New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 3:8-13

8Now in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141of their comingלְבוֹאָ֞םle.vo.'AmH935to the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430at Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonH1121of Shealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597and JeshuaH3091the sonH1121of JozadakH3087and the restוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of their brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀'a.chei.HemH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who cameהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935from the captivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628to Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,beganהֵחֵ֡לּוּhe.Che.luH2490the work andappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141and olderוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605to overseeלְנַצֵּ֖חַle.na.Tze.achH5329the workמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

9ThenJeshuaH3091withhis sonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121and brothersוְ֠אֶחָיוVe.'e.chavH251stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975unitedכְּאֶחָ֔דke.'e.ChadH259withKadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֨לkad.mi.'ElH6934and his sonsוּבָנָ֤יוu.va.NavH1121,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andthe sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Henadadחֵֽנָדָ֔דche.na.DadH2582withtheir sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and brothersוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881,to overseeלְנַצֵּ֛חַle.na.Tze.achH5329the workmenהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399in the templeבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10Now when the buildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129hadlaidH3245the foundationH3245of the templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodוַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩vai.ya.'a.mi.DuH5975in their apparelמְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847with trumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Asaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623,with cymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,to praiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thedirectionsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11They sangH6031,praisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984and givingH3034thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, saying, “For He is goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,for His lovingkindnessחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617is upon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.”And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְרוּעָ֙הte.ru.'AhH8643when they praisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068becauseH5921the foundationH3245of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068was laidH3245.

12Yet manyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227of the priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881and headsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,the oldהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205menH2205whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had seenרָא֜וּra.'UH7200the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,weptבֹּכִ֖יםbo.KhimH1058with a loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963when the foundationH3245of thisזֶ֤הzehH2088houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004was laidH3245before their eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,while manyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311for joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057,

13so that the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971could not distinguishמַכִּירִים֙ma.ki.RimH5234the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of the shoutתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643of joyהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057from the soundלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of the weepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,for the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321with a loudגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,and the soundוְהַקּ֥וֹלve.ha.KolH6963was heardנִשְׁמַ֖עnish.Ma'H8085farלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פle.me.ra.ChokH7350awayH4480.

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