Ezra 3
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וַיָּקָם֩and he aroseיֵשׁ֨וּעַJeshuaבֶּן־the son ofיֽוֹצָדָ֜קJozadakוְאֶחָ֣יוand brothers hisהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםthe priestsוּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לand Zerubbabelבֶּן־the son ofשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙Shealtielוְאֶחָ֔יוand brothers hisוַיִּבְנ֕וּand they rebuiltאֶת־obj.מִזְבַּ֖חthe altar ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelלְהַעֲל֤וֹתto offer upעָלָיו֙on itעֹל֔וֹתburnt offeringsכַּכָּת֕וּבaccording to the what is writtenבְּתוֹרַ֖תin the law ofמֹשֶׁ֥הMosesאִישׁ־the man ofהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God
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וַיָּכִ֤ינוּand they establishedהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙the altarעַל־onמְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יוfoundations itsכִּ֚יforבְּאֵימָ֣הin terrorעֲלֵיהֶ֔םwas on themמֵעַמֵּ֖יfrom the peoples ofהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתthe landsוַיַּעֲל֨וּand they offered upעָלָ֤יוon itעֹלוֹת֙burnt offeringsלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsלַבֹּ֥קֶרof the morningוְלָעָֽרֶב׃and of the evening
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וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־and people gaveכֶ֔סֶףmoneyלַחֹצְבִ֖יםto the masonsוְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםand to the craftsmenוּמַאֲכָ֨לand foodוּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הand drinkוָשֶׁ֗מֶןand oilלַצִּֽדֹנִים֙to the Sidoniansוְלַצֹּרִ֔יםand to the Tyriansלְהָבִיא֩to bringעֲצֵ֨יwoods ofאֲרָזִ֤יםcedarsמִן־fromהַלְּבָנוֹן֙the Lebanonאֶל־toיָ֣םthe sea ofיָפ֔וֹאJoppaכְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןaccording to the permission ofכּ֥וֹרֶשׁCyrusמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofפָּרַ֖סPersiaעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פto them
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וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הand in the yearהַשֵּׁנִ֗יתthe secondלְבוֹאָ֞םof coming theirאֶל־toבֵּ֤יתthe house ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םto Jerusalemבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁin the monthהַשֵּׁנִ֑יthe secondהֵחֵ֡לּוּthey beganזְרֻבָּבֶ֣לZerubbabelבֶּן־the son ofשְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵלShealtielוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַand Jeshuaבֶּן־the son ofיֽוֹצָדָ֜קJozadakוּשְׁאָ֥רand the rest ofאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם׀brothers theirהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםthe priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֗םand the Levitesוְכָל־and allהַבָּאִים֙those who had comeמֵהַשְּׁבִ֣יfrom the captivityיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּand they appointedאֶת־obj.הַלְוִיִּ֗םthe Levitesמִבֶּ֨ןfrom a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwentyשָׁנָה֙yearsוָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wardsלְנַצֵּ֖חַto act as overseersעַל־overמְלֶ֥אכֶתthe work ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
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וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דand he stoodיֵשׁ֡וּעַJeshuaבָּנָ֣יוsons hisוְ֠אֶחָיוand brothers hisקַדְמִיאֵ֨לKadmielוּבָנָ֤יוand sons hisבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahכְּאֶחָ֔דas oneלְנַצֵּ֛חַto act as overseersעַל־overעֹשֵׂ֥הthe doer ofהַמְּלָאכָ֖הthe workבְּבֵ֣יתon the house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סthe Godבְּנֵי֙the sons ofחֵֽנָדָ֔דHenadadבְּנֵיהֶ֥םsons theirוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םand brothers theirהַלְוִיִּֽם׃the Levites
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וְיִסְּד֥וּand they foundedהַבֹּנִ֖יםthe buildersאֶת־obj.הֵיכַ֣לthe temple ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיַּעֲמִידוּ֩and they appointedהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםthe priestsמְלֻבָּשִׁ֜יםfully clothedבַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹתwith the trumpetsוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םand the Levitesבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofאָסָף֙Asaphבַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִםwith the cymbalsלְהַלֵּל֙to praiseאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehעַל־onיְדֵ֖יthe hands ofדָּוִ֥ידDavidמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּand they sangבְּהַלֵּ֨לwith praisingוּבְהוֹדֹ֤תand with giving thanksלַֽיהוָה֙to Yahwehכִּ֣יforט֔וֹבhe is goodכִּֽי־forלְעוֹלָ֥םfor everחַסְדּ֖וֹcovenant loyalty hisעַל־is towardsיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְכָל־and allהָעָ֡םthe peopleהֵרִיעוּ֩they shoutedתְרוּעָ֙הa shout of joyגְדוֹלָ֤הgreatבְהַלֵּל֙with praisingלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehעַ֖לbecauseהוּסַ֥דit was foundedבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וְרַבִּ֡יםand manyמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםof the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּם֩and the Levitesוְרָאשֵׁ֨יand the heads ofהָאָב֜וֹתthe fathersהַזְּקֵנִ֗יםthe oldאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoרָא֜וּthey had seenאֶת־obj.הַבַּ֤יִתthe houseהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙the firstבְּיָסְד֔וֹwhen founded itזֶ֤הthisהַבַּ֙יִת֙the houseבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םwith own eyes theirבֹּכִ֖יםwere weepingבְּק֣וֹלwith a voiceגָּד֑וֹלgreatוְרַבִּ֛יםand many peopleבִּתְרוּעָ֥הwith a shout of joyבְשִׂמְחָ֖הwith gladnessלְהָרִ֥יםto lift upקֽוֹל׃a voice
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וְאֵ֣יןand notהָעָ֗םthe peopleמַכִּירִים֙were recognizingק֚וֹלthe sound ofתְּרוּעַ֣תthe shout ofהַשִּׂמְחָ֔הthe happinessלְק֖וֹלto the sound ofבְּכִ֣יthe weeping ofהָעָ֑םthe peopleכִּ֣יforהָעָ֗םthe peopleמְרִיעִים֙were shoutingתְּרוּעָ֣הa shout of joyגְדוֹלָ֔הgreatוְהַקּ֥וֹלand the soundנִשְׁמַ֖עit was heardעַד־toלְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ פto from a distance
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