Revised Version 1895

Ezra 3:8-13

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.

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