The Meaning of Ezra 5:14 Explained

Ezra 5:14

KJV: And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

YLT: and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that is in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them hath Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to one, Sheshbazzar is his name, whom he made governor,

Darby: And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was at Jerusalem and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did king Cyrus take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar by name, whom he had appointed governor.

ASV: And the gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the vessels  also  of  gold  and silver  of the house  of God,  which Nebuchadnezzar  took  out of  the temple  that [was] in Jerusalem,  and brought  them into the temple  of Babylon,  those  did Cyrus  the king  take  out of  the temple  of Babylon,  and they were delivered  unto [one], whose name  [was] Sheshbazzar,  whom he had made  governor; 

What does Ezra 5:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 5:1-17 - The Mission Of Haggai And Zechariah
It is necessary to read the books of Haggai and Zechariah to see what difficulties the leaders of the people had to meet, and how much they needed the help of the prophets. At last matters were brought to an issue by the failure of the crops, which gave the prophets additional arguments. When God's judgments are abroad in the earth, men learn righteousness. As soon as the rebuilding began after a lapse of fifteen years, another letter was sent to the metropolis for advice. Tatnai appears to have been incited by the Samaritans, and he made a visit of personal inspection. His account of the proceedings is very graphic. The eye of God is on those whose hearts are perfect towards Him, Ezra 5:5; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Psalms 33:18. It is very well to imitate these elders in giving an answer in meekness and fear, but not terrified by our adversaries, 1 Peter 3:12; 1 Peter 3:15. If God has clearly set us to do work for Him, let us go through with it in spite of all human opposition. Storms are the methods by which He reveals our weakness and His all-sufficiency. The walls of the spiritual temple are built "in troublous times," but the work goeth fast on. The rulers of this world cannot understand and gnash impotently with their teeth, God's plan shall stand, though earth be in arms to resist it. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 5

1  Zerubbabel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and Zechariah, set forward to building
3  Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai are not able to hinder the Jews
6  Their letter to Darius against the Jews

What do the individual words in Ezra 5:14 mean?

And articles the of house of God the of gold and silver which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from temple the that [was] in Jerusalem and carried they into temple the Babylon took those Cyrus King the Babylon and they were given to one Sheshbazzar named whom governor he had made
וְ֠אַף מָאנַיָּ֣א דִֽי־ בֵית־ אֱלָהָא֮ דִּ֣י דַהֲבָ֣ה וְכַסְפָּא֒ דִּ֣י נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר הַנְפֵּק֙ מִן־ הֵֽיכְלָא֙ דִּ֣י בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם וְהֵיבֵ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹ לְהֵיכְלָ֖א בָבֶ֑ל הַנְפֵּ֨ק הִמּ֜וֹ כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗א בָבֶ֔ל וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙ לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר שְׁמֵ֔הּ דִּ֥י פֶחָ֖ה שָׂמֵֽהּ

מָאנַיָּ֣א  articles  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: מָאן  
Sense: vessel, utensil.
בֵית־  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת  
Sense: house (of men).
אֱלָהָא֮  of  God  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: אֱלָהּ  
Sense: god, God.
דַהֲבָ֣ה  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: דְּהַב  
Sense: gold.
וְכַסְפָּא֒  and  silver 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: כְּסַף  
Sense: silver.
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗ר  Nebuchadnezzar 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר  
Sense: the great king of Babylon who captured Jerusalem and carried Judah captive.
הַנְפֵּק֙  had  taken 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נְפַק  
Sense: to go or come out, bring or come forth.
הֵֽיכְלָא֙  temple  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: הֵיכַל  
Sense: palace, temple.
דִּ֣י  that  [was] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְרוּשְׁלֶם  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
וְהֵיבֵ֣ל  and  carried 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יְבַל  
Sense: (Aphel) to bring, carry, bear along.
לְהֵיכְלָ֖א  into  temple  the 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: הֵיכַל  
Sense: palace, temple.
בָבֶ֑ל  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
הַנְפֵּ֨ק  took 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נְפַק  
Sense: to go or come out, bring or come forth.
הִמּ֜וֹ  those 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הִמֹּו  
Sense: they, them.
כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ  Cyrus 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּורֶשׁ  
Sense: the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem.
מַלְכָּ֗א  King  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
בָבֶ֔ל  Babylon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בָּבֶל  
Sense: Babel or Babylon, the ancient site and/or capital of Babylonia (modern Hillah) situated on the Euphrates.
וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙  and  they  were  given 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יְהַב  
Sense: to give, provide.
לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣ר  to  one  Sheshbazzar 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר  
Sense: the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel.
שְׁמֵ֔הּ  named 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֻׁם  
Sense: name.
דִּ֥י  whom 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
פֶחָ֖ה  governor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: פֶּחָה  
Sense: governor.
שָׂמֵֽהּ  he  had  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שִׂים  
Sense: to set, make, appoint.