KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Ezra 6:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And 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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And this” | דְנָ֔ה | This | And this |
| “house” | בַּיְתָ֣ה | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “was finished” | וְשֵׁיצִיא֙ | To finish | finished |
| “on” | עַ֛ד | Until | on |
| “the third” | תְּלָתָ֖ה | Three or third | third |
| “day” | י֥וֹם | A day | day |
| “of the month” | לִירַ֣ח | A month | month |
| “Adar,” | אֲדָ֑ר | Adar, the 12th Hebrew month | Adar |
| “which” | דִּי | That, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of | which |
| “was” | הִ֣יא | He (she or it); self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | was |
| “in the sixth” | שֵׁ֔ת | Six | sixth |
| “year” | שְׁנַת | Year | year |
| “of the reign” | לְמַלְכ֖וּת | Dominion (abstractly or concretely) | reign |
| “of Darius” | דָּֽרְיָ֥וֶשׁ | Darejavesh, a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings | Darius |
| “the king.” | מַלְכָּֽא׃ | A king | king |
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13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
14 And 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.
15 And 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.
16 And 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,
17 And 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.
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