The Meaning of Ezra 3:7 Explained

Ezra 3:7

KJV: They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

YLT: and they give money to hewers and to artificers, and food, and drink, and oil to Zidonians and to Tyrians, to bring in cedar-trees from Lebanon unto the sea of Joppa, according to the permission of Cyrus king of Persia concerning them.

Darby: And they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters; and meat and drink and oil to the Zidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

ASV: They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They gave  money  also unto the masons,  and to the carpenters;  and meat,  and drink,  and oil,  unto them of Zidon,  and to them of Tyre,  to bring  cedar  trees  from Lebanon  to the sea  of Joppa,  according to the grant  that they had of Cyrus  king  of Persia. 

What does Ezra 3:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 3:1-7 - The Building Of The Altar
Throughout their history the true Israelites were eager to maintain their genealogy; wherever they were scattered, they carefully guarded their national registers. Each of us should be able to establish his descent and to vindicate his claim to be considered a child of God, a joint-heir with Christ, a partaker in the inheritance which God has promised to them that love Him. If you cannot establish your sonship, you may doubt your right to the spiritual blessings which are a part of the family estates. This is clearly illustrated by the prohibition issued against the eating of the most holy things by the priests whose names were not found in the register. They must wait till the Urim and Thummin attested that they were Israelites indeed. What that witness was in these olden days, the testimony of the Holy Spirit is within us. He witnesses with our spirit that we are born of God.
The first act of the restored Jews was to set up the House of God. For this they gave willingly, and after their ability. The altar was the center of their religion. So the Cross of Jesus is the center of our life and worship, reminding us of His work for us in justification, or His claims in sanctification. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 3

1  The altar is set up
4  Offerings renewed
7  Workmen employed in preparing materials
8  The foundations of the temple are laid in great joy and mourning

What do the individual words in Ezra 3:7 mean?

And they gave money to the masons and the carpenters and food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and Tyre to bring logs cedar from Lebanon to the sea to Joppa according to the permission from Cyrus king of Persia which they had -
וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־ כֶ֔סֶף לַחֹצְבִ֖ים וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים וּמַאֲכָ֨ל וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜ה וָשֶׁ֗מֶן לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙ וְלַצֹּרִ֔ים לְהָבִיא֩ עֲצֵ֨י אֲרָזִ֤ים מִן־ הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ אֶל־ יָ֣ם יָפ֔וֹא כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־ פָּרַ֖ס עֲלֵיהֶֽם פ

וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־  And  they  gave 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
כֶ֔סֶף  money 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
לַחֹצְבִ֖ים  to  the  masons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חָצֵב 
Sense: to dig, cleave, divide, hew, make, cut out, dig out, cut down, quarry, hewer, mason.
וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים  and  the  carpenters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חֶרֶשׁ 
Sense: craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer.
וּמַאֲכָ֨ל  and  food 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַאֲכָל  
Sense: food, fruit, meat.
וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜ה  and  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁתֶּה  
Sense: feast, drink, banquet.
וָשֶׁ֗מֶן  and  oil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙  to  the  Sidonians 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: צִידֹנִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Sidon.
וְלַצֹּרִ֔ים  and  Tyre 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צֹרִי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Tyre.
לְהָבִיא֩  to  bring 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
עֲצֵ֨י  logs 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
אֲרָזִ֤ים  cedar 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
הַלְּבָנוֹן֙  Lebanon 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבָנׄון  
Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
יָ֣ם  the  sea  to 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יָם  
Sense: sea.
יָפ֔וֹא  Joppa 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָפֹו  
Sense: a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon.
כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן  according  to  the  permission  from 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רִשְׁיׄון  
Sense: permission.
כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ  Cyrus 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּורֶשׁ  
Sense: the king of Persia and conqueror of Babylon; first ruler of Persia to make a decree allowing the Israelite exiles to return to Jerusalem.
מֶֽלֶךְ־  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
פָּרַ֖ס  of  Persia 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: פָּרַס  
Sense: the empire Persia; encompassed the territory from India on the east to Egypt and Thrace on the west, and included, besides portions of Europe and Africa, the whole of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Caucasus, the Caspian and the Jaxartes on the north, the Arabian desert, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean on the south.
עֲלֵיהֶֽם  which  they  had 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation