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Ezra 3

1Andwhentheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320came,andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereinthecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherasoneאֶחָ֖ד'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,andbuiltH1129thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toofferלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upburnt-offeringsonit,asitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3Andtheysetthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196onitsbase;forfearwasuponthembecauseofthepeopleH5971ofthecountries;andtheyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927upburnt-offeringsonittoJehovah,themorningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153burnt-offerings.

4AndtheyheldthefeastH2282oftabernaclesasitiswrittenH3789,and[offered]dailyburnt-offeringsbynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557,accordingtotheordinanceכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941,asthedutyofeverydayH3117required;

5andafterwardsthecontinualburnt-offering,andthoseofthenewוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,andofallthesetH6942feastsH4150ofJehovahthatwereconsecratedH6942,andofeveryonethatwillinglyofferedמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068avoluntaryofferingנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071toJehovah.

6Fromthefirstdayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theybeganH2490toofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upburnt-offeringstoJehovah.Butthefoundationofthetempleוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovahwasnot[yet]laid.

7AndtheygaveH5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701tothemasonsandtothecarpenters;andmeatanddrinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960andoilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081totheZidoniansandtotheTyriansוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםve.la.tzo.RimH6876,tobringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedar-treesfromLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844totheseaיָ֣םyamH3220atJoppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305,accordingtothegrantthattheyhadofCyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.

8Andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141oftheircomingH935tothehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430atJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,beganH2490Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonH1121ofShealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonH1121ofJozadak,andtheremnantH7605oftheirbrethrenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andalltheythathadcomeH935outofthecaptivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628toJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheyappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldandupwardH4605,tosuperintendtheworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah.

9AndJeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442stoodH5975up,hissonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121andhisbrethren,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֨לkad.mi.'ElH6934andhissonsוּבָנָ֤יוu.va.NavH1121,thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,asoneכְּאֶחָ֔דke.'e.ChadH259[man],tosuperintendtheworkmeninthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סha.'E.lo.HimH430; [also]thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofHenadadחֵֽנָדָ֔דche.na.DadH2582,theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121andtheirbrethren,theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

10Andwhenthebuildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129laidthefoundationofthetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah,theysetH5975thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548intheirapparel,withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAsaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623,withcymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,topraiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984JehovahaccordingtothedirectionsofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndtheysangalternatelytogetherinpraisingH1984andgivingH3034thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034toJehovah:Forheisgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,forhisloving-kindness [endureth]foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769towardIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321tothepraiseH1984ofJehovah,becausethefoundationofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahwaslaid.

12Butmanyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881andchiefH7218fathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1,theancientmenthathadseenH7200thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,weptH1058withaloudvoiceH6963, [whenH834]thefoundationofthishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004waslaidintheirsight;andmanyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudforjoyH8057.

13Andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971couldnotdiscernthenoiseoftheshoutמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321ofjoyH8057fromthenoiseoftheweepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;forthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,andthenoisewasheardH8085afarH7350off.

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