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Ezra 7:14 KJV
Ezra · chapter 7 · verse 14 · King James Version
Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;Ezra 7:14 · King James Version
Ezra 7:14 in context
12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
13I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
14Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand;
15And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem,
16And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem:
Key words (Strong's)
- counsellorsyᵉʻaṭto counselH3272 →
- concerningʻal{above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications}H5922 →
- Forasmuchdîythat, used as relative conjunction, and especially in adverbial phrasesH1768 →
- Forasmuchqᵉbêlin front ofH6903 →
- JerusalemYᵉrûwshâlêm{Jerusalem}H3390 →
- enquirebᵉqar{properly, to plough, or break forthH1240 →
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