Ezra 7:20

And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — King Artaxerxes addresses Ezra, granting him authority to cover any additional expenses for the house of God using royal funds.

The words — חַשְׁחוּת (chash.Chut) means "things needed," while יִפֶל (yi.pel) literally renders "it will fall," indicating unforeseen requirements. The verb תִּנְתֵּן (tin.Ten) commands the actual payment from the king's storehouses.

The thread — This funding directive parallels Ezra 6:4 and Ezra 6:8, where Persian officials are similarly ordered to cover temple costs from the royal treasury.

Why it lands — The text records a direct administrative order to finance sacred operations, requiring the reader to note the explicit chain of command and the state's financial responsibility for temple upkeep.

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The Hebrew words

וּשְׁאָ֗רu./she.'Arand/ [the] rest of חַשְׁחוּת֙chash.Chut[the] thing[s] needed of בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of אֱלָהָ֔ךְ'e.la.Ha/khGod/ your דִּ֥יdiwhich יִפֶּל־yi.pel-it will fallלָ֖ךְla/khto/ youלְמִנְתַּ֑ןle./min.Tanto/ give תִּנְתֵּ֕ןtin.Tenyou will give מִן־min-from בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house of גִּנְזֵ֥יgin.Zei[the] treasures of מַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka/'king/ the

King James Version

And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.

Cross-references

Ezra 6:4 with three layers of cut stones and one of timbers. The costs are to be paid from the royal treasury.
Ezra 6:8 I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.