## Rashi on Ezra Chapter 7

###### Rashi on Ezra 7:1:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:1:1)

**וְאַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה.** שֶׁל בִּנְיַן הַבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And after these incidents** of the building of the House.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:1:2
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**אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא.** הוּא דָּרְיָוֶשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Artaxerxes** That is Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:6:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:6:1)

**וַיִּתֶּן לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ.** דָּרְיָוֶשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the king granted him** [i.e., King] Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:6:2
[Rashi on Ezra 7:6:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:6:2)

**כְּיַד ה׳ אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו.** כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָלָיו, וּמִקְרָא מְסֹרָס הוּא: **וַיִּתֶּן לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ כָּל בַּקָּשָׁתוֹ כְּיַד ה׳ אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו.** וְאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה עֶזְרָא הוּא מַלְאָכִי (מגילה טו.):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**according to the command of the Lord his God upon him** as the Holy One, blessed be He, had commanded him. This verse is transposed [its meaning being]: and the King granted him his entire request, according to the command of the Lord upon him. And our Rabbis said (Meg. 15a) that Ezra and Malachi were one and the same.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:7:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:7:1)

**בִּשְׁנַת שֶׁבַע.** הִיא שָׁנָה אַחַר תַּשְׁלוּם הַבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the seventh year** That is a year after the completion of the Temple.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:7:2
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**לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא.** הוּא דָּרְיָוֶשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**of Artaxerxes** That is Darius.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:8:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:8:1)

**בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי.** הוּא חֹדֶשׁ אָב, כִּי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם הָיְתָה תְּחִלַּת עֲלִיָּתָם מִבָּבֶל, וּבְאֶחָד לְחֹדֶשׁ אָב בָּאוּ לִירוּשָׁלַיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**in the fifth month** i.e., the month of Av, for the first of the month of Nissan was the beginning of their ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the month of Av they arrived in Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:9:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:9:1)

**יְסוֹד הַמַּעֲלָה.** יְסוֹד תְּחִלַּת הָעֲלִיָּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was the commencement of the ascent** the foundation of the commencement of the ascent.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:9:2
[Rashi on Ezra 7:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:9:2)

**כְּיַד אֱלֹהָיו.** כַּאֲשֶׁר הִצְלִיחוֹ יַד הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שֶׁהָיְתָה יָדוֹ **טוֹבָה עָלָיו** לְהַצְלִיחוֹ בִּדְרָכָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**according to the...hand of his God** as the hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, caused him to succeed, for His hand was good upon him to make him succeed in his way.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:10:1
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**כִּי עֶזְרָא וְגוֹ׳.** וְעַל כֵּן הָלַךְ וְהִצְלִיחַ בְּדַרְכּוֹ, שֶׁהֲרֵי **עֶזְרָא הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ וְגוֹמֵר,** נוֹתֵן טַעַם לִדְבָרָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**For Ezra...** Therefore, he went and prospered in his way, because Ezra prepared his heart, etc. He gives a reason for his words.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:11:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:11:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:11:1)

**וְזֶה פַּרְשֶׁגֶן הַנִּשְׁתְּוָן.** וְזֶה פַּתְשֶׁגֶן הַכְּתָב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And this is the interpretation of the writ** Heb. פַתְשֶּׁגֶן הַכְּתָב.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:11:2
[Rashi on Ezra 7:11:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:11:2)

**וְחֻקָּיו עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל.** וְאֶת חֻקָּיו אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשָׁמְרָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and His statutes to Israel** and His statutes that He commanded Israel to keep.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:12:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:12:1)

**סָפַר דָּתָא.** סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the Book of Law** [as translated,] the Book of Law.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:12:2
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**גְּמִיר וּכְעֶנֶת.** סְפֵיקָא הִיא בְּיָדוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who has mastered... and Ke’eneth** He has mastered it in his hand.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:13:1
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**מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם.** מִמֶּנִּי יוֹצֵא הָרְשׁוּת כִּי כָּל אֲשֶׁר נָדְבָה רוּחוֹ אוֹתוֹ מִן יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לָלֶכֶת לִירוּשָׁלַיִם יֵלְכוּ עִמָּךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**An order is issued by me** The authorization emanates from me that whoever of Israel, of the priests, or of the Levites, whose heart prompts him to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:14:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:14:1)

