Yǐsīlājì 7:13

13 Zhù zaì wǒ guó zhōng de Yǐsèliè rén , jìsī , Lìwèi rén , fán gānxīn shang Yēlùsǎlĕng qù de , wǒ jiàng zhǐ zhún tāmen yǔ nǐ tóng qù .

Yǐsīlājì 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezra 7:13

I make a decree
Which, according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, when signed, might not be changed, ( Daniel 6:8 ) ,

that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites,
in my realm;
who remained there, and took not the benefit of the edict of Cyrus, which gave them leave to go; but neglecting the opportunity, it seems as if they could not now go out of the realm without a fresh grant, which is hereby given:

which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with
thee;
this decree did not oblige them to go whether they would or not; for they might, notwithstanding this, continue if they pleased; it only gave them leave to make use of the present opportunity of going along with Ezra, if they chose it.

Yǐsīlājì 7:13 In-Context

11 Jìsī Yǐsīlà shì tōngdá Yēhéhuá jièmìng , hé cì Yǐsèliè zhī lǜ lì de Wénshì . Yàdáxuēxī wáng cìgĕi tāmen yù zhǐ , shàngmian xiĕ zhe shuō ,

12 Zhū wáng zhī wáng Yàdáxuēxī , dá yú jìsī Yǐsīlà tōngdá tiān shang shén lǜfǎ dà dé de Wénshì , yúnyún .

13 Zhù zaì wǒ guó zhōng de Yǐsèliè rén , jìsī , Lìwèi rén , fán gānxīn shang Yēlùsǎlĕng qù de , wǒ jiàng zhǐ zhún tāmen yǔ nǐ tóng qù .

14 Wáng yǔ qī gè móu shì jìrán chāi nǐ qù , zhào nǐ shǒu zhōng shén de lǜfǎ shū , chá wèn Yóudà , hé Yēlùsǎlĕng de jǐngkuàng .

15 Yòu daì jīn yín , jiù shì wáng hé móu shì gānxīn xiàn gĕi zhù Yēlùsǎlĕng , Yǐsèliè shén de ,