Verse 3
Ezra 6:3
Free Bible Version
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with three layers of stone blocks and one of timber. Expenses are to be paid from the royal treasury.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗/א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ/א֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית אֱלָהָ֤/א בִֽ/ירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣/א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְ/אֻשּׁ֖וֹ/הִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵ/הּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖/הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין
English Translation
In the year of the reign of Cyrus king of Persia, Cyrus the king set forth a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, saying: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices are offered, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height shall be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits."
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Chapter 6 Context
1
But it was actually in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, that a scroll was found,...
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In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree regarding God (Elohim)'s Temple in Jerusalem: Le...
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with three layers of stone blocks and one of timber. Expenses are to be paid from the royal treasury...
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In addition, the gold and silver items of God (Elohim)'s Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the...
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5
These are my instructions to you, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-...
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This work on God (Elohim)'s Temple—leave it alone! Let the governor and leaders of the Jews continue...
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7
Furthermore, this is my decree as to what you are to do for these Jewish leaders regarding the rebui...
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8
Provide whatever is needed by the priests in Jerusalem: young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offer...
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9
In this way they can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to the God (Elohim) of heaven, and pray fo...
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Further I declare that if any man interferes with this decree, a beam is to be ripped from his house...
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11
May God (Elohim) who chose the city of Jerusalem as the place where he would be honored, destroy any...
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12
Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow offi...
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13
As a result the Jewish leaders continued building, and they were encouraged by the messages from Hag...
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14
The Temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Ki...
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15
Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of those who had returned from exi...
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To dedicate God (Elohim)'s Temple they sacrificed one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred...
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They organized the priests and Levites by their divisions to serve God (Elohim) in the Temple at Jer...
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18
The priests and Levites had all purified themselves so that they were clean according to the ceremon...
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19
The Passover was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and by those who had joi...
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Then they observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Everyone throughout the land was...
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