Ezra 3:2

“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.”

Ezra 3:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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the sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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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.

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rose upיָּקָםyakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and his brothersאֶחָיechay

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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the priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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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).

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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."

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and they builtיִּבְנוּyivnu

build

To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.

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the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach

altar

Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.

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of the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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.

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to offerהַעֲלוֹתhaalot

offer up

To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".

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burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot

burnt offering

A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.

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as it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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in the lawתוֹרַתtorat

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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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).

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the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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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.

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