Ezra 6:16
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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,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.
In other translations
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,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.
Hebrew words
וַעֲבַדוּva'avaduand they madeH5648בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1247יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3479כָּהֲנַיָּאkahanaiya'priests theH3549וְלֵוָיֵאvelevaye'and Levites theH3879וּשְׁאָרushe'arand [the] rest ofH7606בְּנֵי־benei-[the] people ofH1247גָלוּתָאgaluta'exile theH1547חֲנֻכַּתchanukat[the] dedication ofH2597בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1005אֱלָהָא'elaha'<the> GodH426דְנָהdenahthisH1836בְּחֶדְוָה׃bechedvahwith joyH2305
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Related verses
- 2 Chronicles 7:5And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.And 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 a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord.And 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 alway: and again I say, Rejoice.Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- John 10:22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
- Ezra 6:22And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the Lord had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.For 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.
- Psalm 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 30:23And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.The whole assembly agreed to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy.
- Deuteronomy 12:7And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.There, 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.
- Ezra 4:1Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel;When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,
- Nehemiah 7:73So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.So 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.
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