AndוַJeshuaיֵשׁוּעַthe sonבֶּןof Jozadakיוֹצָדָקrose up,יָּקָםand his brothersוְאֶחָיוthe priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםand Zerubbabelוּזְרֻבָּבֶלthe sonבֶּןof Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלand his brothers,וְאֶחָיוand they builtוַיִּבְנוּthe altarמִזְבַּחof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto offerלְהַעֲלוֹתburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתon it,עָלָיוas it is writtenכַּכָּתוּבin the lawבְּתוֹרַתof Mosesמֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
Ezra 3:2
Study it in the app“And Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers, and they built the altar of the Elohim of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 3:2, word by word
- Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Jozadakיוֹצָדָקyotsadak
Jozadak
Jozadak: a proper name meaning "YHWH is righteous". He was the father of Jeshua, the high priest who returned from the exile with Zerubbabel. It is the short form of the name Jehozadak.
Where else “yotsadak” appears- rose upיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and his brothersאֶחָיechay
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “echay” appears- the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohanim” appears- and Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶלzerubavel
Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel: a descendant of David who led the return of the exiles from Babylon and the rebuilding of the house of YHWH (Ezra 3; Haggai 1-2).
Where else “zerubavel” appears- of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵלshealtiel
Shealtiel
Shealtiel: a son of King Jeconiah, born in exile; other passages name him as the father of Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:2). The name means "I have asked God."
Where else “shealtiel” appears- and they builtיִּבְנוּyivnu
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yivnu” appears- the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appears- of the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- to offerהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “haalot” appears- burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears- as it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katuv” appears- in the lawתוֹרַתtorat
law
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “torat” appears- of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
1And when the seventh month came, and the sons of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem.
2 · This verse (above)
3And they set the altar on its bases, for terror was on them because of the peoples of the lands; and they offered burnt offerings on it to YHWH, burnt offerings for the morning and for the evening.