Esra 1:4

Schlachter Bibel

Und wer noch übrig ist an allen Orten, wo er als Fremdling weilt, dem sollen die Leute seines Ortes helfen mit Silber und Gold und Fahrnis und Vieh nebst freiwilligen Gaben für das Haus Gottes zu Jerusalem.

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Und wer noch übrig ist an allen Orten, da der Fremdling ist, dem sollen helfen die Leute seines Orts mit Silber und Gold, Gut und Vieh, außer dem, was sie aus freiem Willen geben zum Hause Gottes zu Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

let the men: Ezra 7:16-18, Acts 24:17, 3 John 1:6-8

help him: Heb. lift him up, Ecclesiastes 4:9, Ecclesiastes 4:10, Galatians 6:2

the freewill: Ezra 2:68-70, 1 Chronicles 29:3, 1 Chronicles 29:9, 1 Chronicles 29:17

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:5 - General 2 Chronicles 29:31 - and as many 2 Chronicles 31:14 - the freewill Ezra 1:6 - willingly offered Psalms 28:9 - lift Ezekiel 46:12 - a voluntary

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth,.... Is left behind, and cannot go up through poverty, not having a sufficiency to bear his charges in his journey to Jerusalem:

let the men of his place keep him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts; with money to bear the expenses of his journey, with goods to furnish his house, or trade with, when he came to Judea, and with cattle to carry him, and his goods, and to till the ground with, when he came thither; and the men exhorted to this are either the Gentiles that dwelt in the cities where these poor Jews were, or the richer Jews, who chose as yet not to go up until they saw how things would succeed; and are therefore called upon to assist their brethren who had a will, but not ability:

besides the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem: which they freely gave, and sent by them for the rebuilding of the temple.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let the men of his place help him - i. e., “Let the pagan population help him” (see Ezra 1:6).

The freewill offering - Probably that made by Cyrus himself Ezra 1:7-11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezra 1:4. Whosoever remaineth in any place — Every one was at liberty to go, but none was obliged to go. Thus their attachment to God was tried; he whose heart was right with God went; he who was comfortably settled in Babylon, might go if he chose. Those who did not go, were commanded to assist their brethren who went.