Esra 1:5

Schlachter Bibel

Da machten sich die Familienhäupter von Juda und Benjamin auf und die Priester und Leviten, alle, deren Geist Gott erweckte, um hinaufzuziehen, das Haus des Herrn , welches zu Jerusalem ist, zu bauen.

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Da machten sich auf die Obersten der Vaterhäuser aus Juda und Benjamin und die Priester und Leviten, alle, deren Geist Gott erweckte, hinaufzuziehen und zu bauen das Haus des HERRN zu Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

whose spirit: Ezra 1:1, 2 Chronicles 36:22, Nehemiah 2:12, Proverbs 16:1, 2 Corinthians 8:16, Philippians 2:13, James 1:16, James 1:17, 3 John 1:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 35:21 - General 1 Samuel 10:26 - whose hearts 1 Chronicles 5:26 - stirred up 2 Chronicles 21:16 - the Lord Ezra 4:2 - Zerubbabel Ezra 8:1 - the chief Psalms 102:14 - General Isaiah 49:17 - children Isaiah 51:14 - captive Jeremiah 31:6 - Arise Jeremiah 31:16 - they Ezekiel 45:17 - the prince's Haggai 1:14 - stirred Matthew 21:3 - straightway Acts 7:23 - it came

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin,.... Princes of these tribes, and heads of families in them, and of some other tribes too, though chiefly of these, as appears from 1 Chronicles 9:3,

and the priests and the Levites: whose presence was necessary both to direct in the building of the temple, and to animate to it, and to set the vessels in their proper places; and particularly to assist in the setting up of the altar, and to offer sacrifices on it, which was the first thing done when come to Jerusalem, Ezra 3:2

with all them whose spirit God raised to go up, to build the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem; God, who "works" in men "both to will and to do", wrought powerfully by his Spirit on their hearts, inclined their minds, and made them willing to go up, and set about this work; and such a divine, powerful, and efficacious operation upon them, was necessary to engage them in it, since the embarrassments, difficulties, discouragements, and objections, were many: some of them were well settled, and had contracted a pleasing acquaintance with many of their neighbours, and indeed to most of them it was their native place; and as for Judea and Jerusalem, they knew nothing of but what their fathers had told them; the way to it unknown, long, and dangerous, at least fatiguing and troublesome to their wives and children; and Judea and Jerusalem desolate and in ruins, and in the hands of enemies, from whom they had reason to expect trouble.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Only a portion of the Israelites took advantage of the permission of Cyrus. Many remained in Babylon, since they were disinclined to relinquish their property. They who returned were persons whom God had especially stirred up to make sacrifices for His glory.