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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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Footnotes

  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 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, stood by with trumpets, and the Levites, the descendants of Asaph, stood by with cymbals to praise the Lord as prescribed by David king of Israel. 11 They sang antiphonally to praise and thank the Lord:

Truly, he is good, because his mercy toward Israel endures forever.

All the people shouted loud praise to the Lord when the foundation of the House of the Lord was laid. 12 However, when many of the older priests, Levites, and heads of families, who had seen the first house, saw this house being founded, they wept loudly, although many also raised their voices in a shout of joy. 13 The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful cry from the sound of the people weeping, because the people were shouting loudly, and the sound could be heard far away.

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