Ezra 7:19

Translations

Modern

You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.

Traditional

The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

Literal

And the vessels that are given to you for the service of the house of your God, deliver in full before the God of Jerusalem.

Latin

Vasa quoque, quæ dantur tibi in ministerium domus Dei tui, trade in conspectu Dei in Jerusalem.

Original

Hebrew

English

You must deliver to the God of Jerusalem all the articles given to you for the service of the house of your God.

Notes

Ezra 7:11–26

In this letter, King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the authority to assess the situation in Jerusalem (Ezra 7:14), offer voluntary gifts to God (7:15–20), acquire supplies and funds from local leaders (7:21–24), and implement legal reforms (7:25–26).

Theme notes and profiles

Ezra The Seventy Sets of Seven

Related verses

Ezra 8:27–30
…20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
2 Chronicles 32:19
They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.
Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all the nations will be gathered in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD. They will no longer follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts.
Ezra 8:33–34
On the fourth day, in the house of our God, we weighed out the silver and gold and sacred articles into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah, the priest. Eleazar son of Phinehas was with him, along with the Levites Jozabad son of Jeshua and Noadiah son of Binnui.

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Ancient Letter Writing Aramaic Artaxerxes Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah First Book of Esdras Nethinim Postexilic Period

Topics

Liberality: Artaxerxes Temple: The Second: Artaxerxes' Favorable Action Toward

Ezra 7:19

Translations?

Original?

Notes?

Related verses?