Ezr 7:24-28 - Commentary

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Text -- Ezra 7:24-28 (NET)

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7:24 Furthermore, be aware of the fact that you have no authority to impose tax, tribute, or toll on any of the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the doorkeepers, the temple servants, or the attendants at the temple of this God. 7:25 “Now you, Ezra, in keeping with the wisdom of your God which you possess, appoint judges and court officials who can arbitrate cases on behalf of all the people who are in Trans-Euphrates who know the laws of your God. Those who do not know this law should be taught. 7:26 Everyone who does not observe both the law of your God and the law of the king will be completely liable to the appropriate penalty, whether it is death or banishment or confiscation of property or detainment in prison.” 7:27 Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem! 7:28 He has also conferred his favor on me before the king, his advisers, and all the influential leaders of the king. I gained strength as the hand of the Lord my God was on me, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Ezra a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

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NET Notes: Ezr 7:24 Aram “we are making known to you.”

NET Notes: Ezr 7:25 For the MT reading שָׁפְטִין (shoftim, “judges”) the LXX uses the noun γρ&...

NET Notes: Ezr 7:26 On the meaning of this word see HALOT 1820-21 s.v. אָסְפַּרְנָא; E. Vogt, Lexi...

NET Notes: Ezr 7:27 At this point the language of the book reverts from Aramaic (7:12-26) back to Hebrew.

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