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Ezra 6:16

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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,

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַעֲבַ֣דוּva.'a.Va.duand they madeH5648 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1247 →
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsraelH3479 →
כָּהֲנַיָּ֨אka.ha.nai.Ya'priests theH3549 →
וְלֵוָיֵ֜אve.le.va.Ye'and Levites theH3879 →
וּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'Arand [the] rest ofH7606 →
בְּנֵי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1247 →
גָלוּתָ֗אga.lu.Ta'exile theH1547 →
חֲנֻכַּ֛תcha.nu.Kat[the] dedication ofH2597 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1005 →
אֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'<the> GodH426 →
דְנָ֖הde.NahthisH1836 →
בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃be.ched.Vahwith joyH2305 →

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2 Chronicles 7:5And King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.1 Kings 8:63And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD.Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Ezra 6:22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.John 10:22At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”Daniel 5:13So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?2 Chronicles 30:26So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.Nehemiah 7:73So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.2 Chronicles 7:9–10On the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for the dedication of the altar had lasted seven days, and the feast seven days more.1 Chronicles 9:2Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.1 Chronicles 15:28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.2 Chronicles 30:23The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.Ezra 4:1When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,Ezra 3:11–12And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.1 Chronicles 15:25So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.Nehemiah 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

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