Ezra 7:28

and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counselors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to Yahweh my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.

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WEBBE

and has extended loving kindness to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. I was strengthened according to the LORD my God’s hand on me, and I gathered together chief men out of Israel to go up with me.

BSB

and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

KJV

And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

ASV

and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king’s mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

BBE

And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

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וְעָלַי ve·'a·lai and towards me H5921 הִטָּה־ hi·tah- he has extended H5186 חֶסֶד che·sed covenant loyalty H2617 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 וְיוֹעֲצָיו ve·yo·'a·tzav and counselors his H3289 וּלְכָל־ u·le·khol- and to all H3605 שָׂרֵי sa·rei [the] officials of H8269 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 הַגִּבֹּרִים ha·gi·bo·rim (the) mighty H1368 וַאֲנִי va·'a·ni and I H589 הִתְחַזַּקְתִּי hit·cha·zak·ti I strengthened myself H2388 כְּיַד־ ke·yad- according to [the] hand of H3027 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהַי 'e·lo·hai God my H430 עָלַי 'a·lai on me H5921 וָאֶקְבְּצָה va·'ek·be·tzah and I assembled H6908 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל mi·yis·ra·'el from Israel H3478 רָאשִׁים ra·shim chiefs H7218 לַעֲלוֹת la·'a·lot to go up H5927 עִמִּי פ 'i·mi with me H5973

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 27–28

Two things Ezra blessed God for: 1. For his commission. If any good appear in our hearts, or in the hearts of others, we must own that God put it there, and bless him; it is he that worketh in us, both to will and to do that which is good. 2. For his encouragement: God has extended mercy to me. Ezra was a man of courage, yet he ascribed this not to his own heart, but to God's hand. If God give us his hand, we are bold and cheerful; if he withdraw it, we are weak as water. Whatever we are enabled to do for God and those around us, God must have all the glory.

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