**כָּל קֳבֵל.** בִּשְׁבִיל כָּךְ מֵאֵת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשִׁבְעַת יוֹעֲצָיו רוֹאֵי פְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אַתָּה שָׁלוּחַ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Because of this** Because of this, you are sent from the king and his seven advisors who saw the king’s face.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:14:2
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**וְשִׁבְעַת יָעֲטוֹהִי.** וְשֶׁבַע יוֹעֲצָיו הֵם שִׁבְעָה רוֹאֵי פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ (אסתר א:יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and his seven advisors** and his seven advisors; they are the seven who see the king’s face.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:14:3
[Rashi on Ezra 7:14:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:14:3)

**לְבַקָּרָה עַל יְהוּד.** כְּדֵי לִדְרֹשׁ וְלִבְדֹּק עַל הַיְּהוּדִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם אִם הֵם עֲסוּקִים בְּתוֹרָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**to search out Judea** An order to seek and to search out the Jews who are in Jerusalem, to see whether they are engaged in the Torah of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is in your hand.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:15:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:15:1)

**וּלְהֵיבָלָה.** וּלְהוֹלִיךְ כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב שֶׁל הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיוֹעֲצָיו אֲשֶׁר הִתְנַדֵּב לֵאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְתַקֵּן בֵּיתוֹ אֲשֶׁר מִשְׁכָּנוֹ וּבֵיתוֹ בִּירוּשָׁלָיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And to bring** and to bring the silver and gold of the king and his advisors that they donated to the God of Israel, to maintain His House, Whose habitation and House are in Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:16:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:16:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:16:1)

**וְכָל כֶּסֶף וּדְהַב.** וְכָל נִדְבַת כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב אֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָא בִּמְדִינַת בָּבֶל עִם שְׁאָר נִדְבַת הָעָם וְהַכֹּהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר מִתְנַדְּבִים לְבֵיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם, תּוֹלִיךְ הַכֹּל לִירוּשָׁלָיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And all the silver and gold** and all the silver and gold that you will find in the province of Babylon, together with the donations of the people and the priests that they will donate to the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is in Jerusalem; you shall take everything to Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:17:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:17:1)

**כָּל קֳבֵל דְּנָה.** וּבִשְׁבִיל כָּךְ שֶׁל עֲבוֹדוֹת הַמִּקְדָּשׁ מְהֵרָה תִּקְנֶה בְּכֶסֶף זֶה בָּקָר וְאֵילִים וּכְבָשִׂים וּזְבָחִים וּמְנָחוֹת וּנְסָכִים, וְתַקְרִיבֵם עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Because of this** And because of this, because it is for the service of the Sanctuary, you shall quickly purchase with this money cattle, rams and lambs; sacrifices, meal-offerings, and libations, and you shall offer them up on the altar of the Holy One, blessed be He.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:18:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:18:1)

**וּמָה דִי עֲלָךְ.** וַאֲשֶׁר יִיטַב לְךָ וּלְאַחֶיךָ בְּמוֹתַר הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב לַעֲשׂוֹת כִּרְצוֹנוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא תַּעֲשׂוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And what pleases you** And what pleases you and your brethren (to do) with the rest of the silver and the gold, according to the will of the Holy One, blessed be He, you shall do.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:19:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:19:1)

**וּמָאנַיָּא.** וְכֵלִים הַנְּתוּנִים לְךָ לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, שְׁלֵם לִפְנֵי הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the vessels** And the vessels that are given to you for the service of the Holy One, blessed be He, give in their entirety before the Holy One, blessed be He, in Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:20:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:20:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:20:1)

**וּשְׁאָר חַשְׁחוּת.** וּשְׁאָר צְרִיכוּת שֶׁתִּצְטָרֵךְ לְבֵיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לִקְנוֹת, אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה לְךָ לִיתֵּן הַדָּמִים תִּתֵּן מֵאוֹצַר הַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the rest of the necessities** and the rest of the necessities that you will require for the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, to purchase, for which you will have to give the money; you shall give from the royal treasury.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:21:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:21:1)

