The Meaning of Ezra 6:13 Explained

Ezra 6:13

KJV: Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

YLT: Then Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king hath sent, so they have done speedily;

Darby: Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, because of that which king Darius had sent, did so diligently.

ASV: Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then  Tatnai {08674}, governor  on this side  the river,  Shetharboznai,  and their companions,  according  to that which Darius  the king  had sent,  so  they did  speedily. 

What does Ezra 6:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 6:1-22 - Prospered In A Difficult Work
How much depended on the finding of that roll! But God knew where it was, and led them to discover it, and inclined Darius to ratify it. When we are anxious and troubled about our relations to our fellow-men, we do little by worrying, we do much by trusting. Missing documents, alien hearts, tangled skeins, all yield before the hand of our Father working for us. The difficulty raised by their foes really reacted for the benefit of the Jews, for the king decreed that their expenses should be met, and their needs supplied. When we are living upon God's plan and need material resources for His work, He will see that they are forthcoming from the most unlikely sources, and the revenues of heathen monarchs shall be laid under contribution. When the house was finished it was dedicated, Ezra 6:16. What joy was there but amid all a solemn memory of the sin of the whole people of Israel. Though scattered to the four winds, they could not forget that in God's sight they were one still. It is highly probable that Psalms 146:1-10; Psalms 147:1-20; Psalms 148:1-14; Psalms 149:1-9; Psalms 150:1-6 were composed at this time. In the Septuagint they are called the Psalms of Haggai. Burnt offering and song go together, 2 Chronicles 29:27. After the dedication was the Passover. Separation must ever precede our feasting on God's Paschal Lamb, and out of this state of heart, influences proceed which produce the true unity and drawing together of the children of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 6

1  Darius, finding the decree of Cyrus, makes a new decree for building
13  By the help of Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai the temple is finished
16  The feast of the dedication is kept
19  and the Passover

What do the individual words in Ezra 6:13 mean?

Then Tattenai governor of [the region] beyond River the - Shethar-boznai and their companions according to according to what had sent Darius King so diligently did
אֱ֠דַיִן תַּתְּנַ֞י פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־ נַהֲרָ֛ה שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן לָקֳבֵ֗ל דִּֽי־ שְׁלַ֞ח דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֛א כְּנֵ֖מָא אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא עֲבַֽדוּ

תַּתְּנַ֞י  Tattenai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: תַּתְּנַי  
Sense: a Persian governor in Syria who opposed the rebuilding of Jerusalem.
פַּחַ֧ת  governor  of  [the  region] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּחָה  
Sense: governor.
עֲבַֽר־  beyond 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֲבַר  
Sense: region beyond or across.
נַהֲרָ֛ה  River  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: נְהַר  
Sense: river.
שְׁתַ֥ר  - 
Parse:
בּוֹזְנַ֖י  Shethar-boznai 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁתַר בֹּוזְנַי  
Sense: a Persian officer in the reign of Darius.
וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן  and  their  companions 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: כְּנָת  
Sense: companion, associate.
לָקֳבֵ֗ל  according  to 
Parse: Preposition-l
Root: קֳבֵל  
Sense: front prep.
דִּֽי־  according  to  what 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
שְׁלַ֞ח  had  sent 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׁלַח  
Sense: to send.
דָּרְיָ֧וֶשׁ  Darius 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּרְיָוֶשׁ  
Sense: Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as “Astyages” the last king of the Medes (538 BC) (same as 867 ()).
מַלְכָּ֛א  King 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
כְּנֵ֖מָא  so 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כְּנֵמָא  
Sense: thus, so, accordingly, as follows.
אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא  diligently 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אָסְפַּרְנָא  
Sense: thoroughly.