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Ezra 6:9
Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Darius addresses provincial officials west of the Euphrates, commanding them to fund the Jerusalem temple rebuilding from the royal treasury.
The words — חַשְׁחָן (chashchan) translates to "things needed," and עֲלָוָן ('alavan) means "burnt offerings," specifying the exact sacrificial and grain materials required.
The thread — The mandated daily provision echoes Exodus 29:38 and Leviticus 1:10, while the explicit denial of God's need for sacrifices aligns with the rhetorical contrast in Psalms 50:9.
Why it lands — The text demands uninterrupted state funding for worship, requiring readers to recognize that civic authority must actively sustain religious practice without delay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:10 If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.
- Psalms 50:9 I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD.
- Leviticus 2:1 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
- Leviticus 9:2 He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
- Numbers 15:4 then the one presenting his offering to the LORD shall also present a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a quarter hin of olive oil.
- Numbers 28:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- 1 Chronicles 9:29 Others were put in charge of the furnishings and other articles of the sanctuary, as well as the fine flour, wine, oil, frankincense, and spices.
- Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”