Ezra 3:7
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And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them.

gave money

2 Kings 12:11,12 And they gave it out by number and measure into the hands of them that were over the builders of the house of the Lord: and they laid it out to the carpenters, and the masons, that wrought in the house of the Lord, . . .

2 Kings 22:5,6 And let it be given to the workmen by the overseers of the house of the Lord: and let them distribute it to those that work in the temple of the Lord, to repair the temple: . . .

2 Chronicles 24:12,13 And the king and Joiada gave it to those who were over the works of the house of the Lord: but they hired with it stonecutters, and artificers of every kind of work to repair the house of the Lord: and such as wrought in iron and brass, to uphold what began to be falling. . . .

carpenters.

1 Kings 5:6,9-11 Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians. . . .

2 Chronicles 2:10-15 And I will give thy servants the workmen that are to cut down the trees, for their food twenty thousand cores of wheat, and as many cores of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil. . . .

Ezekiel 27:17 Juda and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants with the best corn: they set forth balm, and honey, and oil and rosin in thy fairs.

Acts 12:20 And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him: and, having gained Blastus who was the king's chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him.

150 stadia from Antipatris, according to Josephus,

30 miles south of Caesarea,

12 miles north of Ashdod,

9 miles west of Ramla, and

40 miles west of Jerusalem, according to modern authorities; and in lat.

32 degrees

50' long.

65 degrees

40' according to Ptolemy. It is still a considerable town, containing about

4000 or

5000 souls, and occupying a circular eminence close to the seaside, with a citadel on the summit; the bottom of the hill being surrounded by a wall

Ezra 3:12 But many of the priests and the Levites, and the chief of the fathers and the ancients that had seen the former temple; when they had the foundation of this temple before their eyes, wept with a loud voice: and many shouting for joy, lifted up their voice.

or

14 feet high, and two or three feet thick. The environs are occupied by extensive gardens.)

2 Chronicles 2:16 And we will cut down as many trees out of Libanus, as thou shalt want, and will convey them in floats by sea to Joppe: and it will be thy part to bring them thence to Jerusalem.

Jonah 1:3 Arise and go to Ninive, the great city, and preach in it: For the wickedness thereof is come up before me.

Acts 9:36 And in Joppe there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Acts 10:5,6 And now send men to Joppe: and call hither one Simon, who is surnamed Peter. . . .

according

Ezra 6:3-5 In the first year of Cyrus the king: Cyrus the king decreed, that the house of God should be built, which is in Jerusalem, in the place where they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that may support the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of threescore cubits, . . .

Context
Sacrifices Restored
6From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer holocausts to the Lord: but the temple of God was not yet founded. 7And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them.
Cross References
Acts 9:36
And in Joppe there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Acts 9:38
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppe, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not be slack to come unto them.

Acts 9:43
And it cane to pass that he abode many days in Joppe, with one Simon a tanner.

Acts 12:20
And he was angry with the Tyrians and the Sidonians. But they with one accord came to him: and, having gained Blastus who was the king's chamberlain, they desired peace, because their countries were nourished by him.

2 Samuel 5:11
And Hiram the king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons for walls: and they built a house for David.

1 Kings 5:9
My servants shall bring them down from Libanus to the sea: and I will put them together in floats, on the sea, and convey them to the place, which thou shalt signify to me, and will land them there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt allow me necessaries to furnish food for my household.

2 Chronicles 2:10
And I will give thy servants the workmen that are to cut down the trees, for their food twenty thousand cores of wheat, and as many cores of barley, and twenty thousand measures of wine, and twenty thousand measures of oil.

2 Chronicles 2:16
And we will cut down as many trees out of Libanus, as thou shalt want, and will convey them in floats by sea to Joppe: and it will be thy part to bring them thence to Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:2
Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: The Lord the God of heaven hath given to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judea.

Ezra 3:6
From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer holocausts to the Lord: but the temple of God was not yet founded.

Ezra 6:3
In the first year of Cyrus the king: Cyrus the king decreed, that the house of God should be built, which is in Jerusalem, in the place where they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that may support the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of threescore cubits,

Jonah 1:3
Arise and go to Ninive, the great city, and preach in it: For the wickedness thereof is come up before me.

Lexicon
They gave
וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־ (way·yit·tə·nū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

money
כֶ֔סֶף (ḵe·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

to the masons
לַחֹצְבִ֖ים (la·ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave

and carpenters,
וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים (wə·le·ḥā·rā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2796: A fabricator, any material

and food
וּמַאֲכָ֨ל (ū·ma·’ă·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3978: An eatable

and drink
וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜ה (ū·miš·teh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast

and oil
וָשֶׁ֗מֶן (wā·še·men)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

to the people of Sidon
לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙ (laṣ·ṣi·ḏō·nîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6722: Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidon

and Tyre
וְלַצֹּרִ֔ים (wə·laṣ·ṣō·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6876: Tyrians -- inhabitants of Tyre

to bring
לְהָבִיא֩ (lə·hā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

cedar
אֲרָזִ֤ים (’ă·rā·zîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree

logs
עֲצֵ֨י (‘ă·ṣê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

Lebanon
הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Joppa
יָפ֔וֹא (yā·p̄ō·w)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3305: Joppa -- a seaport city of Palestine

by sea,
יָ֣ם (yām)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin

as authorized
כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן (kə·riš·yō·wn)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7558: Permission

by King
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

Cyrus
כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ (kō·w·reš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3566: Cyrus -- a person king

of Persia.
פָּרַ֖ס (pā·ras)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon


Additional Translations
They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by King Cyrus of Persia.They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, to them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

And they gave money to the stone-hewers and carpenters, and meat and drink, and oil, to the Sidonians, and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant of Cyrus king of the Persians to them.

And they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters; and meat and drink and oil to the Zidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and provisions, and drink, and oil, to them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

They gave money also to the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, to them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

and they give money to hewers and to artificers, and food, and drink, and oil to Zidonians and to Tyrians, to bring in cedar-trees from Lebanon unto the sea of Joppa, according to the permission of Cyrus king of Persia concerning them.
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