Ezra 1:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 1:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 1:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and the Levites, all whose spirit God had stirred to go up, rose up to build Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:5 — World English Bible

Ezra 1:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then rose up the heads of fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:5 — American Standard Version

Ezra 1:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin rise, and the priests and the Levites, even every one whose spirit God hath waked, to go up to build the house of Jehovah, that <FI>is<Fi> in Jerusalem;”

Ezra 1:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 1:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.”

Ezra 1:5 — Darby Translation

Ezra 1:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the chiefe fathers of Iudah and Beniamin, and the Priests and Leuites rose vp, with al them whose spirit God had raysed to goe vp, to builde the house of the Lord which is in Ierusalem.”

Ezra 1:5 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 1:5 in Context — Ezra 1

3 Qui d’entre vous est de son peuple? Que son Dieu soit avec lui, et qu’il monte à Jérusalem en Juda et bâtisse la maison de l’Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël! C’est le Dieu qui est à Jérusalem.

4 Dans tout lieu où séjournent des restes du peuple de l’Éternel, les gens du lieu leur donneront de l’argent, de l’or, des effets, et du bétail, avec des offrandes volontaires pour la maison de Dieu qui est à Jérusalem.

5 Les chefs de famille de Juda et de Benjamin, les sacrificateurs et les Lévites, tous ceux dont Dieu réveilla l’esprit, se levèrent pour aller bâtir la maison de l’Éternel à Jérusalem.

6 Tous leurs alentours leur donnèrent des objets d’argent, de l’or, des effets, du bétail, et des choses précieuses, outre toutes les offrandes volontaires.

7 Le roi Cyrus rendit les ustensiles de la maison de l’Éternel, que Nebucadnetsar avait emportés de Jérusalem et placés dans la maison de son dieu.

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What Does Ezra 1:5 Mean?

Ezra 1:5 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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