Ezra 6:2
Strong's Lexicon
And a scroll
מְגִלָּ֣ה (mə·ḡil·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4040: 1) scroll, roll, book

was found
וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח (wə·hiš·tə·ḵaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7912: 1) to find 1a) (Aphel) to find 1b) (Ithp'al) to be found

in the fortress
בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א (bə·ḇî·rə·ṯā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1001: 1) castle, citadel, palace

דִּ֛י ()
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because

of Ecbatana,
בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א (bə·’aḥ·mə·ṯā)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 307: Achmetha = 'Ecbatana' 1) capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings

in the province
מְדִינְתָּ֖ה (mə·ḏî·nə·tāh)
Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4083: 1) district, province

of Media,
בְּמָדַ֥י (bə·mā·ḏay)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4076: Medes = 'middle land' n pr m 1) an inhabitant of Media n pr loc 2) the territory inhabited by the Medes 2a) located northwest of Persia proper, south and southwest of the Caspian Sea, east of Armenia and Assyria, and west and northwest of the great salt desert of Iram

with the following
וְכֵן־ (wə·ḵên-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3652: 1) thus, so, as follows

written
כְּתִ֥יב (kə·ṯîḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3790: 1) to write 1a) (P'al) to write, to be written

on it:
בְּגַוַּ֖הּ (bə·ḡaw·wah)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1459: 1) midst, the midst

Memorandum:
דִּכְרוֹנָֽה׃ (diḵ·rō·w·nāh)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1799: 1) record, memorandum

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And a scroll was found in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, with the following written on it: Memorandum:

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found with this record written on it:

New American Standard Bible
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum--

King James Bible
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana in the province of Media, and this was written on it: Memorandum:

New Living Translation
But it was at the fortress at Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found. This is what it said: "Memorandum:

English Standard Version
And in Ecbatana, the citadel that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found on which this was written: “A record.

New American Standard Bible
In Ecbatana in the fortress, which is in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows: "Memorandum--

King James Bible
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But it was in the fortress of Ecbatana in the province of Media that a scroll was found with this record written on it:

International Standard Version
The following was found written on a scroll in Ecbatana at the summer palace of the province of Media:

NET Bible
A scroll was found in the citadel of Ecbatana which is in the province of Media, and it was inscribed as follows: "Memorandum:

American Standard Version
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record:

English Revised Version
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record.

Young's Literal Translation
and there hath been found at Achmetha, in a palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and a record thus written within it is:
















Cross References
Hebrews 10:7
Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

2 Kings 17:6
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Ezra 1:1
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

Ezra 6:1
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.

Ezra 5:16
Then 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.

Ezra 6:3
In 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;

Ezra 6:4
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:

Ezra 6:5
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.
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