Ezra 3:3

“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.”

Ezra 3:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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;

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