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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

The Return to Jerusalem

[1] And when the seventh H7637 month H2320 was come, H5060 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were in the cities, H5892 the people H5971 gathered themselves together H622 as one H259 man H376 to Jerusalem. H3389 [2] Then stood up H6965 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 H853 the altar H4196 of the God H430 of Israel, H3478 to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 thereon, as it is written H3789 in the law H8451 of Moses H4872 the man H376 of God. H430 [3] And they set H3559 the altar H4196 upon H5921 his bases; H4350 for H3588 fear H367 was upon them because of the people H5971 of those countries: H776 and they offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 thereon unto the Lord, H3068 even burnt offerings H5930 morning H1242 and evening. H6153 [4] They kept H6213 H853 also the feast H2282 of tabernacles, H5521 as it is written, H3789 and offered the daily H3117 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 and of every one that willingly offered H5068 a freewill offering H5071 unto the Lord. H3068 [6] From the first H259 day H3117 of the seventh H7637 month H2320 began H2490 they to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 unto the Lord. H3068 But the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 of the Lord H3068 was not yet laid.§ H3245 [7] They gave H5414 money H3701 also unto the masons, H2672 and to the carpenters; H2796§ and meat, H3978 and drink, H4960 and oil, H8081 unto H413 them of Zidon, H6722 and to them of Tyre, H6876 to bring H935 cedar H730 trees H6086 from H4480 Lebanon H3844 to the sea H3220 of Joppa, H3305 according to the grant H7558 that they had of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia. H6539

Rebuilding the Temple

[8] Now in the second H8145 year H8141 of their coming H935 unto the house H1004 of God H430 at Jerusalem, H3389 in the second H8145 month, H2320 began H2490 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 of the captivity H7628 unto Jerusalem; H3389 and appointed H5975 the Levites, H3881 from twenty H6242 years H8141 old H1121 and upward, H4605 to set forward H5329 the work H4399 of the house H1004 of the Lord. H3068 [9] Then stood H5975 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 the workmen H6213 H4399 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 laid the foundation H3245 H853 of the temple H1964 of the Lord, H3068 they set H5975 the priests H3548 in their apparel H3847 with trumpets, H2689 and the Levites H3881 the sons H1121 of Asaph H623 with cymbals, H4700 to praise H1984 the Lord, H3068 after the ordinance H3027 of David H1732 king H4428 of Israel. H3478 [11] And they sang together by course H6030 in praising H1984 and giving thanks H3034 unto the Lord; H3068 because he is good, H2896 for H3588 his mercy H2617 endureth for ever H5769 toward Israel. H3478 And all the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a great H1419 shout, H8643 when they praised H1984 the Lord, H3068 because H3588 the foundation H3245 of the house H1004 of the Lord H3068 was laid. H3245 [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 the first H7223 house, H1004 when the foundation H3245 of this house H1004 was laid H3245 before their eyes, H5869 wept H1058 with a loud H1419 voice; H6963 and many H7227 shouted H8643 aloud H7311 for joy: H8057 [13] so that the people H5971 could not discern H5234 the noise H6963 of the shout H8643 of joy H8057 from the noise H6963 of the weeping H1065 of the people: H5971 for H3588 the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a loud H1419 shout, H8643 and the noise H6963 was heard H8085 afar off. H7350

