Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version With this money be sure to buy bulls, rams and male lambs, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and sacrifice them on the altar of the temple of your God in Jerusalem. New Living Translation These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem. English Standard Version With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem. Berean Standard Bible With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. King James Bible That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. New King James Version now therefore, be careful to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. New American Standard Bible with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. NASB 1995 with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. NASB 1977 with this money, therefore, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their libations and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Legacy Standard Bible with this money, therefore, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and bring them near to the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Amplified Bible Therefore with this money, you shall diligently buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Christian Standard Bible Then you are to be diligent to buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then you are to buy with this money as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. American Standard Version therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And now you may carefully buy with this money bulls and rams and lambs, their offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer on the altar of your God in Jerusalem. Brenton Septuagint Translation And as for every one that arrives there, speedily order him by this letter to bring calves, rams, lambs, and their meat-offerings, and their drink-offerings; and thou shalt offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version Use the money carefully to buy the best bulls, rams, lambs, grain, and wine. Then sacrifice them on the altar at God's temple in Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims Bible Take freely, and buy diligently with this money, calves, rams, lambs, with the sacrifices and libations of them, and offer them upon the altar of the temple of your God, that is in Jerusalem. English Revised Version therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation You must use this money to buy bulls, rams, lambs, grain, and wine to offer on the altar of the temple of your God in Jerusalem. Good News Translation "You are to spend this money carefully and buy bulls, rams, lambs, grain, and wine and offer them on the altar of the Temple in Jerusalem. International Standard Version Accordingly, you are to exercise due diligence to utilize this money to purchase bulls, rams, lambs, grain offerings, and drink offerings, and to offer them upon the altar of the Temple of your God, which is in Jerusalem. JPS Tanakh 1917 therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Literal Standard Version therefore you speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their drink-offerings, and bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that [is] in Jerusalem, Majority Standard Bible With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. New American Bible Therefore, you must use this money with all diligence to buy bulls, rams, lambs, and the grain offerings and libations proper to these, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. NET Bible With this money you should be sure to purchase bulls, rams, and lambs, along with the appropriate meal offerings and libations. You should bring them to the altar of the temple of your God which is in Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version With this money, then, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, and their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and you shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God in Jerusalem. New Heart English Bible therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, lambs, with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Webster's Bible Translation That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. World English Bible Therefore you shall with all diligence buy with this money bulls, rams, and lambs with their meal offerings and their drink offerings, and shall offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that is in Jerusalem, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Artaxerxes' Letter for Ezra…16together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem. 17With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem. 18You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.… Cross References Numbers 15:4 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil. Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go. Ezra 7:18 You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God. Isaiah 16:1 Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. Treasury of Scripture That you may buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them on the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. buy speedily. Ezra 6:9,10 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: … Deuteronomy 14:24-26 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: … Matthew 21:12,13 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, … their meat offerings Numbers 15:4-13 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil… offer them Deuteronomy 12:5-11 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: … Jump to Previous Altar Bullocks Bulls Buy Care Cereal Diligence Diligently Drink Drink-Offerings Grain House Jerusalem Lambs Male Mayest Meal Meal-Offerings Meat Meat-Offerings Money Oblations Offer Offerings Oxen Presents Rams Sacrifice Speedily Sure TogetherJump to Next Altar Bullocks Bulls Buy Care Cereal Diligence Diligently Drink Drink-Offerings Grain House Jerusalem Lambs Male Mayest Meal Meal-Offerings Meat Meat-Offerings Money Oblations Offer Offerings Oxen Presents Rams Sacrifice Speedily Sure TogetherEzra 7 1. Ezra goes up to Jerusalem11. The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27. Ezra blesses God for this favor (17) Buy speedily.--Provide first of all for the sacrificial ceremonial. Every sacrifice had its own meat-offerings and drink-offerings (Numbers 15). These phrases in the commission of course Ezra dictated.Verse 17. - That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, etc. The primary application of the money sent by Ezra was to be the maintenance of the Jewish ritual in its full splendour (compare the decree of Darius, Ezra 6:9, 10). The residue was, however, to be employed in any way that Ezra, acting under Divine guidance, might direct (see below, ver. 18). Apparently, this residue was actually employed on beautifying the temple (see ver. 27). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew With thisדְנָ֗ה (ḏə·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This money, בְּכַסְפָּ֣א (bə·ḵas·pā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 3702: Silver, money therefore, דְּנָה֩ (də·nāh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 1836: This you are to buy תִקְנֵ֜א (ṯiq·nê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7066: To acquire, buy as many bulls, תּוֹרִ֤ין ׀ (tō·w·rîn) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8450: A bullock rams, דִּכְרִין֙ (diḵ·rîn) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1798: A male, of sheep and lambs אִמְּרִ֔ין (’im·mə·rîn) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 563: A lamb as needed, אָסְפַּ֨רְנָא (’ā·sə·par·nā) Adverb Strong's 629: Thoroughly, with (all) diligence together with their grain offerings וּמִנְחָתְה֖וֹן (ū·min·ḥā·ṯə·hō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4504: A sacrificial offering and drink offerings, וְנִסְכֵּיה֑וֹן (wə·nis·kê·hō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5261: A drink offering and offer וּתְקָרֵ֣ב (ū·ṯə·qā·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7127: To approach them הִמּ֔וֹ (him·mōw) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1994: They on עַֽל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against the altar מַדְבְּחָ֔ה (maḏ·bə·ḥāh) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4056: A sacrificial altar at the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1005: A house of your God אֱלָהֲכֹ֖ם (’ĕ·lā·hă·ḵōm) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 426: God in Jerusalem. בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃ (ḇî·rū·šə·lem) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3390: Jerusalem -- the capital city of all Israel Links Ezra 7:17 NIVEzra 7:17 NLT Ezra 7:17 ESV Ezra 7:17 NASB Ezra 7:17 KJV Ezra 7:17 BibleApps.com Ezra 7:17 Biblia Paralela Ezra 7:17 Chinese Bible Ezra 7:17 French Bible Ezra 7:17 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 7:17 Therefore you shall with all diligence buy (Ezr. 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