1 And when the seventh H7637 D-ONUM month H2320 D-NMS was come H5060 W-VQY3MS , and the children H1121 W-CMP of Israel H3478 were in the cities H5892 , the people H5971 gathered themselves together H622 as one H259 MMS man H376 to H413 PREP Jerusalem H3389 .
2 Then stood up H6965 W-VQY3MS Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136 , and his brethren H251 the priests H3548 , and Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , and his brethren H251 , and built H1129 the altar H4196 of the God H430 CDP of Israel H3478 , to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 CFP thereon H5921 PREP-3MS , as it is written H3789 in the law H8451 B-CFS of Moses H4872 the man H376 NMS of God H430 .
3 And they set H3559 the altar H4196 D-NMS upon H5921 PREP his bases H4350 ; for H3588 CONJ fear H367 was upon H5921 PREP them because of the people H5971 of those countries H776 : and they offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 CFP thereon H5921 PREP unto the LORD H3068 L-EDS , even burnt offerings H5930 CFP morning H1242 and evening H6153 .
4 They kept H6213 also the feast H2282 of tabernacles H5521 , as it is written H3789 , and offered the daily H3117 NMS burnt offerings H5930 by number H4557 , according to the custom H4941 , as the duty H1697 CMS of every day H3117 NUM-MS required ;
5 And afterward H310 offered the continual H8548 burnt offering H5930 , both of the new moons H2320 , and of all H3605 the set feasts H4150 of the LORD H3068 EDS that were consecrated H6942 , and of every one H3605 WL-CMS that willingly offered H5068 a freewill offering H5071 unto the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS .
6 From the first day H3117 M-NMS of the seventh H7637 D-ONUM month H2320 LD-NMS began H2490 they to offer H5927 burnt offerings H5930 CFP unto the LORD H3068 L-EDS . But the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 EDS was not H3808 NADV yet laid .
7 They gave H5414 W-VQY3MP money H3701 also unto the masons H2672 , and to the carpenters H2796 ; and meat H3978 , and drink H4960 , and oil H8081 , unto them of Zidon H6722 , and to them of Tyre H6876 , to bring H935 L-VHFC cedar H730 trees H6086 CMP from H4480 PREP Lebanon H3844 to H413 PREP the sea H3220 NMS of Joppa H3305 , according to the grant H7558 that they had of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 NMS of Persia H6539 .
8 Now in the second H8145 D-ONUM year H8141 of their coming H935 unto H413 PREP the house H1004 CMS of God H430 D-NAME-4MP at Jerusalem H3389 , in the second H8145 D-ONUM month H2320 BD-NMS , began H2490 Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , and Jeshua H3442 the son H1121 of Jozadak H3136 , and the remnant H7605 of their brethren H251 the priests H3548 and the Levites H3881 , and all H3605 W-CMS they that were come H935 out of the captivity H7628 unto Jerusalem H3389 ; and appointed H5975 the Levites H3881 , from twenty years old H1121 and upward H4605 , to set H5329 forward H5921 PREP the work H4399 of the house H1004 CMS of the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS .
9 Then stood H5975 W-VQY3MS Jeshua H3442 with his sons H1121 CMP-3MS and his brethren H251 , Kadmiel H6934 and his sons H1121 W-CMP-3MS , the sons H1121 of Judah H3063 , together H259 , to set H5329 forward H5921 PREP the workmen H6213 in the house H1004 B-CMS of God H430 D-EDP : the sons H1121 of Henadad H2582 , with their sons H1121 CMP-3MS and their brethren H251 the Levites H3881 .
10 And when the builders H1129 D-VQQMP laid the foundation H3245 of the temple H1964 CMS of the LORD H3068 EDS , they set H5975 the priests H3548 in their apparel H3847 with trumpets H2689 , and the Levites H3881 the sons H1121 of Asaph H623 with cymbals H4700 , to praise H1984 the LORD H3068 EDS , after H5921 PREP the ordinance H3027 CFD of David H1732 king H4428 NMS of Israel H3478 LMS .
11 And they sang together by course H6030 in praising H1984 and giving thanks H3034 unto the LORD H3068 L-EDS ; because H3588 CONJ he is good H2896 AMS , for H3588 CONJ his mercy H2617 endureth forever H5769 L-NMS toward H5921 PREP Israel H3478 . And all H3605 W-CMS the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a great H1419 AFS shout H8643 , when they praised H1984 the LORD H3068 L-EDS , because H5921 PREP the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid H3245 .
12 But many H7227 of the priests H3548 and Levites H3881 and chief H7218 of the fathers H1 , who were ancient men H2205 , that H834 RPRO had seen H7200 VQQ3MP the first H7223 house H1004 D-NMS , when the foundation of this house was laid H3245 before their eyes H5869 , wept H1058 with a loud H1419 AMS voice H6963 B-NMS ; and many H7227 shouted aloud H8643 B-NFS for joy H8057 :
13 So that the people H5971 could not H369 W-NPAR discern H5234 the noise H6963 CMS of the shout H8643 of joy H8057 from the noise H6963 L-CMS of the weeping H1065 of the people H5971 : for H3588 CONJ the people H5971 shouted H7321 with a loud H1419 AFS shout H8643 , and the noise H6963 was heard H8085 VQY1MP afar off H5704 PREP .