Ezra 6:3
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 thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;Ezra 6:3 in the real world
Where
In what words
- דְּבַחdᵉbachto sacrifice (an animal)
- דְּבַחdᵉbacha sacrifice
- סְבַלçᵉbalto erect
- אַמָּהʼammâh{properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit
- פְּתַיpᵉthayopen, i.e. (as noun) width
- אֹשׁʼôsha foundation
- שִׁתִּיןshittîynsixty
- רוּםrûwm(literally) altitude
+11 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Cyrus CylinderConfirmed by the groundThe Persian repatriation policy behind the return from exile is documented in Cyrus's own words — the general policy, independently attested; the specific decree for Judah, only in the Bible.
Cross-references
Rev 21:16, 2Ch 36:22–1:4, Ezk 41:13–15, Deu 12:5–6, Ezr 5:13–15, Psa 122:4, 2Ch 3:3–4, 1Ki 6:2–3