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.
Ezra 7:18 in other translations
| BSB | You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God. |
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| WEB | Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, do that according to the will of your God. |
| ASV | And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do ye after the will of your God. |
| YLT | and that which to thee and to thy brethren is good to do with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God ye do.' |
| DARBY | And whatever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do according to the will of your God. |
| BBE | And whatever seems right to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do, as may be pleasing to your God. |
| Webster | And whatever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do after the will of your God. |
What does Ezra 7:18 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Ezra 7:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezra 7:18
- Ezra 7:26
And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
- 2 Kings 22:7
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
- Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
- 2 Kings 12:15
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully.
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Context
- 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.
- 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.
- Ezra 7:19
The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y lo que á ti y á tus hermanos pluguiere hacer de la otra plata y oro, hacedlo conforme á la voluntad de vuestro Dios. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ce qu’il vous paraîtra bon à toi et à tes frères de faire avec le reste de l’argent et de l’or, faites-le selon la volonté de votre Dieu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und was dich und deine Brüder gut dünkt, mit dem übrigen Silber und Gold zu tun, das möget ihr nach dem Willen eures Gottes tun. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sed et si quid tibi et fratribus tuis placuerit de reliquo argento et auro ut faciatis, juxta voluntatem Dei vestri facite. |