The Meaning of Ezra 8:23 Explained

Ezra 8:23

KJV: So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

YLT: And we fast, and seek from our God for this, and He is entreated of us.

Darby: And we fasted, and besought our God for this; and he was entreated of us.

ASV: So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezra 8:23?

MEANING: What does Ezra 8:23 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezra 8:23 mean?

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What is the context of Ezra 8:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

What does Ezra 8:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Ezra 8:1-23 - United Prayer For Guidance

The number of men who accompanied Ezra amounted to 1754, but the women and children would bring up the gross total to about 7000. The lack of Levites was very serious. These should have been among the very first. A deputation was therefore sent to a neighboring seminary or college, where they were being trained, and here again is the mention of the good hand of God. Sometimes hearts are ready and waiting for service, which need just a word or appeal to complete their plans. There is always special interest in this paragraph for those who are venturing forth on the untried and unknown. The camp at Ahava; the sending for the priests; the waiting for their coming; the recognition of God's good hand in sending a man of discretion; and then the fast and prayer for protection. We can almost see the little band on the point of plunging into the inhospitable and dangerous desert, spending hours in prayer, and restrained from requesting an escort, lest they might invalidate their leader's trustful boast. How careful we should be to do nothing inconsistent with the proud position that faith gives us in the keeping power of God! Seek Him, O soul of mine, and He will be found, and His hand shall be upon thee for good. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 8

¹ The companions of Ezra, who returned from Babylon
¹⁵ He sends to Iddo for ministers for the temple
²¹ He keeps a fast
²⁴ He commits the treasures to the custody of the priests
³¹ From Ahava they come to Jerusalem
³³ The treasure is weighed in the temple
³⁶ The commission is delivered

What do the individual words in Ezra 8:23 mean?

So we fasted and entreated our God for this and He answered our prayer to

וַנָּצ֛וּמָה וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ עַל־ זֹ֑את וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר לָֽנוּ

וַנָּצ֛וּמָה	So we fasted
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural, third person feminine singular Root: צוּם Sense: (Qal) to abstain from food, fast.
וַנְּבַקְשָׁ֥ה	and entreated
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural, third person feminine singular Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
מֵאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ	our God
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
זֹ֑את	this
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
וַיֵּעָתֵ֖ר	and He answered our prayer
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָתַר Sense: to pray, entreat, supplicate.

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