American Standard Version

Ezra 3

1Andwhentheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320wascome,andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereinthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetherasoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2ThenstoodH6965upJeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadak,andhisbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andZerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597,andhisbrethren,andbuildedthealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toofferלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt-offeringsthereon,asitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3Andtheysetthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196uponitsbase;forfearwasuponthembecauseofthepeoplesH5971ofthecountries:andtheyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927burnt-offeringsthereonuntoJehovah,evenburnt-offeringsmorningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153.

4AndtheykeptthefeastH2282oftabernacles,asitiswrittenH3789,andofferedthedailyburnt-offeringsbynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557,accordingtotheordinanceכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941,asthedutyofeverydayH3117required;

5andafterwardthecontinualburnt-offering,andtheofferingsנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071ofthenewוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,andofallthesetH6942feastsH4150ofJehovahthatwereconsecratedH6942,andofeveryonethatwillinglyofferedמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068afreewill-offering untoJehovah.

6Fromthefirstdayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganH2490theytoofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt-offerings untoJehovah:butthefoundationofthetempleוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovahwasnotyetlaid.

7TheygaveH5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701alsountothemasons,andtothecarpenters;andfoodוּמַאֲכָ֨לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978,anddrinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960,andoilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081, untothemofSidon,andtothemofTyre,tobringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedar-treesfromLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844totheseaיָ֣םyamH3220, untoJoppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305,accordingtothegrantthattheyhadofCyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.

8Nowinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141oftheircomingH935untothehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430atJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,beganH2490Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonH1121ofShealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonH1121ofJozadak,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605oftheirbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andalltheythatwerecomeH935outofthecaptivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628untoJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,tohavetheoversightoftheworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

9ThenstoodH5975Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442withhissonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121andhisbrethren,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֨לkad.mi.'ElH6934andhissonsוּבָנָ֤יוu.va.NavH1121,thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,together,tohavetheoversightoftheworkmeninthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סha.'E.lo.HimH430:thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofHenadadחֵֽנָדָ֔דche.na.DadH2582,withtheirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121andtheirbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

10Andwhenthebuildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129laidthefoundationofthetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,theysetH5975thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548intheirapparelwithtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAsaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623withcymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,topraiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984Jehovah,aftertheorderofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndtheysangonetoanotherinpraisingH1984andgivingH3034thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034untoJehovah, saying,Forheisgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,forhislovingkindness endurethforeverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769towardIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,whentheypraisedH1984Jehovah,becausethefoundationofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahwaslaid.

12Butmanyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881andheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,theoldהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205menthathadseenH7200thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,whenH834thefoundationofthishouseH1004waslaidbeforetheireyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,weptH1058withaloudvoiceH6963;andmanyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudforjoyH8057:

13sothatthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971couldnotdiscernthenoiseoftheshoutמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321ofjoyH8057fromthenoiseoftheweepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;forthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedH7321withaloudshoutH7321,andthenoisewasheardH8085afarH7350off.

Commentaries on Ezra 3

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain