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WEBBE The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The people of Israel – the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles – observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.
LSV And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
FBV Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of those who had returned from exile, all joyfully celebrated the dedication of the God's Temple.
T4T Then the priests and the Levites and all the other Israeli people who had returned from Babylon very joyfully dedicated the temple.
LEB And the Israelites,[fn] the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles[fn] celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.
BBE And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of those who had come back, kept the feast of the opening of this house of God with joy.
Moff No Moff EZRA book available
JPS And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
ASV And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
DRA And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy.
YLT And the sons of Israel have made, [and] the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
Drby And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of [fn]God with joy;
RV And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
Wbstr And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
KJB-1769 ¶ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,[fn]
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And the children of Israel, the Priests and the Leuites, and the rest of the children of the captiuitie, kept the dedicatiō of this house of God, with ioy,
(¶ And the children of Israel, the Priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captiuitie, kept the dedicatiō of this house of God, with joy,)
Bshps And the childre of Israel, the priestes, the Leuites, and the other children of the captiuitie, helde the dedication of this house of God with ioy:
(And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of the captiuitie, held the dedication of this house of God with ioy:)
Gnva And the children of Israel, the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the residue of the children of the captiuitie kept the dedication of this house of God with ioy,
(And the children of Israel, the Priests, and the Levites, and the residue of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, )
Cvdl And the children of Israel, the prestes, the Leuites, and the other children of ye captyuite helde the dedicacion of the house of God with ioye,
(And the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the other children of ye/you_all captyuite held the dedicacion of the house of God with joy,)
Wycl Forsothe the sones of Israel, the preestis and dekenes, and the othere of the sones of transmygracioun, `that is, that camen fro transmigracioun, `ether caitifte, maden the halewyng of Goddis hows in ioie;
(Forsothe the sons of Israel, the priests and deacons, and the other of the sons of transmygracioun, `that is, that came from transmigracioun, `ether caitifte, maden the halewyng of Goddis house in ioie;)
Luth Und die Kinder Israel, die Priester, die Leviten und die andern Kinder des Gefängnisses hielten Einweihung des Hauses Gottes mit Freuden.
(And the children Israel, the priest(s), the Leviten and the change children the Gefängnisses hielten Einweihung the houses God’s with Freuden.)
ClVg Fecerunt autem filii Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ, et reliqui filiorum transmigrationis, dedicationem domus Dei in gaudio.[fn]
(Fecerunt however children Israel priests and Levitæ, and I_left of_children transmigrationis, delet_him_sayionem home of_God in gaudio. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
וַעֲבַ֣דוּ
and,celebrated
Here, the word And indicates that the event the story will now relate came after the events it has just described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using a word such as “Then.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל
sons_of Yisrael
Here, sons means “descendants.” Here the book envisions all of the Israelites as descendants of the patriarch Jacob, who was also known as Israel. The expression comprises the three groups that are listed next, the priests, Levites, and other Jews. Alternate translation: “the Israelites”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָ֗א
and,rest sons_of exile,the
As indicated in 2:1 and 8:35, the phrase the sons of the exile refers specifically to the group of Jewish people who returned to the land of Judah from Babylon after King Nebuchadnezzar had conquered Jerusalem and had taken many Jews as captives to Babylon. Alternate translation: “and the Jews who had returned from exile” or “and the Jews who had returned to their homeland”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וַעֲבַ֣דוּ & חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה
and,celebrated & dedication house_of the=god this(ms) in/on/at/with,joy
The abstract noun dedication refers to a special ceremony the Israelites conducted to set the temple apart as a place for the worship of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind this word with a verb such as “consecrate.” Alternate translation: “joyfully consecrated this temple for the worship of Yahweh”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וַעֲבַ֣דוּ & חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דְנָ֖ה בְּחֶדְוָֽה
and,celebrated & dedication house_of the=god this(ms) in/on/at/with,joy
If your language does not use abstract nouns such as joy, you can translate the idea behind it with an adverb such as “joyfully.” Alternate translation: “joyfully dedicated this temple to God”
