Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 3:1-7

1And when the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320was comeוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060,and the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werein the citiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gathered themselves togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622as oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Then stood upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֜קyo.tza.DakH3136,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and Zerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597,and his brethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251,and buildedוַיִּבְנ֕וּvai.yiv.NuH1129the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to offerלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930thereon, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3And they setוַיָּכִ֤ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196upon his basesמְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יוme.Kho.no.TavH4350;for fearבְּאֵימָ֣הbe.'ei.MahH367wasupon them because of the peopleמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of those countriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776:and they offeredוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930thereon unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, evenburnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930morningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153.

4They keptוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213also the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֖וֹתha.su.KotH5521, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֑וּבka.ka.TuvH3789, and offeredthe dailyH3117burnt offeringsוְעֹלַ֨תve.'o.LatH5930by numberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557,according to the customכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941,as the dutyדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of every dayH3117requiredH3117;

5And afterwardוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310offeredthe continualתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548burnt offeringעֹלַ֤ת'o.LatH5930,both of the new moonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and of all the set feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֥יmo.'a.DeiH4150of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that were consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942,and of every one that willingly offeredמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068a freewill offeringנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

6From the firstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganהֵחֵ֕לּוּhe.Che.luH2490they to offerלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.But the foundationH3245of the templeוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was not yetlaidH3245.

7They gaveוַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־vai.Yi.te.nu-H5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701also unto the masonsלַחֹצְבִ֖יםla.cho.tze.VimH2672,and to the carpentersוְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםve.le.cha.ra.ShimH2796;and meatוּמַאֲכָ֨לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978,and drinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960,and oilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081,unto them of Sidonלַצִּֽדֹנִים֙la.tzi.do.NimH6722,and to them of Tyreוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםve.la.tzo.RimH6876,to bringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedarאֲרָזִ֤ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086from Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844to the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of Joppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305,according to the grantכְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןke.rish.YonH7558that they had of Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.

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