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BrLXXΚαὶ ἀπὸ ἀρχόντων πατριῶν ἐν τῷ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου τὸν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἡκουσιάσαντο εἰς οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ στῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν ἑτοιμασίαν αὐτοῦ· (Kai apo arⱪontōn patriōn en tōi eiselthein autous eis oikon Kuriou ton en Hierousalaʸm, haʸkousiasanto eis oikon tou Theou, tou staʸsai auton epi taʸn hetoimasian autou; )
BrTrAnd some of the chiefs of families, when they went into the house of the Lord that was in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its prepared place.
ULTAnd when some from the heads of the fathers came to the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem, they freely gave for the house of God to cause it to stand upon its place.
USTWhen they arrived at the ruins of the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money for the supplies needed to rebuild the temple in the same place where the old temple had been.
BSB § When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
WEBBESome of the heads of fathers’ households, when they came to the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for God’s house to set it up in its place.
NETWhen they came to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders offered voluntary offerings for the temple of God in order to rebuild it on its site.
LSVAnd some of the heads of the fathers in their coming to the house of YHWH that [is] in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;
FBVWhen they arrived at the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood.
T4TWhen they arrived at the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the clan leaders gave money for the supplies needed to rebuild the temple at the place where the temple had been previously.
LEBWhen some of the heads of families[fn] came to the house of Yahweh that is in Jerusalem, they gave freewill offerings for the house of God to erect it on its place.
BBEAnd some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place:
JPSAnd some of the heads of fathers' houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place;
ASVAnd some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:
DRAAnd some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, offered freely to the house of the Lord to build it in its place.
YLTAnd some of the heads of the fathers in their coming in to the house of Jehovah that [is] in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;
DrbyAnd some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of [fn]God to set it up in its place.
RVAnd some of the heads of fathers’ houses, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to set it up in its place:
WbstrAnd some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:
KJB-1769¶ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: (¶ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Yerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: )
KJB-1611¶ And some of the chiefe of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Ierusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it vp in his place: (¶ And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Yerusalem, offered freely for the house of God, to set it up in his place:)
BshpsAnd certaine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lorde at Hierusalem, they offred them selues wylling for the house of God, to set it vp in his place: (And certain of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord at Yerusalem, they offered themselves wylling for the house of God, to set it up in his place:)
GnvaAnd certeine of the chiefe fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Ierusalem, they offred willingly for the house of God, to set it vp vpon his fundation. (And certain of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord, which was in Yerusalem, they offered willingly for the house of God, to set it up upon his fundation. )
CvdlAnd certayne of the chefe fathers, whan they came to the house of the LORDE at Ierusalem, they were well mynded vnto the house of God, that it shulde be set in his place, (And certain of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD at Yerusalem, they were well mindd unto the house of God, that it should be set in his place,)
WycAnd of the princes of fadris, whanne thei entriden in to the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, thei offriden of fre wille in to the hows of God, to bilde it in his place; (And of the princes of fathers, when they entered in to the temple of the Lord, which is in Yerusalem, they offriden of free will in to the house of God, to build it in his place;)
LuthUnd etliche der obersten Väter, da sie kamen zum Hause des HErr’s zu Jerusalem, wurden sie freiwillig zum Hause Gottes, daß man es setzte auf seine Stätte. (And several the/of_the obersten Väter, there they/she/them came for_the house the LORD’s to Yerusalem, became they/she/them freiwillig for_the house God’s, that man it sat on his Stätte.)
ClVgEt de principibus patrum, cum ingrederentur templum Domini, quod est in Jerusalem, sponte obtulerunt in domum Dei ad exstruendam eam in loco suo.[fn] (And about principibus patrum, when/with ingrederentur templum Master, that it_is in Yerusalem, sponte obthey_took in home of_God to exstruendam her in instead his_own. )
2.68Sponte obtulerunt in domum Dei ad, etc. ID., ibid. Magnæ devotionis indicium est, etc., usque ad quanto eos nec licitis uti considerant.
2.68Sponte obthey_took in home of_God ad, etc. ID., ibid. Magnæ devotionis indicium it_is, etc., until to quanto them but_not licitis uti considerant.
2:1-70 This chapter is the first of Ezra’s major digressions from the main story line. The returning exiles needed to keep track of who the true Jews were so that the community could maintain its identity (by knowing whom they could marry) and theological purity (by knowing who could worship at the Temple). This list is not an initial list (cp. Neh 7:6-73) of all the Jews who returned to Jerusalem but a slightly later list (after Sheshbazzar had died) of people who had settled in their towns.
Here, heads of the fathers is an abbreviated way of saying the heads of father’s houses. The full expression “house of their fathers” was used in 2:59. See how you translated it there, and review the note there if that would be helpful. Alternate translation: “some of the clan leaders”
As in 1:3–4, the expressions house of Yahweh and house of God both refer to the same temple. The book speaks of this temple as if it would be a house in which God lived, since God’s presence would be there. Alternate translation: “the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem … the temple of God”
This expression indicates that these gifts were given towards the costs of rebuilding the temple on its former site. The expression envisions the rebuilt temple as like a living thing that would stand in that location. Alternate translation: “to rebuild it on its former site”
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.
