Ezra 3:7-9
World English Bible
7 They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.
8 Now in the second year of their coming to God’s house at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of Yahweh’s house. 9 Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in God’s house: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.
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Ezra 3:7-9
English Standard Version
7 So they gave money to the masons and the carpenters, (A)and food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and the Tyrians (B)to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, (C)according to the grant that they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
Rebuilding the Temple
8 Now in the second year after their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, (D)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and (E)Jeshua the son of Jozadak made a beginning, together with the rest of their kinsmen, the priests and the Levites and all who had come to Jerusalem from the captivity. They (F)appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to (G)supervise the work of the house of the Lord. 9 And (H)Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, and Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together (I)supervised the workmen in the house of God, along with the (J)sons of Henadad and the Levites, their sons and brothers.
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