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Ezra 3:2

Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

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ASV

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

KJV

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.Kamand he aroseH6965 →
יֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'JeshuaH3442 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יֽוֹצָדָ֜קyo.tza.DakJozadakH3136 →
וְאֶחָ֣יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548 →
וּזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לu.ze.ru.ba.Veland ZerubbabelH2216 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElShealtielH7597 →
וְאֶחָ֔יוve.'e.Chavand brothers hisH251 →
וַיִּבְנ֕וּvai.yiv.Nuand they rebuiltH1129 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִזְבַּ֖חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.Lotto offer upH5927 →
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon itH5921 →
עֹל֔וֹתo.Lotburnt offeringsH5930 →
כַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.Tuvaccording to <the> [what] is writtenH3789 →
בְּתוֹרַ֖תbe.to.Ratin [the] law ofH8451 →
מֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehMosesH4872 →
אִישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →

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Haggai 1:1In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, statingLuke 3:27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,Ezra 5:2Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.1 Chronicles 3:17The descendants of Jeconiah the captive:Ezra 2:2accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:Exodus 20:24–25You are to make for Me an altar of earth, and sacrifice on it your burnt offerings and peace offerings, your sheep and goats and cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you.Matthew 1:12–13After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,Ezra 10:18Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:Matthew 1:12After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,Haggai 2:2–4“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,Haggai 1:12Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.Haggai 1:14So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,Numbers 28:3–31And tell them that this is the offering made by fire you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs.Haggai 2:23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”Deuteronomy 12:5–7Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.Zechariah 4:6–10So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.1 Chronicles 3:19The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel:Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.

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The Rebuilding of the Temple Is Begun — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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