Ezra 6
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Ezra 6:14-22

14And 1the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062 2were successfulH6744 in buildingH1124 through the prophesyingH5017 of HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5029 and ZechariahH2148 the sonH1247 of IddoH5714. And 3they finishedH3635 buildingH1124 accordingH4481 to the commandH2942 of the GodH426 of IsraelH3479 and the decreeH2942 4of CyrusH3567, 5DariusH1868, and 6ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4430 of PersiaH6540. 15ThisH1836 7templeH1005 was completedH3319 8on the thirdH8532 dayH3118 of the 9monthH3393 AdarH144; it was the sixthH8353 yearH8140 of the reignH4437 of KingH4430 DariusH1868.

16And the sonsH1123 of IsraelH3479, the priestsH3549, the LevitesH3879 and the restH7606 of the 10exilesH1123H1547, 11celebratedH5648 the dedicationH2597 of thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426 with joyH2305. 17They offeredH7127 for the dedicationH2597 of thisH1836 templeH1005 of GodH426 100H3969 bullsH8450, 200H3969 ramsH1798, 400H702H3967 lambsH563, and as a sinH2409 offeringH2409 for allH3606 IsraelH3479 1212H8648H6236 maleH6841 goatsH5796, corresponding to the numberH4510 of the tribesH7625 of IsraelH3479. 18Then they appointedH6966 the priestsH3549 to 13their divisionsH6392 and the LevitesH3879 in 14their ordersH4255 for the serviceH5673 of GodH426 15in JerusalemH3390, 16as it is writtenH3792 in the bookH5609 of MosesH4873.

1917The exilesH1121H1473 observedH6213 the PassoverH6453 on 18the fourteenthH702H6240 of the firstH7223 monthH2320. 2019For the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 had purifiedH2891 themselves togetherH259; allH3605 of them were pureH2889. Then 20they slaughteredH7819 the PassoverH6453 lamb for allH3605 the exilesH1121H1473, both for their brothersH251 the priestsH3548 and for themselves. 21The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 who returnedH7725 from exileH1473 and 21allH3605 those who had separatedH914 themselves from 22the impurityH2932 of the nationsH1471 of the landH776 to join them, to seekH1875 the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478, ateH398 the Passover. 22And 23they observedH6213 the FeastH2282 of UnleavenedH4682 BreadH4682 sevenH7651 daysH3117 with joyH8057, for the LordH3068 had caused them to rejoiceH8055, and 24had turnedH5437 the heartH3820 of 25the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 towardH5921 them to 26encourageH2388H3027 them in the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 6:14 Ezra 5:1, 2 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 6:14 Lit were building and succeeding ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 6:14 Lit built and finished ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 6:14 Ezra 1:1; 5:13 ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 6:14 Ezra 4:24; 6:12 ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 6:14 Ezra 7:1 ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 6:15 Lit house ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 6:15 Lit until ↩
  9. 9. Ezra 6:15 Esth 3:7 ↩
  10. 10. Ezra 6:16 Lit sons of the captivity ↩
  11. 11. Ezra 6:16 1 Kin 8:63; 2 Chr 7:5 ↩
  12. 12. Ezra 6:17 Ezra 8:35 ↩
  13. 13. Ezra 6:18 1 Chr 24:1; 2 Chr 35:5 ↩
  14. 14. Ezra 6:18 1 Chr 23:6 ↩
  15. 15. Ezra 6:18 Lit which is in ↩
  16. 16. Ezra 6:18 Num 3:6; 8:9 ↩
  17. 17. Ezra 6:19 Ezra 1:11 ↩
  18. 18. Ezra 6:19 Ex 12:6 ↩
  19. 19. Ezra 6:20 2 Chr 29:34; 30:15 ↩
  20. 20. Ezra 6:20 2 Chr 35:11 ↩
  21. 21. Ezra 6:21 Neh 9:2; 10:28 ↩
  22. 22. Ezra 6:21 Ezra 9:11 ↩
  23. 23. Ezra 6:22 Ex 12:15 ↩
  24. 24. Ezra 6:22 Ezra 7:27; Prov 21:1 ↩
  25. 25. Ezra 6:22 Ezra 1:1; 6:1 ↩
  26. 26. Ezra 6:22 Lit strengthen their hands ↩

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