Ezra 3:7-9
Legacy Standard Bible
7 Then they gave money to the masons and [a]carpenters, and (A)food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, (B)to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at (C)Joppa, according to the permission they had [b]from (D)Cyrus king of Persia.
The Foundation of the Temple of Yahweh
8 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, (E)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and (F)appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to direct the work of the house of Yahweh. 9 Then (G)Jeshua with his sons and brothers stood united with Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of [c]Judah and the sons of Henadad with their sons and brothers the Levites, to direct those who do the work in the house of God.
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Ezra 3:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 So they gave money to the stone craftsmen and skilled craftsmen, and food, drink, and olive oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the authorization over them of Cyrus king of Persia.
Foundation of the Temple is Laid
8 In the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak began their work, and the remainder of their brothers the priests and the Levites and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem. They appointed the Levites from twenty years and older[a] to direct the work of the house of Yahweh. 9 And Jeshua with his sons and brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons—the sons of Judah—together directed the workers in the house of God, along with the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers the Levites.
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- Ezra 3:8 Literally “a son of twenty years and above”
Ezra 3:7-9
New International Version
Rebuilding the Temple
7 Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters,(A) and gave food and drink and olive oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar logs(B) by sea from Lebanon(C) to Joppa, as authorized by Cyrus(D) king of Persia.
8 In the second month(E) of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel(F) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work. They appointed Levites twenty(G) years old and older to supervise the building of the house of the Lord. 9 Joshua(H) and his sons and brothers and Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Hodaviah[a]) and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together in supervising those working on the house of God.
Footnotes
- Ezra 3:9 Hebrew Yehudah, a variant of Hodaviah
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