Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings. New Living Translation And all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock. They gave them many valuable gifts in addition to all the voluntary offerings. English Standard Version And all who were about them aided them with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with beasts, and with costly wares, besides all that was freely offered. Berean Standard Bible And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings. King James Bible And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. New King James Version And all those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. New American Standard Bible And all of those around them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with equipment, cattle, and with valuables, aside from everything that was given as a voluntary offering. NASB 1995 All those about them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle and with valuables, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering. NASB 1977 And all those about them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle, and with valuables, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering. Legacy Standard Bible All those around them strengthened them with articles of silver, with gold, with possessions, with cattle, and with precious things, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering. Amplified Bible All those who were around them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle, and with valuable things, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. Christian Standard Bible All their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible All their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. American Standard Version And all they that were round about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And everyone who was around them held in their hands vessels of silver and gold and possessions and beasts and valuable gifts which were pleasing. Brenton Septuagint Translation And all that were round about strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with cattle, and with presents, besides the voluntary offerings. Contemporary English Version The others helped by giving silver articles, gold, personal possessions, cattle, and other valuable gifts, as well as offerings for the temple. Douay-Rheims Bible And all they that were round about, helped their hands with vessels of silver, and gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with furniture, besides what they had offered on their own accord. English Revised Version And all they that were round about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. GOD'S WORD® Translation All their neighbors [who were remaining behind] provided them with articles made from silver and gold, supplies, livestock, and valuable gifts besides everything that was freely offered. Good News Translation All their neighbors helped them by giving them many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple. International Standard Version So all of their neighbors equipped the travelers with silver, gold, equipment, pack animals, and valuable goods, in addition to voluntary offerings. JPS Tanakh 1917 And all they that were round about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. Literal Standard Version and all those around them have strengthened [them] with their hands, with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, apart from all that has been offered willingly. Majority Standard Bible And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings. New American Bible All their neighbors gave them help in every way, with silver, gold, goods, livestock, and many precious gifts, besides all their voluntary offerings. NET Bible All their neighbors assisted them with silver utensils, gold, equipment, animals, and expensive gifts, not to mention all the voluntary offerings. New Revised Standard Version All their neighbors aided them with silver vessels, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with valuable gifts, besides all that was freely offered. New Heart English Bible All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. Webster's Bible Translation And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered. World English Bible All those who were around them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, with animals, and with precious things, in addition to all that was willingly offered. Young's Literal Translation and all those round about them have strengthened them with their hands, with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, apart from all that hath been offered willingly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Proclamation of Cyrus…5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. 6And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings. Cross References Ezra 7:16 together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem. Nehemiah 6:9 For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, "Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished." But now, my God, strengthen my hands. Isaiah 35:3 Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Treasury of Scripture And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. strengthened their hands. Ezra 7:15,16 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, … Ezra 8:25-28,33 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: … willingly offered Ezra 1:4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. Psalm 110:3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. Jump to Previous Addition Aided Animals Apart Articles Assisted Beasts Besides Cattle Costly Encouraged Freely Freewill Gifts Gold Goods Great Hands Help Livestock Neighbors Neighbours Offered Offering Precious Round Silver Strengthened Valuable Valuables Value Vessels Wares WillinglyJump to Next Addition Aided Animals Apart Articles Assisted Beasts Besides Cattle Costly Encouraged Freely Freewill Gifts Gold Goods Great Hands Help Livestock Neighbors Neighbours Offered Offering Precious Round Silver Strengthened Valuable Valuables Value Vessels Wares WillinglyEzra 1 1. The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple5. The people provide for their return 7. Cyrus restores the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar Verse 6. - All they that were about them. i.e. all their neighbours. Strengthened their hands. This is the literal rendering. The margin gives the right meaning - "helped them." With precious things. Migdanoth, a rare word, only used here, in Genesis 24:53, and in 2 Chronicles 21:3; always connected with silver and gold: derived from meged, which means "precious. Besides all that was willingly offered (comp. ver. 4). The gold, silver, precious things, etc. previously mentioned were free gifts to individual Jews, and were additional to certain offerings which were intrusted to them for conveyance to Jerusalem. On the value attached by the Persians to offerings made in Jerusalem to Jehovah, see below, Ezra 6:10, and Ezra 7:17. Hebrew And allוְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their neighbors סְבִיבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·ṯê·hem) Adverb | third person masculine plural Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around supported חִזְּק֣וּ (ḥiz·zə·qū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer them בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם (ḇî·ḏê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 3027: A hand with articles בִּכְלֵי־ (biḵ·lê-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus of silver כֶ֧סֶף (ḵe·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money and gold, בַּזָּהָ֛ב (baz·zā·hāḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky with goods בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ (bā·rə·ḵūš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7399: Property, goods and livestock, וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and with valuables, וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת (ū·ḇam·miḡ·dā·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4030: A choice or excellent thing in addition לְבַ֖ד (lə·ḇaḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their freewill offerings. הִתְנַדֵּֽב׃ (hiṯ·nad·dêḇ) Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 5068: To impel, to volunteer, to present spontaneously Links Ezra 1:6 NIVEzra 1:6 NLT Ezra 1:6 ESV Ezra 1:6 NASB Ezra 1:6 KJV Ezra 1:6 BibleApps.com Ezra 1:6 Biblia Paralela Ezra 1:6 Chinese Bible Ezra 1:6 French Bible Ezra 1:6 Catholic Bible OT History: Ezra 1:6 All those who were around them strengthened (Ezr. 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