Revised Literal Translation

Ezra 3:2-3

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.

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