Footnotes

  1. § 3:2 Or, Josua
  2. § 3:4 Heb. the matter of the day in his day
  3. § 3:6 Heb. the Temple of the Lord was not yet founded
  4. § 3:7 Or, workmen
  5. § 3:9a Or, Hodaviah
  6. § 3:9b Heb. as one
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Καὶ G2532 ἔφθασεν G5348 ὁ G3588 μὴν G3376 ὁ G3588 ἕβδομος G1442 —καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐν G1722 πόλεσιν G4172 αὐτῶν G846 —καὶ G2532 συνήχθη G4863 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ὡς G5613 ἀνὴρ G435 εἷς G1520 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ. G2419 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Ιωσεδεκ καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀδελφοὶ G80 αὐτοῦ G846 ἱερεῖς G2409 καὶ G2532 Ζοροβαβελ G2216 ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Σαλαθιηλ G4528 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀδελφοὶ G80 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ᾠκοδόμησαν G3618 τὸ G3588 θυσιαστήριον G2379 θεοῦ G2316 Ισραηλ G2474 τοῦ G3588 ἀνενέγκαι G399 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸ G846 ὁλοκαυτώσεις κατὰ G2596 τὰ G3588 γεγραμμένα G1125 ἐν G1722 νόμῳ G3551 Μωυσῆ G3475 ἀνθρώπου G444 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ. G2316 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἡτοίμασαν G2090 τὸ G3588 θυσιαστήριον G2379 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 ἑτοιμασίαν G2091 αὐτοῦ, G846 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 καταπλήξει ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοὺς G846 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 λαῶν G2992 τῶν G3588 γαιῶν, καὶ G2532 ἀνέβη G305 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸ G846 ὁλοκαύτωσις τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 τὸ G3588 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 ἑσπέραν. G2073 [4] Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησαν G4160 τὴν G3588 ἑορτὴν G1859 τῶν G3588 σκηνῶν G4633 κατὰ G2596 τὸ G3588 γεγραμμένον G1125 καὶ G2532 ὁλοκαυτώσεις ἡμέραν G2250 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐν G1722 ἀριθμῷ G706 ὡς G5613 ἡ G3588 κρίσις G2920 λόγον G3056 ἡμέρας G2250 ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 αὐτοῦ G846 [5] καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 τοῦτο G5124 ὁλοκαυτώσεις ἐνδελεχισμοῦ καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 τὰς G3588 νουμηνίας G3561 καὶ G2532 εἰς G1519 πάσας G3956 ἑορτὰς G1859 τὰς G3588 ἡγιασμένας G37 καὶ G2532 παντὶ G3956 ἑκουσιαζομένῳ ἑκούσιον G1595 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ. G2962 [6] Ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 μιᾷ G3391 τοῦ G3588 μηνὸς G3376 τοῦ G3588 ἑβδόμου G1442 ἤρξαντο G757 ἀναφέρειν G399 ὁλοκαυτώσεις τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ· G2962 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 κυρίου G2962 οὐκ G3756 ἐθεμελιώθη. G2311 [7] Καὶ G2532 ἔδωκαν G1325 ἀργύριον G694 τοῖς G3588 λατόμοις καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 τέκτοσιν G5045 καὶ G2532 βρώματα G1033 καὶ G2532 ποτὰ καὶ G2532 ἔλαιον G1637 τοῖς G3588 Σηδανιν καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 Σωριν ἐνέγκαι G5342 ξύλα G3586 κέδρινα ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 Λιβάνου πρὸς G4314 θάλασσαν G2281 Ιόππης G2445 κατ’ G2596 ἐπιχώρησιν Κύρου βασιλέως G935 Περσῶν ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτούς. G846 — [8] καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἔτει G2094 τῷ G3588 δευτέρῳ G1208 τοῦ G3588 ἐλθεῖν G2064 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 ἐν G1722 μηνὶ G3376 τῷ G3588 δευτέρῳ G1208 ἤρξατο G757 Ζοροβαβελ G2216 ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Σαλαθιηλ G4528 καὶ G2532 Ἰησοῦς G2424 ὁ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Ιωσεδεκ καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 κατάλοιποι G2645 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 αὐτῶν G846 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 καὶ G2532 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 ἐρχόμενοι G2064 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 αἰχμαλωσίας G161 εἰς G1519 Ιερουσαλημ G2419 καὶ G2532 ἔστησαν G2476 τοὺς G3588 Λευίτας G3019 ἀπὸ G575 εἰκοσαετοῦς καὶ G2532 ἐπάνω G1883 ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ποιοῦντας G4160 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ G3624 κυρίου. G2962 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἔστη G2476 Ἰησοῦς G2424 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἀδελφοὶ G80 αὐτοῦ, G846 Καδμιηλ καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτοῦ G846 υἱοὶ G5207 Ιουδα, ἐπὶ G1909 τοὺς G3588 ποιοῦντας G4160 τὰ G3588 ἔργα G2041 ἐν G1722 οἴκῳ G3624 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 υἱοὶ G5207 Ηναδαδ, υἱοὶ G5207 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀδελφοὶ G80 αὐτῶν G846 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται. G3019 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἐθεμελίωσαν G2311 τοῦ G3588 οἰκοδομῆσαι G3618 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἔστησαν G2476 οἱ G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 ἐστολισμένοι ἐν G1722 σάλπιγξιν G4536 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 υἱοὶ G5207 Ασαφ ἐν G1722 κυμβάλοις G2950 τοῦ G3588 αἰνεῖν G134 τὸν G3588 κύριον G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 χεῖρας G5495 Δαυιδ G1138 βασιλέως G935 Ισραηλ G2474 [11] καὶ G2532 ἀπεκρίθησαν G611 ἐν G1722 αἴνῳ G136 καὶ G2532 ἀνθομολογήσει G437 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ, G2962 ὅτι G3754 ἀγαθόν, G18 ὅτι G3754 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 τὸ G3588 ἔλεος G1656 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 Ισραηλ. G2474 Καὶ G2532 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐσήμαινον G4591 φωνὴν G5456 μεγάλην G3173 αἰνεῖν G134 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 θεμελιώσει οἴκου G3624 κυρίου. G2962 [12] Καὶ G2532 πολλοὶ G4183 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἱερέων G2409 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 Λευιτῶν G3019 καὶ G2532 ἄρχοντες G758 τῶν G3588 πατριῶν G3965 οἱ G3588 πρεσβύτεροι, G4245 οἳ G3739 εἴδοσαν G1492 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τὸν G3588 πρῶτον G4413 ἐν G1722 θεμελιώσει αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τοῦτον G5126 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 αὐτῶν, G846 ἔκλαιον G2799 φωνῇ G5456 μεγάλῃ, G3173 καὶ G2532 ὄχλος G3793 ἐν G1722 σημασίᾳ μετ’ G3326 εὐφροσύνης G2167 τοῦ G3588 ὑψῶσαι G5312 ᾠδήν· G5603 [13] καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἦν G2258 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐπιγινώσκων G1921 φωνὴν G5456 σημασίας τῆς G3588 εὐφροσύνης G2167 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 τοῦ G3588 κλαυθμοῦ G2805 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ, G2992 ὅτι G3754 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 ἐκραύγασεν G2905 φωνῇ G5456 μεγάλῃ, G3173 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 φωνὴ G5456 ἠκούετο G191 ἕως G2193 ἀπὸ G575 μακρόθεν. G3113
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1 This chapter was originally Ἔσδρας Β΄ 3.