Revised Version 1895
Ezra 3
1And when theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320wascomeוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892, thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622as onemanכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2Thenstoodוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965upH5927Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadak, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, andZerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, and builded thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toofferלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3478thereonעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
3And theysetוַיָּכִ֤ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196uponH5921itsH5921base; forfearבְּאֵימָ֣הbe.'ei.MahH367wasuponH5921thembecauseH3588of thepeopleמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776: and theyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927burntעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930offeringsH3068thereonH5921unto theLORDH3068,evenH3588burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068morningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153.
4And theykeptוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernacles, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֑וּבka.ka.TuvH3789, and offered thedailyH3117burntוְעֹלַ֨תve.'o.LatH5930offeringsH5930bynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557,accordingH4941to theordinanceכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941, as thedutyH1697ofeveryH3117dayH3117requiredH1697;
5andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thecontinualתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548burntעֹלַ֤ת'o.LatH5930offering, and theofferingsנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071of thenewוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320, and ofallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605thesetH6942feastsמוֹעֲדֵ֥יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that wereconsecratedH6942, and ofeveryוּלְכֹ֛לu.le.KholH3605one thatwillinglyH5068offeredמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068afreewillH5071offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
6From thefirstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320beganהֵחֵ֕לּוּhe.Che.luH2490they toofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068unto theLORDH3068: but thefoundationH3245of thetempleוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDH3068wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808yetlaidH3245.
7TheygaveH5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701also unto themasonsלַחֹצְבִ֖יםla.cho.tze.VimH2672, and to thecarpentersוְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםve.le.cha.ra.ShimH2796; and meat, anddrinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960, andoilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081, unto them of Zidon, and to them ofTyreוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםve.la.tzo.RimH6876, tobringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedarאֲרָזִ֤ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086fromLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844to theseaיָ֣םyamH3220, untoJoppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305,accordingעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH5921to thegrantH5414that they had ofCyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.
8NowH935in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141of theircomingH935unto thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430atJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389, in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,beganהֵחֵ֡לּוּhe.Che.luH2490Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־be.noSh-H1121ofShealtielשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShe.'al.ti.'elH7597, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jozadak, and therestוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀'a.chei.HemH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605they that werecomeH935outעַל־'al-H5921of thecaptivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628untoJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; andappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, to have the oversight of theworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
9Thenstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Jeshuaיֵשׁ֡וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442with hissonsבָּנָ֣יוba.NavH1121and hisbrethrenוְ֠אֶחָיוVe.'e.chavH251,Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵ֨לkad.mi.'ElH6934and hissonsוּבָנָ֤יוu.va.NavH1121, thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,togetherכְּאֶחָ֔דke.'e.ChadH259, to have the oversight of theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סha.'E.lo.HimH430: thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofHenadadחֵֽנָדָ֔דche.na.DadH2582, with theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֥םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirbrethrenוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םva.'a.chei.HemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.
10And when thebuildersהַבֹּנִ֖יםha.bo.NimH1129laidH3245thefoundationH3245of thetempleהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, theysetוַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩vai.ya.'a.mi.DuH5975thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548in theirapparelמְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847withtrumpetsבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAsaphאָסָף֙'a.SafH623withcymbalsבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםbam.tzil.Ta.yimH4700, topraiseלְהַלֵּל֙le.ha.LelH1984theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,afterעַל־'al-H5921theorderיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
11And theysangH7321one to another inpraisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984andgivingH3034thanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034unto theLORDH3068, saying, For he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, for hismercyH3068endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769towardH5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321, when theypraisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984theLORDH3068,becauseH3588thefoundationH3245of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDH3068waslaidH3245.
12Butmanyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881andheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, theoldהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205menH7218that hadseenרָא֜וּra.'UH7200thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004, when thefoundationH3245of thishouseH1004waslaidH3245beforeH5869theireyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,weptבֹּכִ֖יםbo.KhimH1058with aloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963; andmanyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311forjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057:
13soכִּ֣יkiH3588that thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971couldH5971notוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369discernH8085thenoiseק֚וֹלKolH6963of theshoutמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321ofjoyהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057from thenoiseלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of theweepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: for thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedH7321with aloudגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321, and thenoiseוְהַקּ֥וֹלve.ha.KolH6963washeardH8085afarH7350offH7350.
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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