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Open English Translation EZRA Chapter 3

EZRA 3 ©

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

3and_came the_month the_seventh and_the_sons of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_towns and_gathered the_people as_man one to Yərūshelēm.
2and_ Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) _he/it_rose_up the_son_of Yōʦādāq/(Jozadak) and_brothers_of_his the_priests and_Zərubāⱱel the_son_of Shəʼaltiyʼēl and_brothers_of_his and_build DOM the_altar_of the_god_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_offer on/upon/above_him/it burnt_offerings as_the_written in/on/at/with_law_of Mosheh the_man_of the_ʼElohīm.
3And_set_up the_altar on foundation_of_its if/because in/on/at/with_fear around_they because_of_peoples_of the_lands and_offered[fn][fn] on/upon/above_him/it burnt_offerings to/for_YHWH burnt_offerings for_the_morning and_for_the_evening.
4And_they_made DOM the_festival_of the_booths as_the_written and_burnt_offerings_of a_day in/on_day in/on/at/with_number according_to_ordinance_of [the]_matter_of a_day in_its_day.
5And_after so[fn] a_burnt_offering_of continuity and_for_the_new_moon and_to/for_all the_appointed_times_of YHWH the_offerings and_to/for_all [one_who]_offered a_freewill_offering to/for_YHWH.
6From_day one of_the_month the_seventh they_began to_offer burnt_offerings to/for_YHWH and_temple_of YHWH not it_was_founded.

7They donated cash to the stone-workers and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the workers from Tsidon (Sidon) and Tsor (Tyre) to float cedar logs along the coast from Lebananon into Port Yafo (Joppa) with the permission of Persian King Koresh (Cyrus).

8In the second month of second year since their return to Yerushalem, Shealtiel’s son Zerubavel and Yotsadak’s son Yeshua, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and everyone except who’d returned to Yerushalem from captivity, began work on God’s residence, and they appointed the Levites who were twenty and over to act as overseers for the work of rebuilding Yahweh’s temple. 9And Yeshua with his brothers and their sons, Kadmiel and his sons, (all descendants of Yehudah) cooperated to act as overseers for those doing the work at the temple together with Henadad’s sons and grandsons, and their brothers the Levites.

10When the builders had laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they got the priests to stand there in their robes with their trumpets, and Asaf’s descendants (who were Levites) with their cymbals, to praise Yahweh using the rhythms composed by David, the former Israeli king.[ref] 11Then they sang in response—praising and thanking Yahweh: “Yes, he is good, because his loyal commitment to Israel will continue forever.”

Then all the people shouted a great shout in praise to Yahweh because the foundation of Yahweh’s temple had been laid.[ref] 12Many of the older priests and Levites, and clan leaders who’d seen the first temple, wept loudly when they witnessed the founding of this one, but others were shouting happily with loud voices. 13So the people couldn’t differentiate the happy sounds from the sound of the people weeping, because the people were shouting very loudly and it could be heard from far away.


7And_gave money to_the_masons and_to_the_carpenters and_food and_drink and_oil to_the_Tsīdonī/(Sidonians) and_to_the_Tsor to_bring wood(s)_of cedar(s) from the_Ləⱱānōn to the_sea_of Yāfō/(Joppa) according_to_authorization_of Kōresh/(Cyrus) the_king_of Pāraş had_they.
8and_in/on/at/with_year the_second(fs) after_coming_their to the_house_of the_ʼElohīm at_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) in/on/at/with_month the_second Zərubāⱱel they_began the_son_of Shəʼaltiyʼēl and_Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) the_son_of Yōʦādāq/(Jozadak) and_rest_of brothers_of_their the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_all the_(ones_who)_went from_the_captivity Yərūshelēm and_appointed DOM the_Lēviyyiy from_son_of twenty year[s] and_upward to_supervise over the_work_of the_house_of YHWH.
9and_ Yēshūˊa _joined sons_of_his and_brothers_of_his Qadmīʼēl and_sons_of_his the_sons_of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) as_one to_took_charge over the_doer[s]_of the_workers in_house_of the_ʼElohīm the_sons_of Ḩēnādād sons_of_their and_brothers_of_them the_Lēviyyiy.
10And_laid_the_foundation the_builders DOM the_temple_of YHWH and_stationed the_priests fully_clothed in/on/at/with_trumpets and_the_Lēviyyiy the_sons_of ʼĀşāf in/on/at/with_cymbals to_praise DOM YHWH on the_hands_of Dāvid the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
11And_sang in/on/at/with_praising and_in/on/at/with_thanksgiving to/for_YHWH if/because [he_is]_good if/because for_ever steadfast_love_of_his [is]_towards Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_all the_people they_shouted a_shout_of_joy[fn] great in/on/at/with_praise to/for_YHWH because it_was_founded the_house_of YHWH.
12and_many of_the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy and_heads_of the_families the_older who they_had_seen DOM the_house the_first in/on/at/with_foundation_its this the_house in/on/at/with_eyes_of_they [were]_weeping in/on/at/with_voice great and_many in/on/at/with_shout in/on/at/with_joy to_raise a_voice.
13And_not the_people the_sound_of [were]_recognizing of_the_shout_of the_joyful to_sound/voice of_the_weeping_of the_people if/because the_people [were]_shouting a_shout_of_joy great and_the_sound it_was_heard to to_at_afar.

3:3 Variant note: ו/יעל: (x-qere) ’וַ/יַּעֲל֨וּ’: lemma_c/5927 morph_HC/Vhw3mp id_156Tj וַ/יַּעֲל֨וּ

3:3 Note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

3:5 Exegesis note: A single word in the text has been divided for exegesis.

3:11 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.


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Temple of the Lord

The Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, where all Israelite males were commanded to offer sacrifices to the Lord (Exodus 23:14-19; Deuteronomy 16:16-17), underwent several stages of reconstruction and development over hundreds of years. The first Temple was built by King Solomon to replace the aging Tabernacle, and it was constructed on a threshing floor on high ground on the north side of the city (2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21). Hundreds of years later King Hezekiah expanded the platform surrounding the Temple. When Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 B.C., the Temple was completely destroyed (2 Kings 25:1-21; 2 Chronicles 36:17-21; Jeremiah 39:1-10; 52:1-30). It was rebuilt in 515 B.C. after a group of Jews returned to Judea from exile in Babylon (Ezra 1:5-6:15; Nehemiah 7:5-65). Herod the Great completely rebuilt and expanded the Temple once again around 20 B.C., making it one of the largest temples in the Roman world. Jesus’ first believers often met together in Solomon’s Colonnade, a columned porch that encircled the Temple Mount, perhaps carrying on a tradition started by Jesus himself (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12). But Herod’s Temple did not last long: After many Jews revolted against Rome, the Romans eventually recaptured Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in A.D. 70.

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