And they setוַיָּכִינוּthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַon its bases,עַל מְכוֹנֹתָיוforכִּיterrorבְּאֵימָהwas on themעֲלֵיהֶםbecause of the peoplesמֵעַמֵּיof the lands;הָאֲרָצוֹתand they offeredוַיַּעֲלוּburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתon itעָלָיוto YHWH,לַיהוָהburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתfor the morningלַבֹּקֶרand for the evening.וְלָעָרֶב
Ezra 3:3
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezra 3:3, word by word
- And they setיָּכִינוּyachinu
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yachinu” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- on its basesמְכוֹנֹתָיmechonotay
base, stand
Base, stand: the support on which something rests. In the temple, the ten bases with wheels that held the water basins.
Where else “mechonotay” appears- terrorאֵימָהema
terror
A great fear.
Where else “ema” appears- because of the peoplesעַמֵּיame
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “ame” appears- of the landsאֲרָצוֹתaratsot
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “aratsot” appears- and they offeredיַּעֲלוּyaalu
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “yaalu” appears- burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- for the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and for the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears
The context
2And 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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And they celebrated the Feast of Booths, as it is written, and the burnt offering day by day by number, according to the rule, what was due each day on its day;