Ezra 8 · Verse 36

Ezra 8:36

And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.
Ezra 8:36, King James Version

Ezra 8:36 in other translations

BSBThey also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.
WEBThey delivered the king’s commissions to the king’s local governors and to the governors beyond the River. So they supported the people and God’s house.
ASVAnd they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors beyond the River: and they furthered the people and the house of God.
YLTand they give the laws of the king to the lieutenants of the king and the governors beyond the river, and they have lifted up the people and the house of God.
DARBYAnd they delivered the king's edicts to the king's satraps, and to the governors on this side the river. And they furthered the people and the house of God.
BBEAnd they gave the king's orders to the king's captains and the rulers across the river, and they gave the people and the house of God the help which was needed.
WebsterAnd they delivered the king's commissions to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side of the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

What does Ezra 8:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezra 8:33-36

33-36. Now on the fourth day was the silver ... weighed in the house of our God--The first three days after their arrival in Jerusalem were undoubtedly given to repose; on the next, the treasures were weighed and handed over to the custody of the officiating priests of the temple. The returned exiles offered burnt offerings, and Ezra delivered the royal commission to the satraps and inferior magistrates; while the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 The king's lieutenants - אחשדרפני achashdarpeney: this is generally understood to mean lieutenant or deputy, and is probably of Persian origin, though here greatly corrupted. The Vulgate renders it regis satrapis, to the satraps of the king, which is the Persian satrab. A viceroy in Persian is soubah-dar; viceroys, soubahdaran. Darafreen signifies a person in whom one has confidence; and achi is an epithet of a vizir. These two words conjoined will make nearly that of the text. But I do not give any of these etymologies with confidence. Other words might be proposed as candidates, but where there is so little certainty, conjecture is useless. Were it necessary a dissertation might be written on the Persian words, and Persian forms of speech, in this and the two following books; but probably after my toil few of my readers would thank me for my pains.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezra 8:31-36

Enemies laid wait for the Jews, but God protected them. Even the common perils of journeys, call us to go out with prayer, and to return with praise and thanksgiving. But what shall we render when the Lord has led us safely through the pilgrimage of life, through the gloomy vale of death, out of the reach of all our enemies, into everlasting happiness! Among their sacrifices they had a sin-offering. The atonement…

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Ezra 8:36 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.

וַֽיִּתְּנ֣וּ\׀vai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
דָּתֵ֣יda.Tei[the] decrees ofH1881
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לַאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי֙la.'a.chash.dar.pe.Neito [the] satraps ofH323
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וּפַחֲו֖וֹתu.fa.cha.Votand [the] governors ofH6346
עֵ֣בֶר'E.verbeyondH5676
הַנָּהָ֑רha.na.Harthe RiverH5104
וְנִשְּׂא֥וּve.ni.se.'Uand they supportedH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בֵּֽית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הָאֱלֹהִֽים\׃\ \סha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezra 8:36

  • Ezra 7:21-24

    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, Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 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? Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

  • Ezra 6:13

    Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar–boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

  • Ezra 5:6-17

    The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? …

  • Acts 18:27

    And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

  • Revelation 12:16

    And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

  • Ezra 4:7-23

    And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. …

  • Isaiah 56:6-7

    Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

  • Esther 9:3

    And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

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the king's commissions.
7:21-24
lieutenants.
4:7-23; 5:6-17
they furthered.
6:13; Isa 56:6,7; Ac 18:27; Re 12:16

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Context

  • Ezra 8:35

    Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.

  • Ezra 8:36

    And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

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Ezra 8:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dieron los despachos del rey á sus gobernadores y capitanes del otro lado del río, los cuales favorecieron al pueblo y á la casa de Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils remirent les édits du roi aux satrapes du roi et aux gouverneurs de ce côté du fleuve, et ceux-ci donnèrent leur appui au peuple et à la maison de Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie übergaben die Befehle des Königs den Satrapen des Königs und den Landpflegern diesseit des Stromes; und diese unterstützten das Volk und das Haus Gottes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dederunt autem edicta regis satrapis qui erant de conspectu regis, et ducibus trans flumen, et elevaverunt populum et domum Dei.