New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ezra

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'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Also also Conjunction H638 וְ֠אַף ve·'af
the gold gold Noun H1722 דַהֲבָ֣ה da·ha·vah
and silver silver Noun H3702 וְכַסְפָּא֒ ve·chas·pa
utensils vessel, utensil Noun H3984 מָאנַיָּ֣א ma·nai·ya
of the house a house Noun H1005 בֵית־ veit-
of God God, god Noun H426 אֱלָהָא֮ e·la·ha
which who, which, that, because Particle H1768 דִֽי־ di-
Nebuchadnezzar a Bab. king Noun H5020 נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר ne·vu·chad·ne·tzar
had taken to go or come out or forth Verb H5312 הַנְפֵּק֙ han·pek
from the temple a palace, temple Noun H1965 הֵֽיכְלָא֙ hei·che·la
in Jerusalem, the capital city of all Isr. Noun H3390 בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם vi·ru·she·lem,
Analysis:
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and brought to bear along, carry Verb H2987 וְהֵיבֵ֣ל ve·hei·vel
them to the temple a palace, temple Noun H1965 לְהֵיכְלָ֖א le·hei·che·la
of Babylon, an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H895 בָבֶ֑ל va·vel;
Analysis:
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these they Pronoun H1994 הִמֹּ֔ו him·mov,
King king Noun H4430 מַלְכָּ֗א mal·ka
Cyrus a Pers. king Noun H3567 כֹּ֣ורֶשׁ ko·v·resh
took to go or come out or forth Verb H5312 הַנְפֵּ֨ק han·pek
from the temple a palace, temple Noun H1965 הֵֽיכְלָא֙ hei·che·la
of Babylon an E. Mediterranean empire and its capital city Noun H895 בָבֶ֔ל va·vel,
Analysis:
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and they were given to give Verb H3052 וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙ vi·hi·vu
to one whose name a name Noun H8036 שְׁמֵ֔הּ she·meh,
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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was Sheshbazzar, a prince of Judah Noun H8340 לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר le·she·she·ba·tzar
whom who, which, that, because Particle H1768 דִּ֣י di
he had appointed to set, make Verb H7761 שָׂמֵֽהּ׃ sa·meh.
governor. a governor Noun H6347 פֶחָ֖ה fe·chah

Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.
King James Bible 'Also And the vessels also of gold and silver utensils of the house of God God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them to into the temple of Babylon, these King those did Cyrus took from the king take out of the temple of Babylon Babylon, and they were given to one delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.made governor;
Hebrew Greek English 'Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.