3 In the seventh month, the Israelis from their various cities, gathered together in unity in Yerushalem (Jerusalem). 2 Then Yotsadak’s son Yeshua and his brothers the priests, and Shealtiyel’s son Zerubavel and his brothers, and they built the altar to offer up burnt offerings to Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god on it[ref] as is written in the law of Mosheh (Moses), the man of God. 3 They set the altar up on its foundation because they were worried about trouble from some of the other people groups in the region. Then they offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on it as well as the regular morning and evening burnt offerings.[ref] 4 Then they observed the Celebration in Shelters as per the written instructions[ref] with a burnt offering each day as required. 5 After that was over, they kept up the regular burnt offerings, plus those for the new moons and other times that Yahweh required,[ref] as well as any free-will offerings to Yahweh. 6 ⇔Even though the temple foundation rebuilding hadn’t started yet, the people started sacrificing burnt offerings to Yahweh from the beginning of October.