Ezra 3 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Altar and Sacrifices Restored

1 Now when the seventh ^H7637 month ^H2320 came ^H5060, and the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 were in the cities ^H5892, the people ^H5971 gathered ^H622 together as one ^H259 person ^H376 to Jerusalem ^H3389.

2 Then Jeshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Jozadak ^H3087 and his brothers ^H251 the priests ^H3548, and Zerubbabel ^H2216 the son ^H1121 of Shealtiel ^H7597 and his brothers ^H251, rose ^H6965 up ^H6965 and built ^H1129 the altar ^H4196 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to offer ^H5927 burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 on it, as it is written ^H3789 in the Law ^H8451 of Moses ^H4872, the man ^H376 of God ^H430. 3 So they set ^H3559 up the altar ^H4196 on its foundation ^H4350, because ^H3588 [fn]they were terrified ^H367 of the peoples ^H5971 of the lands ^H776; and they offered ^H5927 burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 on it to the LORD ^H3068, burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 morning ^H1242 and evening ^H6153. 4 They also celebrated ^H6213 the Feast ^H2282 of [fn]Booths ^H5521, as it is written ^H3789, and offered [fn]the prescribed number ^H4557 of burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 daily ^H3117, according to the ordinance ^H4941, [fn]as each ^H3117 day ^H3117 required ^H1697; 5 and afterward ^H310 H3651 there was a continual ^H8548 burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930, also for the new ^H2320 moons ^H2320 and for all ^H3605 the appointed ^H4150 festivals ^H4150 of the LORD ^H3068 that were consecrated ^H6942, and from everyone ^H3605 who offered ^H5068 a [fn]voluntary ^H5071 offering ^H5071 to the LORD ^H3068. 6 From the first ^H259 day ^H3117 of the seventh ^H7637 month ^H2320 they began ^H2490 to offer ^H5927 burnt ^H5930 offerings ^H5930 to the LORD ^H3068, but the foundation ^H3245 of the temple ^H1964 of the LORD ^H3068 had not been laid ^H3245. 7 Then they gave ^H5414 money ^H3701 to the masons ^H2672 and carpenters ^H2796, and food ^H3978, drink ^H4960, and oil ^H8081 to the Sidonians ^H6722 and the Tyrians ^H6876 to bring ^H935 cedar ^H730 wood ^H6086 from Lebanon ^H3844 to the sea ^H3220 at Joppa ^H3305, according to the permission ^H7558 they had [fn]from Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia ^H6539.

Temple Restoration Begun

8 Now in the second ^H8145 year ^H8141 of their coming ^H935 to the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 at Jerusalem ^H3389, in the second ^H8145 month ^H2320, Zerubbabel ^H2216 the son ^H1121 of Shealtiel ^H7597, Jeshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Jozadak ^H3087, and the rest ^H7605 of their brothers ^H251 the priests ^H3548 and the Levites ^H3881, and all ^H3605 who came ^H935 from the captivity ^H7628 to Jerusalem ^H3389, began ^H2490 the work and appointed ^H5975 the Levites ^H3881 who were twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 and upward ^H4605 to oversee ^H5329 the work ^H4399 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068.

9 Then Jeshua ^H3091 with his sons ^H1121 and brothers ^H251 stood ^H5975 united ^H259 with Kadmiel ^H6934 and his sons ^H1121, the sons ^H1121 of [fn]Judah ^H3063 and the sons ^H1121 of Henadad ^H2582 with their sons ^H1121 and brothers ^H251 the Levites ^H3881, to oversee ^H5329 the workmen ^H4399 in the temple ^H1004 of God ^H430.

10 Now when the builders ^H1129 had laid ^H3245 the foundation ^H3245 of the temple ^H1964 of the LORD ^H3068, [fn]the priests ^H3548 stood ^H5975 in ^H3847 their apparel ^H3847 with trumpets ^H2689, and the Levites ^H3881, the sons ^H1121 of Asaph ^H623, with cymbals ^H4700, to praise ^H1984 the LORD ^H3068 according ^H5921 to the [fn]directions ^H3027 of King ^H4428 David ^H1732 of Israel ^H3478. 11 And they sang ^H6030, praising ^H1984 and giving ^H3034 thanks ^H3034 to the LORD ^H3068, saying, “For He is good ^H2896, for His favor ^H2617 is upon Israel ^H3478 forever ^H5769.” And all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 shouted ^H7321 with a great ^H1419 shout ^H8643 of ^H8643 joy ^H8643 when they praised ^H1984 the LORD ^H3068, because ^H5921 the foundation ^H3245 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 was laid ^H3245. 12 Yet many ^H7227 of the priests ^H3548 and Levites ^H3881 and heads ^H7218 of fathers’ ^H1 households, the old ^H2205 men ^H2205 who ^H834 had seen ^H7200 the first ^H7223 [fn]temple ^H1004, wept ^H1058 with a loud ^H1419 voice ^H6963 when the foundation ^H3245 of this ^H2088 house ^H1004 was laid ^H3245 before their eyes ^H5869, while many ^H7227 shouted ^H8643 aloud ^H7311 H6963 for joy ^H8057, 13 so that the people ^H5971 could not distinguish ^H5234 the sound ^H6963 of the shout ^H8643 of joy ^H8057 from the sound ^H6963 of the weeping ^H1065 of the people ^H5971, because ^H3588 the people ^H5971 were shouting ^H7321 with a loud ^H1419 shout ^H8643, and the sound ^H6963 was heard ^H8085 far ^H7350 away ^H4480.