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1. When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were living in their towns, the people assembled in Jerusalem.
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1. And when the seventh H7637 month H2320 was come H5060 , and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 were in the cities H5892 , the people H5971 gathered themselves together H622 as one H259 man H376 to H413 Jerusalem H3389 .
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2. Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his priestly colleagues and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues started to build the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by the law of Moses the man of God.
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2. Then stood up H6965 Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136 , and his brethren H251 the priests H3548 , and Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , and his brethren H251 , and built H1129 H853 the altar H4196 of the God H430 of Israel H3478 , to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 thereon H5921 , as it is written H3789 in the law H8451 of Moses H4872 the man H376 of God H430 .
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3. They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, both the morning and the evening offerings.
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3. And they set H3559 the altar H4196 upon H5921 his bases H4350 ; for H3588 fear H367 was upon H5921 them because of the people H4480 H5971 of those countries H776 : and they offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 thereon H5921 unto the LORD H3068 , even burnt offerings H5930 morning H1242 and evening H6153 .
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4. They observed the Festival of Temporary Shelters as required and offered the proper number of daily burnt offerings according to the requirement for each day.
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4. They kept H6213 also H853 the feast H2282 of tabernacles H5521 , as it is written H3789 , and offered the daily H3117 H3117 burnt offerings H5930 by number H4557 , according to the custom H4941 , as the duty H1697 of every day H3117 H3117 required;
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5. Afterward they offered the continual burnt offerings and those for the new moons and those for all the holy assemblies of the LORD and all those that were being voluntarily offered to the LORD.
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5. And afterward H310 offered the continual H8548 burnt offering H5930 , both of the new moons H2320 , and of all H3605 the set feasts H4150 of the LORD H3068 that were consecrated H6942 , and of every one H3605 that willingly offered H5068 a freewill offering H5071 unto the LORD H3068 .
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6. From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. However, the LORD's temple was not at that time established.
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6. From the first day H4480 H3117 H259 of the seventh H7637 month H2320 began H2490 they to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 unto the LORD H3068 . But the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 was not H3808 yet laid.
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7. So they provided money for the masons and carpenters, and food, beverages, and olive oil for the people of Sidon and Tyre, so that they would bring cedar timber from Lebanon to the seaport at Joppa, in accord with the edict of King Cyrus of Persia.
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7. They gave H5414 money H3701 also unto the masons H2672 , and to the carpenters H2796 ; and meat H3978 , and drink H4960 , and oil H8081 , unto them of Zidon H6722 , and to them of Tyre H6876 , to bring H935 cedar H730 trees H6086 from H4480 Lebanon H3844 to H413 the sea H3220 of Joppa H3305 , according to the grant H7558 that they had of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 .
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8. In the second year after they had come to the temple of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak initiated the work, along with the rest of their associates, the priests and the Levites, and all those who were coming to Jerusalem from the exile. They appointed the Levites who were at least twenty years old to take charge of the work on the LORD's temple.
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8. Now in the second H8145 year H8141 of their coming H935 unto H413 the house H1004 of God H430 at Jerusalem H3389 , in the second H8145 month H2320 , began H2490 Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , and Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136 , and the remnant H7605 of their brethren H251 the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 , and all H3605 they that were come H935 out of the captivity H4480 H7628 unto Jerusalem H3389 ; and appointed H5975 H853 the Levites H3881 , from twenty years old H4480 H1121 H6242 H8141 and upward H4605 , to set H5329 forward H5921 the work H4399 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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9. So Jeshua appointed both his sons and his relatives, Kadmiel and his sons (the sons of Yehudah), to take charge of the workers in the temple of God, along with the sons of Henadad, their sons, and their relatives the Levites.
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9. Then stood H5975 Jeshua H3442 with his sons H1121 and his brethren H251 , Kadmiel H6934 and his sons H1121 , the sons H1121 of Judah H3063 , together H259 , to set H5329 forward H5921 the workmen H6213 H4399 in the house H1004 of God H430 : the sons H1121 of Henadad H2582 , with their sons H1121 and their brethren H251 the Levites H3881 .
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10. When the builders established the LORD's temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the LORD according to the instructions left by King David of Israel.
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10. And when the builders H1129 laid the foundation H3245 of H853 the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 , they set H5975 the priests H3548 in their apparel H3847 with trumpets H2689 , and the Levites H3881 the sons H1121 of Asaph H623 with cymbals H4700 , to praise H1984 H853 the LORD H3068 , after H5921 the ordinance H3027 of David H1732 king H4428 of Israel H3478 .
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11. With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the LORD: "For he is good; his loyal love toward Israel is forever." All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the LORD when the temple of the LORD was established.
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11. And they sang together by course H6030 in praising H1984 and giving thanks H3034 unto the LORD H3068 ; because H3588 he is good H2896 , for H3588 his mercy H2617 endureth forever H5769 toward H5921 Israel H3478 . And all H3605 the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a great H1419 shout H8643 , when they praised H1984 the LORD H3068 , because H5921 the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid H3245 H1004 H3068 .
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12. Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders� older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established� were weeping loudly, and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.
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12. But many H7227 of the priests H4480 H3548 and Levites H3881 and chief H7218 of the fathers H1 , who were ancient men H2205 , that H834 had seen H7200 H853 the first H7223 house H1004 , when the foundation of this house was laid H3245 H2088 H1004 before their eyes H5869 , wept H1058 with a loud H1419 voice H6963 ; and many H7227 shouted aloud H8643 H7311 H6963 for joy H8057 :
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13. People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people's weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.
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13. So that the people H5971 could not H369 discern H5234 the noise H6963 of the shout H8643 of joy H8057 from the noise H6963 of the weeping H1065 of the people H5971 : for H3588 the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a loud H1419 shout H8643 , and the noise H6963 was heard H8085 afar off H5704 H4480 H7350 .
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