Ezra 6:9

And whatever need there may be, ye shall give both the young of bulls and rams, and lambs for whole burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, oil—let it be given them according to the word of the priests that are in Jerusalem, day by day whatsoever they shall ask;

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The 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:

In Context

8Also a decree has been made by me, if haply ye may do somewhat in concert with the elders of the Jews for the building of that house of God: to wit, out of the king’s property, even the tributes beyond the river, let there be money to defray the expenses carefully granted to those men, so that they be not hindered.

10that they may offer sweet savors to the God of heaven, and that they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.

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Cross References

Exodus 29:38And these are the offerings which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two unblemished lambs of a year old daily on the altar continually, a constant offering.

Leviticus 1:10And if his gift be of the sheep to the Lord, or of the lambs, or of the kids for whole burnt offerings, he shall bring it a male without blemish.

Leviticus 9:2and Moses said to Aaron, Take to thyself a young calf of the herd for a sin offering, and a ram for a whole burnt offering, unblemished, and offer them before the Lord.

Numbers 28:1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Psalms 50:9Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: 1 Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. 1

Matthew Henry on Ezra 6:2-13

The Favourable Decree of Darius. ( b. c. 519.) 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. 2 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: 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… Read the whole commentary →

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