Ezra 3

1 ♥ 📝 A nd when the seventh^H7637 month^H2320 was come,^H5060 and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were in the cities,^H5892 the people^H5971 gathered themselves together^H622 as one^H259 man^H376 to Jerusalem.^H3389

2 ♥ 📝 Then stood up^H6965 Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and his brethren^H251 the priests,^H3548 and Zerubbabel^H2216 the son^H1121 of Shealtiel,^H7597 and his brethren,^H251 and builded^H1129 the altar^H4196 of the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 to offer^H5927 burnt-offerings^H5930 thereon, as it is written^H3789 in the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872 the man^H376 of God.^H430

3 ♥ 📝 And they set^H3559 the altar^H4196 upon its base;^H4350 for fear^H367 was upon them because of the peoples^H5971 of the countries:^H776 and they offered^H5927 burnt-offerings^H5930 thereon unto Jehovah,^H3068 even burnt-offerings^H5930 morning^H1242 and evening.^H6153

4 ♥ 📝 And they kept^H6213 the feast^H2282 of tabernacles,^H5521 as it is written,^H3789 and [offered] the daily^H3117 burnt-offerings^H5930 by number,^H4557 according to the ordinance,^H4941 as the duty^H1697 of every day^H3117 required;^H3117

5 ♥ 📝 and afterward^H310 the continual^H8548 burnt-offering,^H5930 and [the offerings] of the new moons,^H2320 and of all the set feasts^H4150 of Jehovah^H3068 that were consecrated,^H6942 and of every one that willingly offered^H5068 a freewill-offering^H5071 unto Jehovah.^H3068

6 ♥ 📝 From the first^H259 day^H3117 of the seventh^H7637 month^H2320 began^H2490 they to offer^H5927 burnt-offerings^H5930 unto Jehovah:^H3068 but the foundation^H3245 of the temple^H1964 of Jehovah^H3068 was not yet laid.^H3245

7 ♥ 📝 They gave^H5414 money^H3701 also unto the masons,^H2672 and to the carpenters;^H2796 and food,^H3978 and drink,^H4960 and oil,^H8081 unto them of Sidon,^H6722 and to them of Tyre,^H6876 to bring^H935 cedar -^H730 trees^H6086 from Lebanon^H3844 to the sea,^H3220 unto Joppa,^H3305 according to the grant^H7558 that they had of Cyrus^H3566 king^H4428 of Persia.^H6539

8 ♥ 📝 Now in the second^H8145 year^H8141 of their coming^H935 unto the house^H1004 of God^H430 at Jerusalem,^H3389 in the second^H8145 month,^H2320 began^H2490 Zerubbabel^H2216 the son^H1121 of Shealtiel,^H7597 and Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Jozadak,^H3136 and the rest^H7605 of their brethren^H251 the priests^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 and all they that were come out^H935 of the captivity^H7628 unto Jerusalem,^H3389 and appointed^H5975 the Levites,^H3881 from twenty^H6242 years^H8141 old^H1121 and upward,^H4605 to have the oversight^H5329 of the work^H4399 of the house^H1004 of Jehovah.^H3068

9 ♥ 📝 Then stood^H5975 Jeshua^H3442 with his sons^H1121 and his brethren,^H251 Kadmiel^H6934 and his sons,^H1121 the sons^H1121 of Judah,^H3063 together,^H259 to have the oversight^H5329 of the workmen^H6213 in the house^H1004 of God:^H430 the sons^H1121 of Henadad,^H2582 with their sons^H1121 and their brethren^H251 the Levites.^H3881

10 ♥ 📝 And when the builders^H1129 laid the foundation^H3245 of the temple^H1964 of Jehovah,^H3068 they set^H5975 the priests^H3548 in their apparel^H3847 with trumpets,^H2689 and the Levites^H3881 the sons^H1121 of Asaph^H623 with cymbals,^H4700 to praise^H1984 Jehovah,^H3068 after the order^H3027 of David^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel.^H3478

11 ♥ 📝 And they sang one to another^H6030 in praising^H1984 and giving thanks^H3034 unto Jehovah,^H3068 [saying], For he is good,^H2896 for his lovingkindness^H2617 [endureth] for ever^H5769 toward Israel.^H3478 And all the people^H5971 shouted^H7321 with a great^H1419 shout,^H8643 when they praised^H1984 Jehovah,^H3068 because the foundation^H3245 of the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068 was laid.^H3245

12 ♥ 📝 But many^H7227 of the priests^H3548 and Levites^H3881 and heads^H7218 of fathers'^H1 [houses], the old men^H2205 that had seen^H7200 the first^H7223 house,^H1004 when the foundation^H3245 of this house^H1004 was laid^H3245 before their eyes,^H5869 wept^H1058 with a loud^H1419 voice;^H6963 and many^H7227 shouted^H8643 aloud^H7311 for joy:^H8057

13 ♥ 📝 so that the people^H5971 could not discern^H5234 the noise^H6963 of the shout^H8643 of joy^H8057 from the noise^H6963 of the weeping^H1065 of the people;^H5971 for the people^H5971 shouted^H7321 with a loud^H1419 shout,^H8643 and the noise^H6963 was heard^H8085 afar off.^H7350