Ezra 3 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. ^[2] Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up with his brothers the priests and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his relatives, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. ^[3] In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening. ^[4] They kept the feast of booths, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required; ^[5] and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a free will offering to Yahweh. ^[6] From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid. ^[7] They also gave money to the masons and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia. ^[8] Now in the second year of their coming to God’s house at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of Yahweh’s house. ^[9] Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together to have the oversight of the workmen in God’s house: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites. ^[10] When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their vestments with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel. ^[11] They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of Yahweh’s house had been laid. ^[12] But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. Many also shouted aloud for joy, ^[13] so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.

King James Version

^[1] And when the seventhH7637 monthH2320 was come,H5060(QalImpf) and the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 [were] in the cities,H5892 the peopleH5971 gathered themselves togetherH622(NiphImpf) as oneH259 manH376 to Jerusalem.H3389 ^[2] Then stood upH6965(QalImpf) JeshuaH3442 the sonH1121 of Jozadak,H3136 and his brethrenH251 the priests,H3548 and ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of Shealtiel,H7597 and his brethren,H251 and buildedH1129(QalImpf) the altarH4196 of the GodH430 of Israel,H3478 to offerH5927(HiphInf) burnt offeringsH5930 thereon, as [it is] writtenH3789(QalPasPtc) in the lawH8451 of MosesH4872 the manH376 of God.H430 ^[3] And they setH3559(HiphImpf) the altarH4196 upon his bases;H4350 for fearH367 [was] upon them because of the peopleH5971 of those countries:H776 and they offeredH5927(HiphImpf) burnt offeringsH5930 thereon unto the Lord,H3068 [even] burnt offeringsH5930 morningH1242 and evening.H6153 ^[4] They keptH6213(QalImpf) also the feastH2282 of tabernacles,H5521 as [it is] written,H3789(QalPasPtc) and [offered] the dailyH3117 burnt offeringsH5930 by number,H4557 according to the custom,H4941 as the dutyH1697 of every dayH3117 required;H3117 ^[5] And afterwardH310 [offered] the continualH8548 burnt offering,H5930 both of the new moons,H2320 and of all the set feastsH4150 of the LordH3068 that were consecrated,H6942(PualPtc) and of every one that willingly offeredH5068(HithPtc) a freewill offeringH5071 unto the Lord.H3068 ^[6] From the firstH259 dayH3117 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320 beganH2490(HiphPerf) they to offerH5927(HiphInf) burnt offeringsH5930 unto the Lord.H3068 But the foundationH3245 of the templeH1964 of the LordH3068 was not [yet] laid.H3245(PualPerf) ^[7] They gaveH5414(QalImpf) moneyH3701 also unto the masons,H2672(QalActPtc) and to the carpenters;H2796 and meat,H3978 and drink,H4960 and oil,H8081 unto them of Zidon,H6722 and to them of Tyre,H6876 to bringH935(HiphInf) cedarH730 treesH6086 from LebanonH3844 to the seaH3220 of Joppa,H3305 according to the grantH7558 that they had of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of Persia.H6539 ^[8] Now in the secondH8145 yearH8141 of their comingH935(QalInf) unto the houseH1004 of GodH430 at Jerusalem,H3389 in the secondH8145 month,H2320 beganH2490(HiphPerf) ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of Shealtiel,H7597 and JeshuaH3442 the sonH1121 of Jozadak,H3136 and the remnantH7605 of their brethrenH251 the priestsH3548 and the Levites,H3881 and all they that were come outH935(QalActPtc) of the captivityH7628 unto Jerusalem;H3389 and appointedH5975(HiphImpf) the Levites,H3881 from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upward,H4605 to set forwardH5329(PielInf) the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of the Lord.H3068 ^[9] Then stoodH5975(QalImpf) JeshuaH3442 [with] his sonsH1121 and his brethren,H251 KadmielH6934 and his sons,H1121 the sonsH1121 of Judah,H3063 together,H259 to set forwardH5329(PielInf) the workmenH6213(QalActPtc) in the houseH1004 of God:H430 the sonsH1121 of Henadad,H2582 [with] their sonsH1121 and their brethrenH251 the Levites.H3881 ^[10] And when the buildersH1129(QalActPtc) laid the foundationH3245(PielPerf) of the templeH1964 of the Lord,H3068 they setH5975(HiphImpf) the priestsH3548 in their apparelH3847(PualPtc) with trumpets,H2689 and the LevitesH3881 the sonsH1121 of AsaphH623 with cymbals,H4700 to praiseH1984(PielInf) the Lord,H3068 after the ordinanceH3027 of DavidH1732 kingH4428 of Israel.H3478 ^[11] And they sang together by courseH6030(QalImpf) in praisingH1984(PielInf) and giving thanksH3034(HiphInf) unto the Lord;H3068 because [he is] good,H2896 for his mercyH2617 [endureth] for everH5769 toward Israel.H3478 And all the peopleH5971 shoutedH7321(HiphPerf) with a greatH1419 shout,H8643 when they praisedH1984(PielInf) the Lord,H3068 because the foundationH3245 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068 was laid.H3245(HophPerf) ^[12] But manyH7227 of the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881 and chiefH7218 of the fathers,H1 [who were] ancient men,H2205 that had seenH7200(QalPerf) the firstH7223 house,H1004 when the foundationH3245 of this houseH1004 was laidH3245(QalInf) before their eyes,H5869 weptH1058(QalActPtc) with a loudH1419 voice;H6963 and manyH7227 shoutedH8643 aloudH7311(HiphInf) for joy:H8057 ^[13] So that the peopleH5971 could not discernH5234(HiphPtc) the noiseH6963 of the shoutH8643 of joyH8057 from the noiseH6963 of the weepingH1065 of the people:H5971 for the peopleH5971 shoutedH7321(HiphPtc) with a loudH1419 shout,H8643 and the noiseH6963 was heardH8085(NiphPerf) afar off.H7350

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