Ezra 7:6

Authorized King James Version

This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
ה֤וּא
H1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
#2
עֶזְרָא֙
H5830
This Ezra
ezra, an israelite
#3
עָלָ֣ה
H5927
went up
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
#4
מִבָּבֶ֔ל
H894
from Babylon
babel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
#5
וְהֽוּא
H1931
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
#6
סֹפֵ֤ר
H5608
scribe
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
#7
מָהִיר֙
H4106
and he was a ready
quick; hence, skilful
#8
בְּתוֹרַ֣ת
H8451
in the law
a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch
#9
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
H4872
of Moses
mosheh, the israelite lawgiver
#10
אֲשֶׁר
H834
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
#11
וַיִּתֶּן
H5414
granted
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
#12
יְהוָ֤ה
H3068
of the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#13
אֱלֹהָיו֙
H430
God
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
#14
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
H3478
of Israel
he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
#15
וַיִּתֶּן
H5414
granted
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
#16
ל֣וֹ
H0
#17
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
H4428
and the king
a king
#18
כְּיַד
H3027
according to the hand
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
#19
יְהוָ֤ה
H3068
of the LORD
(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
#20
אֱלֹהָיו֙
H430
God
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
#21
עָלָ֔יו
H5921
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
#22
כֹּ֖ל
H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
#23
בַּקָּֽשָׁתֽוֹ׃
H1246
him all his request
a petition

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine sovereignty contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

The literary and historical milieu of the literary conventions and historical circumstances of biblical literature shapes this text's meaning. The historical development of salvation within the theological tradition of Ezra Understanding the ancient worldview that shaped the author's theological expression helps modern readers appreciate why the author emphasizes divine sovereignty in this particular way.

Questions for Reflection