra 1:4

    And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.

  • Ezra 1:6

    And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:9

    Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:12

    For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:7

    Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:17

    I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

  • Ezra 8:25-28

    And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents; Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the silver.
8:25-28
offering.
1:4,6; 1Ch 29:6,9,17; 2Co 8:12; 9:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezra 7:15

    And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,

  • Ezra 7:16

    And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:

  • Ezra 7:17

    That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

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Ezra 7:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y toda la plata y el oro que hallares en toda la provincia de Babilonia, con las ofrendas voluntarias del pueblo y de los sacerdotes, que de su voluntad ofrecieren para la casa de su Dios que está en Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
ainsi que tout l’argent et l’or que tu trouveras dans toute la province de Babylone, avec l’offrande volontaire du peuple et des sacrificateurs qui offrent volontairement pour la maison de leur Dieu qui est à Jérusalem;
German
Elberfelder 1871
sowie alles Silber und Gold, das du in der ganzen Landschaft Babel bekommen wirst, nebst der freiwilligen Gabe des Volkes und der Priester, die freiwillig geben für das Haus ihres Gottes, das in Jerusalem ist;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et omne argentum et aurum quodcumque inveneris in universa provincia Babylonis, et populus offerre voluerit, et de sacerdotibus quæ sponte obtulerint domui Dei sui, quæ est in Jerusalem,