New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezra 3

Altar and Sacrifices Restored

1Now when the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320cameוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060, andthe sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werein the citiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622together as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259personכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2ThenJeshuaH3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JozadakH3087and his brothersוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, andZerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597and his brothersוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251,roseH6965upH6965andbuiltוַיִּבְנ֕וּvai.yiv.NuH1129the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to offerלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930on it,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3So they setוַיָּכִ֤ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559up the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196on its foundationמְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יוme.Kho.no.TavH4350,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588they were terrifiedבְּאֵימָ֣הbe.'ei.MahH367of the peoplesמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776; and theyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH5930on it to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930morningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153.

4They also celebratedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213theFeastחַ֥גchagH2282ofBoothsהַסֻּכּ֖וֹתha.su.KotH5521,as it is writtenכַּכָּת֑וּבka.ka.TuvH3789, and offeredthe prescribed numberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557of burntוְעֹלַ֨תve.'o.LatH5930offeringsH5930dailyH3117,according to the ordinanceכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941,as eachH3117dayH3117requiredדְּבַר־de.var-H1697;

5and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310 H3651there was acontinualתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548burntעֹלַ֤ת'o.LatH5930offeringH5930, alsofor the newוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320andfor allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605the appointedמוֹעֲדֵ֥יmo.'a.DeiH4150festivalsH4150of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that were consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942,and from everyoneוּלְכֹ֛לu.le.KholH3605who offeredמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068avoluntaryH5071offeringנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

6From the firstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they beganהֵחֵ֕לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to offerלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,but the foundationH3245of the templeוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had not been laidH3245.

7Then they gaveוַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־vai.Yi.te.nu-H5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701to the masonsלַחֹצְבִ֖יםla.cho.tze.VimH2672and carpentersוְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםve.le.cha.ra.ShimH2796, andfoodוּמַאֲכָ֨לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978,drinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960,and oilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081to the Sidoniansלַצִּֽדֹנִים֙la.tzi.do.NimH6722and the Tyriansוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםve.la.tzo.RimH6876to bringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedarאֲרָזִ֤ים'a.ra.ZimH730woodעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086from Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844to the seaיָ֣םyamH3220atJoppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305,according to the permissionכְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןke.rish.YonH7558they had fromCyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.

Temple Restoration Begun

8Now in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141of their comingלְבוֹאָ֞םle.vo.'AmH935to the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430at Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389,in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־be.noSh-H1121of Shealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597,JeshuaH3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JozadakH3087,and 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.YimH3881who were twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.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.DuH5975inH3847their apparelH3847with 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.

11Andthey sangH6031,praisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984and givingH3034thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, saying, “For He isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,for His favorחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617isupon Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.”And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְרוּעָ֙הte.ru.'AhH8643ofH8643joyH8643when they praisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,becauseH5921the 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.DolH1419voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963when the foundationH3245of thisזֶ֤הzehH2088houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004was laidH3245before their eyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,while manyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudלְהָרִ֥ים קֽוֹל׃le.ha.Rim KolH7311 H6963for 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,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971were shoutingמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321with a loudגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,and the soundוְהַקּ֥וֹלve.ha.KolH6963was heardנִשְׁמַ֖עnish.Ma'H8085farלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פle.me.ra.ChokH7350awayH4480.

Altar and Sacrifices Restored

Temple Restoration Begun

Commentaries on Ezra 3