New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezra 3:1-7
1Now when the seventhH7637 monthH2320 cameH5060, and 1the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 were in the citiesH5892, the peopleH5971 gatheredH622 together as oneH259 manH376 to JerusalemH3389. 2Then 2JeshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of JozadakH3087 and his brothersH251 the priestsH3548, and 3ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 4of ShealtielH7597 and his brothersH251 aroseH6965 and 5builtH1129 the altarH4196 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 to offerH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 on it, 6as it is writtenH3789 in the lawH8451 of MosesH4872, the manH376 of GodH430. 3So they setH3559 up the altarH4196 on its foundationH4350, for 78they were terrifiedH367 becauseH4480 of the peoplesH5971 of the landsH776; and they 9offeredH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 on it to the LordH3068, burntH5930 offeringsH5930 morningH1242 and eveningH6153. 4They celebratedH6213 the 10FeastH2282 of 11BoothsH5521, 12as it is writtenH3789, and offered 13the fixed numberH4557 of burntH5930 offeringsH5930 dailyH3117, 14according to the ordinanceH4941, as eachH3117 dayH3117 requiredH1697; 5and afterwardH310H3651 there was a 15continualH8548 burntH5930 offeringH5930, also 16for the newH2320 moonsH2320 and 17for allH3605 the fixedH4150 festivalsH4150 of the LordH3068 that were consecratedH6942, and from everyoneH3605 who offeredH5068 a freewillH5071 offeringH5071 to the LordH3068. 6From the firstH259 dayH3117 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320 they beganH2490 to offerH5927 burntH5930 offeringsH5930 to the LordH3068, but the foundationH3245 of the templeH1964 of the LordH3068 had not been laidH3245. 7Then they gaveH5414 moneyH3701 to the masonsH2672 and carpentersH2796, and 18foodH3978, drinkH4960 and oilH8081 to the SidoniansH6722 and to the TyriansH6876, 19to bringH935 cedarH730 woodH6086 from LebanonH3844 to the seaH3220 at 20JoppaH3305, according to the permissionH7558 they had 21from 22CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539.
Notes
- 1. Ezra 3:1 Neh 7:73; 8:1 ↩
- 2. Ezra 3:2 Neh 12:1, 8 ↩
- 3. Ezra 3:2 Ezra 2:2; Hag 1:1; 2:2 ↩
- 4. Ezra 3:2 1 Chr 3:17 ↩
- 5. Ezra 3:2 Ex 27:1 ↩
- 6. Ezra 3:2 Deut 12:5, 6 ↩
- 7. Ezra 3:3 Lit terror was upon them ↩
- 8. Ezra 3:3 Ezra 4:4 ↩
- 9. Ezra 3:3 Num 28:2 ↩
- 10. Ezra 3:4 Neh 8:14; Zech 14:16 ↩
- 11. Ezra 3:4 Or Tabernacles ↩
- 12. Ezra 3:4 Ex 23:16 ↩
- 13. Ezra 3:4 Lit by number ↩
- 14. Ezra 3:4 Num 29:12 ↩
- 15. Ezra 3:5 Ex 29:38; Num 28:3 ↩
- 16. Ezra 3:5 Num 28:11 ↩
- 17. Ezra 3:5 Num 29:39 ↩
- 18. Ezra 3:7 2 Chr 2:10; Acts 12:20 ↩
- 19. Ezra 3:7 2 Chr 2:16 ↩
- 20. Ezra 3:7 Acts 9:36 ↩
- 21. Ezra 3:7 Lit of ↩
- 22. Ezra 3:7 Ezra 1:2; 6:3 ↩
Commentaries on Ezra 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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