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Ezra 6:11

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6:11“I hereby give orders that if anyone changes this directive a beam is to be pulled out from his house and he is to be raised up and impaled16 on it, and his house is to be reduced17 to a rubbish heap18 for this indiscretion.19

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  1. 16 The practice referred to in v. 11 has been understood in various ways: hanging (cf. 1 Esd 6:32 and ); flogging (cf. , ); impalement ( 1091 זְקַף; מחא hitpe; cf. , , ). The latter seems the most likely.
  2. 17 Aram “made.”
  3. 18 Aram “a dunghill.”
  4. 19 Aram “for this.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and his house shall be made a dunghill.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I also issue a decree concerning any man who interferes with this directive:

Let a beam be torn from his house and raised up; he will be impaled on it, and his house will be made into a garbage dump because of this offense.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be lifted up and impaled on it, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Furthermore, I issue forth a decree that if any person violates this decree, let a beam be pulled out from his house and let him be impaled on it. And let his house be made a pile of rubble on account of this.

KJV 1900King James Version

Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.