Ezra 6
- 1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
- 2And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and in it was a record so written:
- 3In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, its height 90 feet, and its width 90 feet.
- 4With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
- 5And also let the golden and silver objects of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
- 6Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, Be far from there:
- 7Let the work of this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
- 8Also I make a decree what you shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tax beyond the river, immediately expenses be given to these men, that they are not hindered.
- 9And that which they have need of, both young bulls, 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 who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
- 10That they may offer sacrifices of sweet aromas to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
- 11Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged on it. Let his house be made a garbage heap for this.
- 12And the God that has caused his name to be there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with speed.
- 13Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did quickly.
- 14And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
- 15And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, who was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
- 16And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
- 17And offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred young bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- 18And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem. As it is written in the book of Moses.
- 19And the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
- 20For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
- 21And the children of Israel, which had come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,
- 22And kept the Feast of Bread Made Without Yeast seven days with joy. For the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Ezra 6 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and in it was a record so written:
KJVIn the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
GIGAKJVIn the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, its height 90 feet, and its width 90 feet.
KJVAnd also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
GIGAKJVAnd also let the golden and silver objects of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
KJVNow therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence:
GIGAKJVNow therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, Be far from there:
KJVLet the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
GIGAKJVLet the work of this house of God alone. Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.
KJVMoreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
GIGAKJVAlso I make a decree what you shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tax beyond the river, immediately expenses be given to these men, that they are not hindered.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd that which they have need of, both young bulls, 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 who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
KJVThat they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
GIGAKJVThat they may offer sacrifices of sweet aromas to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
KJVAlso I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
GIGAKJVAlso I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged on it. Let his house be made a garbage heap for this.
KJVAnd the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
GIGAKJVAnd the God that has caused his name to be there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with speed.
KJVThen Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
GIGAKJVThen Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did quickly.
KJVAnd the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
GIGAKJVAnd the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
KJVAnd this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
GIGAKJVAnd this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, who was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
KJVAnd offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred young bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
KJVAnd they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
GIGAKJVAnd they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem. As it is written in the book of Moses.
KJVAnd the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
KJVFor the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
GIGAKJVFor the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
KJVAnd the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel, which had come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat,
KJVAnd kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
GIGAKJVAnd kept the Feast of Bread Made Without Yeast seven days with joy. For the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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