KJV EZR3 with Strong's Hebrew/Greek
EZR2.htm EZR4.htm3:1 And 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] .
3:2 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] .(Jeshua: also called, Joshua)(Zerubbabel: Gr. Zorobabel)(Shealtiel: Gr. Salathiel)
3:3 And they set [H3559] the altar [H4196] upon his bases [H4350] ; for fear [H367] [was] upon them because of the people [H5971] of those countries [H776] : and they offered [H5927] burnt offerings [H5930] thereon unto the LORD [H3068] , [even] burnt offerings [H5930] morning [H1242] and evening [H6153] .
3:4 They kept [H6213] also the feast [H2282] of tabernacles [H5521] , as [it is] written [H3789] , and [offered] the daily [H3117] [H3117] burnt offerings [H5930] by number [H4557] , according to the custom [H4941] , as the duty [H1697] of every day [H3117] required [H3117] ;(as the duty: Heb. the matter of the day in his day)
3:5 And afterward [H310] [offered] the continual [H8548] burnt offering [H5930] , both of the new moons [H2320] , and of all the set feasts [H4150] of the LORD [H3068] that were consecrated [H6942] , and of every one that willingly offered [H5068] a freewill offering [H5071] unto the LORD [H3068] .
3:6 From the first [H259] day [H3117] of the seventh [H7637] month [H2320] began [H2490] they to offer [H5927] burnt offerings [H5930] unto the LORD [H3068] . But the foundation [H3245] of the temple [H1964] of the LORD [H3068] was not [yet] laid [H3245] .(the foundation: Heb. the temple of the LORD was not yet founded)
3:7 They gave [H5414] money [H3701] also unto the masons [H2672] , and to the carpenters [H2796] ; and meat [H3978] , and drink [H4960] , and oil [H8081] , unto them of Zidon [H6722] , and to them of Tyre [H6876] , to bring [H935] cedar [H730] trees [H6086] from Lebanon [H3844] to the sea [H3220] of Joppa [H3305] , according to the grant [H7558] that they had of Cyrus [H3566] king [H4428] of Persia [H6539] .(carpenters: or, workmen)
3:8 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 remnant [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 set forward [H5329] the work [H4399] of the house [H1004] of the LORD [H3068] .
3:9 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 set forward [H5329] the workmen [H6213] [H4399] in the house [H1004] of God [H430] : the sons [H1121] of Henadad [H2582] , [with] their sons [H1121] and their brethren [H251] the Levites [H3881] .(Judah: or, Hodaviah,Chap.2.40)(together: Heb. as one)
3:10 And when the builders [H1129] laid the foundation [H3245] of the temple [H1964] of the LORD [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] the LORD [H3068] , after the ordinance [H3027] of David [H1732] king [H4428] of Israel [H3478] .
3:11 And they sang together by course [H6030] in praising [H1984] and giving thanks [H3034] unto the LORD [H3068] ; because [he is] good [H2896] , for his mercy [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] the LORD [H3068] , because the foundation [H3245] of the house [H1004] of the LORD [H3068] was laid [H3245] .
3:12 But many [H7227] of the priests [H3548] and Levites [H3881] and chief [H7218] of the fathers [H1] , [who were] ancient 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] :
3:13 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] .