Focused Passage

Ezra 3:1-6

The Altar Restored and the Temple Foundation Laid

The returned remnant gathers as one, rebuilds the altar in fearful obedience, resumes covenant worship, and lays the temple foundation amid mingled shouts of joy and weeping.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 By the seventh month, the Israelites had settled in their towns, and the people assembled as one man in Jerusalem.

2 Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

3 They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

4 They also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.

5 After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD.

6 On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Acts 4:32 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 1:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 23:24 Classic cross-references Leviticus 16:29 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 7:73 Classic cross-references

Original words

By the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular month הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ H2320 Article | Noun - masculine singular the Israelites וּבְנֵ֥י H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular had settled וַיִּגַּע֙ H5060 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular in their towns בֶּעָרִ֑יםס H5892 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural and the people הָעָ֛ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular assembled וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּ H622 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural as one אֶחָ֖ד H259 Number - masculine singular man כְּאִ֥ישׁ H376 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular in אֶל־ H413 Preposition Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס H3389 Noun - proper - feminine singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Ezra 5:2 Classic cross-references Haggai 1:1 Classic cross-references Luke 3:27 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 3:17 Classic cross-references Ezra 2:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Jeshua יֵשׁ֨וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Jozadak יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק H3136 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his fellow וְאֶחָ֣יו H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular priests הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים H3548 Article | Noun - masculine plural along with Zerubbabel וּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤ל H2216 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of Shealtiel שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙ H7597 Noun - proper - masculine singular and his associates וְאֶחָ֔יו H251 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular began וַיָּקָם֩ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to build וַיִּבְנ֕וּ H1129 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the altar מִזְבַּ֖ח H4196 Noun - masculine singular construct of the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - feminine singular to sacrifice לְהַעֲל֤וֹת H5927 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct burnt offerings עֹל֔וֹת H5930 Noun - feminine plural on it עָלָיו֙ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular as it is written כַּכָּת֕וּב H3789 Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular in the Law בְּתוֹרַ֖ת H8451 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular the man אִישׁ־ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct of God הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ H430 Article | Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

Jozadak is a variant of Jehozadak; also in verse 8; see 1 Chronicles 6:14.

Verse 3

Cross-references

Ezra 4:4 Classic cross-references Exodus 29:38 Classic cross-references Numbers 28:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

They set up וַיָּכִ֤ינוּ H3559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition its foundation מְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יו H4350 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular and sacrificed וַיַּעַל H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . עָלָ֤יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular burnt offerings עֹלוֹת֙ H5930 Noun - feminine plural on it עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular [both] the morning לַבֹּ֥קֶר H1242 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular and evening וְלָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular burnt offerings עֹל֖וֹת H5930 Noun - feminine plural even though כִּ֚י H3588 Conjunction they feared בְּאֵימָ֣ה H367 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular the people מֵעַמֵּ֖י H5971 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of the land הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת H776 Article | Noun - feminine plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Leviticus 23:34 Classic cross-references Exodus 23:16 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 8:14 Classic cross-references Numbers 29:12 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 16:37 Classic cross-references

Original words

They also celebrated וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֛וּ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the Feast חַ֥ג H2282 Noun - masculine singular construct of Tabernacles הַסֻּכּ֖וֹת H5521 Article | Noun - feminine plural in accordance with what is written כַּכָּת֑וּב H3789 Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular and they offered burnt offerings וְעֹלַ֨ת H5930 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct daily י֤וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular . . . בְּיוֹם֙ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular based on the number בְּמִסְפָּ֔ר H4557 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular prescribed כְּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט H4941 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . דְּבַר־ H1697 Noun - masculine singular construct for each day י֥וֹם H3117 Noun - masculine singular . . . בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

That is, Sukkot, the autumn feast of pilgrimage to Jerusalem; also translated as the Feast of Booths or the Feast of Shelters and originally called the Feast of Ingathering (see Exodus 23:16 and Exodus 34:22).

Verse 5

Cross-references

Exodus 25:2 Classic cross-references Numbers 28:11 Classic cross-references Numbers 29:39 Classic cross-references

Original words

After that וְאַחֲרֵיכֵ֞ן H310 Conjunctive waw | Preposition they presented the regular תָּמִיד֙ H8548 Adverb burnt offerings עֹלַ֤ת H5930 Noun - feminine singular construct and [those] for New Moons וְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔ים H2320 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural and for all וּלְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the appointed מוֹעֲדֵ֥י H4150 Noun - masculine plural construct sacred feasts הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֑ים H6942 Article | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular as well as all וּלְכֹ֛ל H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the freewill offerings נְדָבָ֖ה H5071 Noun - feminine singular brought מִתְנַדֵּ֥ב H5068 Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 6

Cross-references

Leviticus 23:24 Classic cross-references Numbers 29:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

On the first אֶחָד֙ H259 Number - masculine singular day מִיּ֤וֹם H3117 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular of the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י H7637 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular month לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ H2320 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular [the Israelites] began הֵחֵ֕לּוּ H2490 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural to offer לְהַעֲל֥וֹת H5927 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct burnt offerings עֹל֖וֹת H5930 Noun - feminine plural to the LORD לַיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular {although the foundation} of the temple וְהֵיכַ֥ל H1964 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular vvv לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle had not been laid יֻסָּֽד׃ H3245 Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular

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