Ezra 6:16

Translations

Modern

Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Traditional

And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,

Literal

And the sons of Israel made—and the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity—the dedication of this house of God with joy.

Latin

Fecerunt autem filii Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ, et reliqui filiorum transmigrationis, dedicationem domus Dei in gaudio.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Zerubbabel Completion of the Second Temple

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People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites

Glossary

Aramaic Book of Ezra Book of Jeremiah Darius First Book of Esdras Jerusalem Postexilic Period Priests and Levites Temple

Topics

Backsliders: Jews Dedication: Second Temple Dedication: Subjects of Second Temple Joy: when They Observed the Dedication of the Temple, and the Feast of Tabernacles Under Ezra Liberality: Jews After the Captivity Temple: The Second: Dedicated the Second Temple: Dedication of, Celebrated with Joy and Thankfulness

Ezra 6:16

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