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World English Bible

Ezra 1 (WEBP)

[1] Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
[2] “Cyrus king of Persia says, ‘Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
[3] Whoever there is among you of all his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
[4] Whoever is left, in any place where he lives, let the men of his place help him with silver, with gold, with goods, and with animals, in addition to the free will offering for God’s house which is in Jerusalem.’ ”
[5] Then the heads of fathers’ households of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and the Levites, all whose spirit God had stirred to go up, rose up to build Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem.
[6] 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.
[7] Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods;
[8] even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.
[9] This is the number of them: thirty platters of gold, one thousand platters of silver, twenty-nine knives,
[10] thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second kind, and one thousand other vessels.
[11] All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred. Sheshbazzar brought all these up when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:1 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.
Ezra 1:2 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 1 (KJVS)

[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, ()
[2] Thus saith () Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given () me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged () me to build () him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
[3] Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up () to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build () the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
[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.
[5] Then rose up () the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, () to go up () to build () the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.
[6] 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. ()
[7] Also Cyrus the king brought forth () the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth () out of Jerusalem, and had put () them in the house of his gods;
[8] even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth () by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered () them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
[9] And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
[10] thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
[11] All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up () with them of the captivity that were brought up () from Babylon unto Jerusalem.

Ezra 1:4 Heb. lift him up
Ezra 1:6 that is, helped them
Ezra 1:11 Heb. the transportation

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 1 (BYZ)

[1] και εν τω πρωτω ετει κυρου του βασιλεως περσων του τελεσθηναι λογον κυριου απο στοματος ιερεμιου εξηγειρεν κυριος το πνευμα κυρου βασιλεως περσων και παρηγγειλεν φωνην εν παση βασιλεια αυτου και γε εν γραπτω λεγων
[2] ουτως ειπεν κυρος βασιλευς περσων πασας τας βασιλειας της γης εδωκεν μοι κυριος ο θεος του ουρανου και αυτος επεσκεψατο επ εμε του οικοδομησαι αυτω οικον εν ιερουσαλημ τη εν τη ιουδαια
[3] τις εν υμιν απο παντος του λαου αυτου και εσται ο θεος αυτου μετ αυτου και αναβησεται εις ιερουσαλημ την εν τη ιουδαια και οικοδομησατω τον οικον θεου ισραηλ αυτος ο θεος ο εν ιερουσαλημ
[4] και πας ο καταλειπομενος απο παντων των τοπων ου αυτος παροικει εκει και λημψονται αυτον ανδρες του τοπου αυτου εν αργυριω και χρυσιω και αποσκευη και κτηνεσιν μετα του εκουσιου εις οικον του θεου του εν ιερουσαλημ
[5] και ανεστησαν αρχοντες των πατριων τω ιουδα και βενιαμιν και οι ιερεις και οι λευιται παντων ων εξηγειρεν ο θεος το πνευμα αυτων του αναβηναι οικοδομησαι τον οικον κυριου τον εν ιερουσαλημ
[6] και παντες οι κυκλοθεν ενισχυσαν εν χερσιν αυτων εν σκευεσιν αργυριου εν χρυσω εν αποσκευη και εν κτηνεσιν και εν ξενιοις παρεξ των εν εκουσιοις
[7] και ο βασιλευς κυρος εξηνεγκεν τα σκευη οικου κυριου α ελαβεν ναβουχοδονοσορ απο ιερουσαλημ και εδωκεν αυτα εν οικω θεου αυτου
[8] και εξηνεγκεν αυτα κυρος βασιλευς περσων επι χειρα μιθραδατου γασβαρηνου και ηριθμησεν αυτα τω σασαβασαρ αρχοντι του ιουδα
[9] και ουτος ο αριθμος αυτων ψυκτηρες χρυσοι τριακοντα και ψυκτηρες αργυροι χιλιοι παρηλλαγμενα εννεα και εικοσι
[10] κεφφουρη χρυσοι τριακοντα και αργυροι διακοσιοι και σκευη ετερα χιλια
[11] παντα τα σκευη τω χρυσω και τω αργυρω πεντακισχιλια και τετρακοσια τα παντα αναβαινοντα μετα σασαβασαρ απο της αποικιας εκ βαβυλωνος εις ιερουσαλημ