**וּמִנִּי אֲנָה.** וּמִמֶּנִּי אֲנִי דָּרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹצֵא צִוּוּי וְרָשׁוּת לְכָל הַגִּזְבָּרִים אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר לְצַד אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמְקַבְּלִים מִסִּים שֶׁלִּי מִן הָעוֹבְדֵי כוֹכָבִים אֲשֶׁר כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁיִּשְׁאַל מִכֶּם עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן סוֹפֵר הַתּוֹרָה שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מְהֵרָה יֵעָשֶׂה שֶׁלֹּא יְעַכְּבוּ אֶת שְׁאֵלָתוֹ עַד מֵאָה כִּכָּרִים שֶׁל כֶּסֶף לִקְנוֹת קָרְבָּנוֹת וּמֵאָה כוֹרִין חִטִּין לִמְנָחוֹת וְעַד מֵאָה מִדּוֹת יַיִן לִנְסָכִים וּמֵאָה (מִדּוֹת) שֶׁל שֶׁמֶן לִבְלוֹל מְנָחוֹת וּמֶלַח לְקָרְבָּנוֹת כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְכָל קָרְבַּן מִנְחָתְךָ בַּמֶּלַח תִּמְלָח״ (ויקרא ב:יג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And from me—I** And from me—I, King Darius—is issued a command and an authorization to all the treasurers who are on the other side of the river of the side of Israel, who receive my taxes from the nations, that anything that Ezra the priest, the scholar of the Law of the Holy One, blessed be He, requests of you, shall be performed quickly. They should not delay his request up to a hundred talents of silver, with which to purchase sacrifices, and a hundred kors of wheat for meal-offerings, and up to a hundred measures of wine for the libations, and a hundred measures of oil to mingle the meal- offerings, and salt for the sacrifices, according to the matter that is stated (Lev. 2:13): “And every meal-offering you shall salt with salt.”


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:22:1
[Rashi on Ezra 7:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Ezra/r/7:22:1)

**דִּי לָא כְתַב.** וּמֶלַח שֶׁאֵין כָּתוּב בּוֹ מִדָּה יִתְּנוּ כְּכָל הַצֹּרֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**which is not written** And salt, regarding which no measure is written, they shall give according to how much is needed.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:23:1
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**כָּל דִּי מִן טַעַם.** כָּל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה מֵרְשׁוּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְצִוּוּיוֹ יֵעָשֶׂה בִּזְרִיזוּת בְּחוֹתַם הַמֶּלֶךְ לְבֵיתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Whatever is with the authorization** Whatever is with the authorization of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His command, shall be done with alacrity, with the seal of the king for the House of the Holy One, blessed be He.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:23:2
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**אַדְרַזְדָּא.** חוֹתָם בִּלְשׁוֹן עֲרָבִי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with a seal** Aram. אַדְרַזְדָּא, seal in Arabic.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:23:3
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**דִּי לְמָה לֶהֱוֵא.** אֲשֶׁר לָמָּה יִהְיֶה קֶצֶף עַל מַלְכוּת הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבָנָיו, וְעַל כֵּן יִתְּנוּ הַגִּזְבָּרִים כָּל צָרְכֵי הַבַּיִת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for why should there be** For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? Therefore, the treasurers shall provide all the needs of the House.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:24:1
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**וּלְכוֹם מְהוֹדְעִין**. וּלְכֶם אָנוּ מוֹדִיעִים אֲשֶׁר כָּל הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם הַמְשׁוֹרְרִים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִים וְהַנְּתִינִים שֶׁהֵם חוֹטְבֵי עֵצִים וְשׁוֹאֲבֵי מַיִם לַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְעוֹבְדִים בְּבַיִת זֶה שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, לֹא יִשְׁלוֹט אָדָם עֲלֵיהֶם לְהַשְׁלִיךְ עֲלֵיהֶם מַס וְכֶסֶף גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, אֶלָּא יִהְיוּ בְּנֵי חוֹרִין מֵעֲבוֹדַת הַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And we are making known to you** And we are making known to you that [over] all the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinites, who are wood cutters and water drawers for the altar, and those who serve in this House of the Holy One, no man shall be empowered over them to levy upon them any tribute or head tax, but they shall be free from the service of the king.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:25:1
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**וְאַנְתְּ עֶזְרָא כְּחָכְמַת אֱלָהָךְ דִּי בִידָךְ.** וְאַתָּה עֶזְרָא כְּפִי חָכְמַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדֶיךָ יוֹתֵר מִן הַשּׁוֹפְטִים וְהַדַּיָּנִים שֶׁהֵם דָּנִין כָּל הָעָם שֶׁבְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר לְצַד אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל עִם יוֹדְעֵי הַתּוֹרָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which is in your hand** and you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which is in your hand [and which is] greater than that of the judges and the magistrates who judge all the people beyond the river to the side of Israel, the people knowledgeable in the Torah.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:25:2
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**וְדִי לָא יָדַע.** וְהַשּׁוֹפֵט אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדַע לִשְׁפּוֹט, תּוֹדִיעַ לוֹ הַמִּשְׁפָּט לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and whoever does not know** and the judge who does not know how to judge, inform him of the judgment that he should execute it.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:1
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**וְכָל דִּי לָא לֶהֱוֵא עָבֵד.** וְכָל אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה עוֹשֶׂה דָּתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְדַת הַמֶּלֶךְ, מְהֵרָה יְעֻכַּב הַדִּין וְהַמִּשְׁפָּט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And whoever does not fulfill** and whoever does not fulfill the law of the Holy One, blessed be He, and the law of the king promptly, viz. that he delays the law and the judgment.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:2
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**דִּינָה.** הַדִּין יֵעָשֶׂה מִמֶּנּוּ מִן הַמְעַכֵּב מִשְׁפָּט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**judgment** The judgment shall be inflicted upon him, upon the one who obstructs justice.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:3
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**הֵן לָמוּת.** לַהֲרֹג:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**whether to be executed** [as translated,] whether to be executed.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:4
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**הֵן לִשְׁרוֹשִׁי.** אִם לְעָקְרוֹ מִן הָעוֹלָם אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת זַרְעוֹ וְאֶת מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ, לִשְׁרוֹשִׁי דישראצינ״ר בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**uprooted** whether to uproot him from the world, him, his offspring and his family (לִשְּׁרשִׁי is desraziner in Old French, to uproot).


