Bible Strands
Ezra 5:15
and instructed, ‘Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.’
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The text records a command given to Sheshbazzar concerning the sacred vessels Cyrus placed in his care. The instruction occurs during the initial phase of the Jerusalem temple restoration project.
The words — The Hebrew imperative שֵׂ֚א (se') translates literally to "take!" and אֲחֵ֣ת ('a.Chet) translates to "deposit!" or "put." These verbs direct the physical transfer of the articles to their designated location.
The thread — The command echoes the earlier royal decree to rebuild the house (Ezra 1:2) and aligns with the subsequent laying of the foundation (Ezra 6:3). It also connects to the altar restoration and daily sacrifices that followed (Ezra 3:3).
Why it lands — The text states the explicit order to return the vessels and rebuild on the original site before noting the ongoing construction. It requires a reader to follow the specific directive to restore worship at the designated location without alteration.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Ezra 1:2 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah.
- Ezra 3:3 They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
- Ezra 6:3 In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be firmly laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide,