The Meaning of Ezra 6:10 Explained

Ezra 6:10

KJV: That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

YLT: that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.

Darby: that they may present sweet odours to the God of the heavens, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.

ASV: that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

That they may offer  sacrifices of sweet savours  unto the God  of heaven,  and pray  for the life  of the king,  and of his sons. 

What does Ezra 6:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 6:1-22 - Prospered In A Difficult Work
How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it. When we are anxious and troubled about our relations to our fellow-men, we do little by worrying, we do much by trusting. Missing documents, alien hearts, tangled skeins, all yield before the hand of our Father working for us. The difficulty raised by their foes really reacted for the benefit of the Jews, for the king decreed that their expenses should be met, and their needs supplied. When we are living upon God's plan and need material resources for His work, He will see that they are forthcoming from the most unlikely sources, and the revenues of heathen monarchs shall be laid under contribution. When the house was finished it was dedicated, Ezra 6:16. What joy was there but amid all a solemn memory of the sin of the whole people of Israel. Though scattered to the four winds, they could not forget that in God's sight they were one still. It is highly probable that Psalms 146:1-10; Psalms 147:1-20; Psalms 148:1-14; Psalms 149:1-9; Psalms 150:1-6 were composed at this time. In the Septuagint they are called the Psalms of Haggai. Burnt offering and song go together, 2 Chronicles 29:27. After the dedication was the Passover. Separation must ever precede our feasting on God's Paschal Lamb, and out of this state of heart, influences proceed which produce the true unity and drawing together of the children of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 6

1  Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building
13  By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished
16  The feast of the dedication is kept
19  and the Passover

What do the individual words in Ezra 6:10 mean?

that they may offer sacrifice of sweet aroma to the God of heaven and pray for the life of king the and his sons
דִּֽי־ לֶהֱוֺ֧ן מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין נִיחוֹחִ֖ין לֶאֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֑א וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן לְחַיֵּ֥י מַלְכָּ֖א וּבְנֽוֹהִי

דִּֽי־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
לֶהֱוֺ֧ן  they  may 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הֲוָה  
Sense: to come to pass, become, be.
מְהַקְרְבִ֛ין  offer  sacrifice 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: קְרֵב  
Sense: to approach, come near.
נִיחוֹחִ֖ין  of  sweet  aroma 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נִיחֹוחַ  
Sense: soothing, tranquillising.
לֶאֱלָ֣הּ  to  the  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֱלָהּ  
Sense: god, God.
שְׁמַיָּ֑א  of  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: שְׁמַיִן  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
וּמְצַלַּ֕יִן  and  pray 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: צְלָה  
Sense: (Pael) to pray.
לְחַיֵּ֥י  for  the  life 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: חַי  
Sense: alive, living, life.
מַלְכָּ֖א  of  king  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
וּבְנֽוֹהִי  and  his  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בֵּן  
Sense: son, child.

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