Add parallel Print Page Options

Even though they feared the people in neighboring regions, they rebuilt the altar where it had stood before.[a] They offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord—burnt offerings both in the morning and in the evening. They also observed the Festival of Tents[b] as has been prescribed, offering a specific number of daily burnt offerings in accordance with the ordinance of each day. After that, they offered[c] all of the continual burnt offerings and the New Moon sacrifices[d] for all of the designated festivals of the Lord that were being consecrated, along with all the voluntary offerings that were dedicated to the Lord.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezra 3:3 Lit. altar on its bases
  2. Ezra 3:4 Or Shelters
  3. Ezra 3:5 The Heb. lacks they offered
  4. Ezra 3:5 Lit. the moons

Despite their fear(A) of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.(B) Then in accordance with what is written, they celebrated the Festival of Tabernacles(C) with the required number of burnt offerings prescribed for each day. After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings, the New Moon(D) sacrifices and the sacrifices for all the appointed sacred festivals of the Lord,(E) as well as those brought as freewill offerings to the Lord.

Read full chapter