The Meaning of Ezra 6:2 Explained

Ezra 6:2

KJV: And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

YLT: and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it is:

Darby: And there was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

ASV: And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And there was found  at Achmetha,  in the palace  that [is] in the province  of the Medes,  a  roll,  and therein  [was] a record  thus  written: 

What does Ezra 6:2 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 6:2 mean?

And was found at Achmetha in palace the that [is] of Media in province the scroll a and thus [was] written in it a record -
וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י בְּמָדַ֥י מְדִינְתָּ֖ה מְגִלָּ֣ה חֲדָ֑ה וְכֵן־ כְּתִ֥יב בְּגַוַּ֖הּ דִּכְרוֹנָֽה פ

וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח  And  was  found 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׁכַח  
Sense: to find.
בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א  at  Achmetha 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַחְמְתָא  
Sense: capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings.
בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א  in  palace  the 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: בִּירָה  
Sense: castle, citadel, palace.
דִּ֛י  that  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
בְּמָדַ֥י  of  Media 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מָדַי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Media.
מְדִינְתָּ֖ה  in  province  the 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: מְדִינָה  
Sense: district, province.
מְגִלָּ֣ה  scroll 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מְגִלָּה  
Sense: scroll, roll, book.
וְכֵן־  and  thus 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: כֵּן  
Sense: thus, so, as follows.
כְּתִ֥יב  [was]  written 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כְּתַב  
Sense: to write.
בְּגַוַּ֖הּ  in  it 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: גַּו  
Sense: midst, the midst.
דִּכְרוֹנָֽה  a  record 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: דִּכְרֹון 
Sense: record, memorandum.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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