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Ezra 5:15–16
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Ezra 5:15
15And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
15And said vnto him, Take these vessels, goe, carie them into the temple that is in Ierusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place.
Ezra 5:16
16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished.
16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God, which is in Ierusalem. And since that time, euen vntill now, hath it bin in building, & yet it is not finished.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ezra 5:15
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893)
To bear, convey, support, lead, or transport from one place to another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage
A house or place dedicated to divine worship; also the side of the head.
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To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain.
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A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To construct, rest or depend on as a foundation.
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A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.
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Ezra 5:16
Placed, set down, imposed, or arranged.
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A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
As far as, up to, or extending to the stated limit.
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A structure made for habitation or use; also the act of constructing.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Completed; ended; done; perfected.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study2Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
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Open the full verse study3And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
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Open the full verse study3In 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;
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
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Open the full verse study15And 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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Open the full verse study8¶ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the Lord.
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Open the full verse study2Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
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Open the full verse study12¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.
13Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.
14And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,
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Open the full verse study18Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.
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Open the full verse study10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
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