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World English Bible

Ezra 3 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ezra 3 (KJVS)

[1] And when the seventh month was come, () and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together () as one man to Jerusalem.
[2] Then stood up () Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded () the altar of the God of Israel, to offer () burnt offerings thereon, as it is written () in the law of Moses the man of God.
[3] And they set () the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered () burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
[4] They kept () also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, () and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;
[5] and afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, () and of every one that willingly offered () a freewill offering unto the Lord.
[6] From the first day of the seventh month began () they to offer () burnt offerings unto the Lord. But the foundation of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. ()
[7] They gave () money also unto the masons, () and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring () cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
[8] Now in the second year of their coming () unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began () Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out () of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed () the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward () the work of the house of the Lord.
[9] Then stood () Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward () the workmen () in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
[10] And when the builders () laid the foundation () of the temple of the Lord, they set () the priests in their apparel () with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise () the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
[11] And they sang together by course () in praising () and giving thanks () unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted () with a great shout, when they praised () the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. ()
[12] But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen () the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid () before their eyes, wept () with a loud voice; and many 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 () afar off.

Ezra 3:2 Or, Josua
Ezra 3:4 Heb. the matter of the day in his day
Ezra 3:6 Heb. the Temple of the Lord was not yet founded
Ezra 3:7 Or, workmen
Ezra 3:9a Or, Hodaviah
Ezra 3:9b Heb. as one

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ezra 3 (BYZ)

[1] και εφθασεν ο μην ο εβδομος και οι υιοι ισραηλ εν πολεσιν αυτων και συνηχθη ο λαος ως ανηρ εις εις ιερουσαλημ
[2] και ανεστη ιησους ο του ιωσεδεκ και οι αδελφοι αυτου ιερεις και ζοροβαβελ ο του σαλαθιηλ και οι αδελφοι αυτου και ωκοδομησαν το θυσιαστηριον θεου ισραηλ του ανενεγκαι επ αυτο ολοκαυτωσεις κατα τα γεγραμμενα εν νομω μωυση ανθρωπου του θεου
[3] και ητοιμασαν το θυσιαστηριον επι την ετοιμασιαν αυτου οτι εν καταπληξει επ αυτους απο των λαων των γαιων και ανεβη επ αυτο ολοκαυτωσις τω κυριω το πρωι και εις εσπεραν
[4] και εποιησαν την εορτην των σκηνων κατα το γεγραμμενον και ολοκαυτωσεις ημεραν εν ημερα εν αριθμω ως η κρισις λογον ημερας εν ημερα αυτου
[5] και μετα τουτο ολοκαυτωσεις ενδελεχισμου και εις τας νουμηνιας και εις πασας εορτας τας ηγιασμενας και παντι εκουσιαζομενω εκουσιον τω κυριω
[6] εν ημερα μια του μηνος του εβδομου ηρξαντο αναφερειν ολοκαυτωσεις τω κυριω και ο οικος κυριου ουκ εθεμελιωθη
[7] και εδωκαν αργυριον τοις λατομοις και τοις τεκτοσιν και βρωματα και ποτα και ελαιον τοις σηδανιν και τοις σωριν ενεγκαι ξυλα κεδρινα απο του λιβανου προς θαλασσαν ιοππης κατ επιχωρησιν κυρου βασιλεως περσων επ αυτους
[8] και εν τω ετει τω δευτερω του ελθειν αυτους εις οικον του θεου εις ιερουσαλημ εν μηνι τω δευτερω ηρξατο ζοροβαβελ ο του σαλαθιηλ και ιησους ο του ιωσεδεκ και οι καταλοιποι των αδελφων αυτων οι ιερεις και οι λευιται και παντες οι ερχομενοι απο της αιχμαλωσιας εις ιερουσαλημ και εστησαν τους λευιτας απο εικοσαετους και επανω επι τους ποιουντας τα εργα εν οικω κυριου
[9] και εστη ιησους και οι υιοι αυτου και οι αδελφοι αυτου καδμιηλ και οι υιοι αυτου υιοι ιουδα επι τους ποιουντας τα εργα εν οικω του θεου υιοι ηναδαδ υιοι αυτων και αδελφοι αυτων οι λευιται
[10] και εθεμελιωσαν του οικοδομησαι τον οικον κυριου και εστησαν οι ιερεις εστολισμενοι εν σαλπιγξιν και οι λευιται υιοι ασαφ εν κυμβαλοις του αινειν τον κυριον επι χειρας δαυιδ βασιλεως ισραηλ
[11] και απεκριθησαν εν αινω και ανθομολογησει τω κυριω οτι αγαθον οτι εις τον αιωνα το ελεος αυτου επι ισραηλ και πας ο λαος εσημαινον φωνην μεγαλην αινειν τω κυριω επι θεμελιωσει οικου κυριου
[12] και πολλοι απο των ιερεων και των λευιτων και αρχοντες των πατριων οι πρεσβυτεροι οι ειδοσαν τον οικον τον πρωτον εν θεμελιωσει αυτου και τουτον τον οικον εν οφθαλμοις αυτων εκλαιον φωνη μεγαλη και οχλος εν σημασια μετ ευφροσυνης του υψωσαι ωδην
[13] και ουκ ην ο λαος επιγινωσκων φωνην σημασιας της ευφροσυνης απο της φωνης του κλαυθμου του λαου οτι ο λαος εκραυγασεν φωνη μεγαλη και η φωνη ηκουετο εως απο μακροθεν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.