The Meaning of Ezra 6:9 Explained

Ezra 6:9

KJV: 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:

YLT: and what they are needing -- both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil according to the saying of the priests who are in Jerusalem -- let be given to them day by day without fail,

Darby: And that which they have need of, both young bullocks and rams and lambs, for the burnt-offerings to the God of the heavens, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

ASV: And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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: 

What does Ezra 6:9 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 6:9 mean?

And what they need and young bulls and rams and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven wheat salt wine and oil according to the request of priests the who [are] in Jerusalem let it be given them day by day outside without fail
וּמָ֣ה חַשְׁחָ֡ן וּבְנֵ֣י תוֹרִ֣ין וְדִכְרִ֣ין וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀ לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀ לֶאֱלָ֪הּ שְׁמַיָּ֟א חִנְטִ֞ין מְלַ֣ח ׀ חֲמַ֣ר וּמְשַׁ֗ח כְּמֵאמַ֨ר כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א דִי־ בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ לֶהֱוֵ֨א מִתְיְהֵ֥ב לְהֹ֛ם י֥וֹם ׀ בְּי֖וֹם דִּי־ לָ֥א שָׁלֽוּ

וּמָ֣ה  And  what 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative
Root: מָה  
Sense: what, whatever.
חַשְׁחָ֡ן  they  need 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חֲשַׁח 
Sense: (P’al) to need, have need n.
תוֹרִ֣ין  young  bulls 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: תֹּור  
Sense: bull, young bull, ox (for sacrifice).
וְדִכְרִ֣ין  and  rams 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דְּכַר  
Sense: ram.
וְאִמְּרִ֣ין ׀  and  lambs 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִמַּר  
Sense: lamb.
לַעֲלָוָ֣ן ׀  for  the  burnt  offerings 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine plural
Root: עֲלָוָה  
Sense: burnt offering, holocaust.
לֶאֱלָ֪הּ  of  the  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אֱלָהּ  
Sense: god, God.
שְׁמַיָּ֟א  of  heaven 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: שְׁמַיִן  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
חִנְטִ֞ין  wheat 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: חִנְטָה  
Sense: wheat.
מְלַ֣ח ׀  salt 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְלַח  
Sense: salt.
חֲמַ֣ר  wine 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲמַר  
Sense: wine.
וּמְשַׁ֗ח  and  oil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְשַׁח  
Sense: oil.
כְּמֵאמַ֨ר  according  to  the  request 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֵאמַר  
Sense: word, command.
כָּהֲנַיָּ֤א  of  priests  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural determinate
Root: כָּהֵן  
Sense: priest.
דִי־  who  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשְׁלֶם  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
לֶהֱוֵ֨א  let  it  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הֲוָה  
Sense: to come to pass, become, be.
מִתְיְהֵ֥ב  given 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יְהַב  
Sense: to give, provide.
י֥וֹם ׀  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום  
Sense: day.
בְּי֖וֹם  by  day 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום  
Sense: day.
דִּי־  outside 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
לָ֥א  without 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: לָא 
Sense: no, not, nothing.
שָׁלֽוּ  fail 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁלוּ  
Sense: neglect, remissness.