Ezra 1
- 1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
- 2Cyrus king of Persia says this, The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
- 3Who is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, He is the God. Which is in Jerusalem.
- 4And whoever remains in any place where he stays, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
- 5Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem.
- 6And all those who were about them strengthened their hands with silver objects, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
- 7Also Cyrus the king brought out the items of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods.
- 8Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
- 9And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,
- 10Thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other items a thousand.
- 11All the objects of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Ezra 1 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
GIGAKJVCyrus king of Persia says this, The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
KJVWho is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVWho is there among you of all his people? His God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord God of Israel, He is the God. Which is in Jerusalem.
KJVAnd whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVAnd whoever remains in any place where he stays, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem.
KJVAnd all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
GIGAKJVAnd all those who were about them strengthened their hands with silver objects, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered.
KJVAlso Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;
GIGAKJVAlso Cyrus the king brought out the items of the house of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods.
KJVEven those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
GIGAKJVEven those did Cyrus king of Persia bring out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.
KJVThirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.
GIGAKJVThirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other items a thousand.
KJVAll the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVAll the objects of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
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