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10 So the builders (A)laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh. Then [a]the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Yahweh (B)according to the [b]directions of King David of Israel. 11 (C)And they sang, praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, saying, “(D)For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever upon Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised Yahweh because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid. 12 Yet many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, (E)the old men who had seen the first house of Yahweh, were weeping with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many in loud shouts with gladness were raising their voice, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the [c]voices of the shouting of gladness from the [d]voices of the weeping of the people, for the people were shouting with a loud shout, and those [e]voices were heard far away.

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  1. Ezra 3:10 As in Gr and some mss; M.T. they set the priests
  2. Ezra 3:10 Lit hands
  3. Ezra 3:13 Lit voice
  4. Ezra 3:13 Lit voice
  5. Ezra 3:13 Lit voice

10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, [a]they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, the old men that had seen [b]the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

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  1. Ezra 3:10 According to some manuscripts, the priests stood.
  2. Ezra 3:12 Or, the first house standing on its foundation, when this house was before their eyes