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:5
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**הֵן לַעֲנוֹשׁ נִכְסִין.** אִם לְעָנְשׁוֹ בְּמָמוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**fined** to be punished with money.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:26:6
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**וְלֶאֱסוּרִין.** אוֹ לְיַסְּרוֹ בְּיִסּוּרִין. עַד כָּאן מִכְתַּב הָאִגֶּרֶת אֲשֶׁר נָתַן דָּרְיָוֶשׁ הַמֶּלֶךְ לְעֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר לְמַעַן יִשָּׂאֵהוּ לִירוּשָׁלַיִם לְהַרְאוֹתוֹ אֶל הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְגִזְבָּרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ, לְמַעַן יַחֲזִיקוּ לְקַיֵּם הַמִּצְוֹת וְלַעֲבֹד ה׳ בְּבֵית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ וְלִשְׁמֹר הַתּוֹרָה כַּמִּשְׁפָּט:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**or tortured** or to torture him with tortures. Until here is the writ of the letter that King Darius gave to Ezra the scribe in order that he convey it to Jerusalem to show it to the priests and the Levites and the king’s treasurers, in order that they persist in performing the commandments and worshiping the Lord in the Temple and keeping the Torah properly.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:27:1
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**בָּרוּךְ ה׳.** כָּךְ כָּתַב עֶזְרָא בְּסִפְרוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר נָתַן הוֹדָאָה לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Blessed be the Lord** Ezra wrote this in his Book when he gave thanks to the Holy One, blessed be He.


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:28:1
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**וְיוֹעֲצָיו.** הֵם שִׁבְעָה רוֹאֵי פְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ, הֵן שִׁבְעָה יְעָטוּהִי שֶׁל מַעְלָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and his advisers** They are his seven advisers mentioned above (verse 14).


###### Rashi on Ezra 7:28:2
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**כְּיַד ה׳ אֱלֹהַי עָלָי.** כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה עֶזְרָתוֹ שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָלַי, וְקִבַּצְתִּי מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בְּבָבֶל רָאשֵׁי אָבוֹת וּגְדוֹלִים לַעֲלוֹת עִמִּי מִבָּבֶל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me** as the help of the Holy One, blessed be He, was upon me; and I gathered from the Israelites remaining in Babylon the chiefs of the fathers’ houses and the great men to ascend with me from Babylon.