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He even removed some gold and silver articles from the temple of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar had brought them there from the house of God in Jerusalem. He had taken them to the temple in Babylon. "Then King Cyrus brought them out. He gave them to a man named Sheshbazzar. Cyrus had appointed him as governor.
Reference
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: μέν (mén)
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
Hebrew: hêʼ
{lo!}
Hebrew: nîydâh
removal, i.e. exile
Greek: χρυσίον (chrysíon)
a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
Hebrew: bᵉtsar
gold
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἄργυρος (árgyros)
silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἱερόν (hierón)
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
Hebrew: raqqâh
properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
Greek: Βαβυλών (Babylṓn)
Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
Hebrew: Babel
{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}
Hebrew: Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bayith
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosólyma)
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Hebrew: Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἱερόν (hierón)
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
Hebrew: raqqâh
properly, thinness, i.e. the side of the head
Greek: Βαβυλών (Babylṓn)
Babylon, the capitol of Chaldæa (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))
Hebrew: Babel
{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Hebrew: Kôwresh
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: τοὔνομα (toúnoma)
the name (is)
Hebrew: Shêshᵉbatstsar
Sheshbatstsar, Zerubbabel's Persian name
Hebrew: Kôwresh
Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king
Hebrew: chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Greek: εὐθύνω (euthýnō)
to straighten (level); technically, to steer
Hebrew: çᵉgan
{a prefect of aprovince}
Verse Explanation
They reminded the officials that Cyrus had returned the gold and silver vessels from the Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem. Cyrus had entrusted these objects to Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor of Judah.
History
c. 538 BC. Cyrus restored sacred Temple vessels that had been carried to Babylon in 586 BC.