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World English Bible Classic
[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
The Return to Jerusalem
[1] And when the seventh H7637 month H2320 was come, H5060 (QalImpf) and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were in the cities, H5892 the people H5971 gathered themselves together H622 (NiphImpf) as one H259 man H376 to Jerusalem. H3389 [2] Then stood up H6965 (QalImpf) Jeshua H3442§ the son H1121 of Jozadak, H3136 and his brethren H251 the priests, H3548 and Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel, H7597 and his brethren, H251 and builded H1129 (QalImpf) the altar H4196 of the God H430 of Israel, H3478 to offer H5927 (HiphInf) burnt offerings H5930 thereon, as it is written H3789 (QalPasPtc) in the law H8451 of Moses H4872 the man H376 of God. H430 [3] And they set H3559 (HiphImpf) the altar H4196 upon his bases; H4350 for fear H367 was upon them because of the people H5971 of those countries: H776 and they offered H5927 (HiphImpf) burnt offerings H5930 thereon unto the Lord, H3068 even burnt offerings H5930 morning H1242 and evening. H6153 [4] They kept H6213 (QalImpf) also the feast H2282 of tabernacles, H5521 as it is written, H3789 (QalPasPtc) and offered the daily H3117 burnt offerings H5930 by number, H4557 according to the custom, H4941 as the duty H1697 of every day H3117 required; H3117§ [5] and afterward H310 offered the continual H8548 burnt offering, H5930 both of the new moons, H2320 and of all the set feasts H4150 of the Lord H3068 that were consecrated, H6942 (PualPtc) and of every one that willingly offered H5068 (HithPtc) a freewill offering H5071 unto the Lord. H3068 [6] From the first H259 day H3117 of the seventh H7637 month H2320 began H2490 (HiphPerf) they to offer H5927 (HiphInf) burnt offerings H5930 unto the Lord. H3068 But the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 of the Lord H3068 was not yet laid.§ H3245 (PualPerf) [7] They gave H5414 (QalImpf) money H3701 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 bring H935 (HiphInf) cedar H730 trees H6086 from Lebanon H3844 to the sea H3220 of Joppa, H3305 according to the grant H7558 that they had of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia. H6539Rebuilding the Temple
[8] Now in the second H8145 year H8141 of their coming H935 (QalInf) unto the house H1004 of God H430 at Jerusalem, H3389 in the second H8145 month, H2320 began H2490 (HiphPerf) Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel, H7597 and Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak, H3136 and the remnant H7605 of their brethren H251 the priests H3548 and the Levites, H3881 and all they that were come out H935 (QalActPtc) of the captivity H7628 unto Jerusalem; H3389 and appointed H5975 (HiphImpf) the Levites, H3881 from twenty H6242 years H8141 old H1121 and upward, H4605 to set forward H5329 (PielInf) the work H4399 of the house H1004 of the Lord. H3068 [9] Then stood H5975 (QalImpf) Jeshua H3442 with his sons H1121 and his brethren, H251 Kadmiel H6934 and his sons, H1121 the sons H1121 of Judah, H3063§ together, H259§ to set forward H5329 (PielInf) the workmen H6213 (QalActPtc) in the house H1004 of God: H430 the sons H1121 of Henadad, H2582 with their sons H1121 and their brethren H251 the Levites. H3881 [10] And when the builders H1129 (QalActPtc) laid the foundation H3245 (PielPerf) of the temple H1964 of the Lord, H3068 they set H5975 (HiphImpf) the priests H3548 in their apparel H3847 (PualPtc) with trumpets, H2689 and the Levites H3881 the sons H1121 of Asaph H623 with cymbals, H4700 to praise H1984 (PielInf) the Lord, H3068 after the ordinance H3027 of David H1732 king H4428 of Israel. H3478 [11] And they sang together by course H6030 (QalImpf) in praising H1984 (PielInf) and giving thanks H3034 (HiphInf) unto the Lord; H3068 because he is good, H2896 for his mercy H2617 endureth for ever H5769 toward Israel. H3478 And all the people H5971 shouted H7321 (HiphPerf) with a great H1419 shout, H8643 when they praised H1984 (PielInf) the Lord, H3068 because the foundation H3245 of the house H1004 of the Lord H3068 was laid. H3245 (HophPerf) [12] But many H7227 of the priests H3548 and Levites H3881 and chief H7218 of the fathers, H1 who were ancient men, H2205 that had seen H7200 (QalPerf) the first H7223 house, H1004 when the foundation H3245 of this house H1004 was laid H3245 (QalInf) before their eyes, H5869 wept H1058 (QalActPtc) with a loud H1419 voice; H6963 and many H7227 shouted H8643 aloud H7311 (HiphInf) for joy: H8057 [13] so that the people H5971 could not discern H5234 (HiphPtc) the noise H6963 of the shout H8643 of joy H8057 from the noise H6963 of the weeping H1065 of the people: H5971 for the people H5971 shouted H7321 (HiphPtc) with a loud H1419 shout, H8643 and the noise H6963 was heard H8085 (NiphPerf) afar off. H7350Footnotes
- § 3:2 Or, Josua
- § 3:4 Heb. the matter of the day in his day
- § 3:6 Heb. the Temple of the Lord was not yet founded
- § 3:7 Or, workmen
- § 3:9a Or, Hodaviah
- § 3:9b Heb. as one
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