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Ezra 3

1And when theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320hadcomeוַיִּגַּע֙vai.yi.Ga'H5060, and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in thecitiesבֶּעָרִ֑ים סbe.'a.RimH5892, thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622asoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Then stoodupוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֜קyo.tza.DakH3136, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.ChavH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, andZerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.ChavH251, andbuiltוַיִּבְנ֕וּvai.yiv.NuH1129thealtarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toofferלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntofferingsעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930on it, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

3And theysetוַיָּכִ֤ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196upon itsbasesמְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יוme.Kho.no.TavH4350; forfearבְּאֵימָ֣הbe.'ei.MahH367was upon them because of thepeopleמֵעַמֵּ֖יme.'a.MeiH5971of thosecountriesהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776: and theyofferedוַיַּעֲל֨וּvai.ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹלוֹת֙'o.lOtH5930on it to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, even burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930morningלַבֹּ֥קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃ve.la.'A.revH6153.

4Theykeptוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213also thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282oftabernaclesהַסֻּכּ֖וֹתha.su.KotH5521, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֑וּבka.ka.TuvH3789, and offered thedailyH3117burntofferingsוְעֹלַ֨תve.'o.LatH5930bynumberבְּמִסְפָּ֔רbe.mis.ParH4557, according to thecustomכְּמִשְׁפַּ֖טke.mish.PatH4941, as thedutyדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of everydayH3117requiredH3117;

5Andafterwardוְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ןve.'a.cha.rei.KhenH310offered thecontinualתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548burntofferingעֹלַ֤ת'o.LatH5930, both of the newmoonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320, and of all the setfeastsמוֹעֲדֵ֥יmo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that wereconsecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942, and of every one that willinglyofferedמִתְנַדֵּ֥בmit.na.DevH5068a freewillofferingנְדָבָ֖הne.da.VahH5071to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

6From thefirstאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259dayמִיּ֤וֹםmi.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theybeganהֵחֵ֕לּוּhe.Che.luH2490toofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. But thefoundationH3245of thetempleוְהֵיכַ֥לve.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was not yetlaidH3245.

7Theygaveוַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־vai.Yi.te.nu-H5414moneyכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701also to themasonsלַחֹצְבִ֖יםla.cho.tze.VimH2672, and to thecarpentersוְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםve.le.cha.ra.ShimH2796; andfoodוּמַאֲכָ֨לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978, anddrinkוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הu.mish.TehH4960, andoilוָשֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081, to them ofZidonלַצִּֽדֹנִים֙la.tzi.do.NimH6722, and to them ofTyreוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםve.la.tzo.RimH6876, tobringלְהָבִיא֩le.ha.Vi'H935cedarאֲרָזִ֤ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086fromLebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844to theseaיָ֣םyamH3220ofJoppaיָפ֔וֹאya.Fo'H3305, according to thegrantכְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןke.rish.YonH7558that they had ofCyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֖סpa.RasH6539.

8Now in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141of theircomingלְבוֹאָ֞םle.vo.'AmH935to 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-H1121ofJozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֜קyo.tza.DakH3136, and theremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀'a.chei.HemH251thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and all they that had comeoutהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935of thecaptivityמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יme.ha.she.ViH7628toJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; andappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, to setforwardלְנַצֵּ֖חַle.na.Tze.achH5329theworkמְלֶ֥אכֶתme.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 setforwardלְנַצֵּ֛חַle.na.Tze.achH5329theworkmenעֹשֵׂ֥ה הַמְּלָאכָ֖ה'o.Seh ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399in 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.NimH1129laid thefoundationוְיִסְּד֥וּve.yi.se.DuH3245of 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, after theordinanceיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And they sang together bycourseוַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּVai.ya.'a.nuH6030inpraisingבְּהַלֵּ֨לbe.ha.LelH1984and givingthanksוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תu.ve.ho.DotH3034to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068; because he isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896, for hismercyחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617endureth foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769towardIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And all thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971shoutedהֵרִיעוּ֩he.ri.'UH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֤הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְרוּעָ֙הte.ru.'AhH8643, when theypraisedבְהַלֵּל֙ve.ha.LelH1984theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, because thefoundationH3245of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068waslaidH3245.

12Butmanyוְרַבִּ֡יםve.ra.BimH7227of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881andheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֨יve.ra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses, oldmenהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205, that hadseenרָא֜וּra.'UH7200thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, when thefoundationH3245of thishouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004waslaidH3245before theireyesבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,weptבֹּכִ֖יםbo.KhimH1058with aloudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419voiceH6963; andmanyוְרַבִּ֛יםve.ra.BimH7227shoutedבִּתְרוּעָ֥הbit.ru.'AhH8643aloudלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311forjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057:

13So that thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971could notdiscernמַכִּירִים֙ma.ki.RimH5234thenoiseק֚וֹלKolH6963of theshoutתְּרוּעַ֣תte.ru.'AtH8643of thejoyהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.ChahH8057from thenoiseלְק֖וֹלle.KolH6963of theweepingבְּכִ֣יbe.KhiH1065of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: for thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971shoutedמְרִיעִים֙me.ri.'ImH7321with aloudגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643, and thenoiseוְהַקּ֥וֹלve.ha.KolH6963washeardנִשְׁמַ֖עnish.Ma'H8085afaroffלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פle.me.ra.ChokH7350.

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