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This was even before they had started to lay the foundation of the LORD’s Temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not <i>yet</i> laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, but the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, but the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, but the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh, but the foundation of the temple of Yahweh had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, but the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, even though the foundation of the LORD’s temple had not yet been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, even though the foundation of the LORD&#8217s temple had not yet been laid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah: but the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezra/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Although work on the temple itself had not yet begun, the people started offering sacrifices on the LORD's altar on the first day of the seventh month of that year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD: but the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They started to bring these burnt offerings to the LORD on the first day of the seventh month, even though the foundation of the LORD's temple had not yet been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezra/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Although the people had not yet started to rebuild the Temple, they began on the first day of the seventh month to burn sacrifices to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD from the first day of the seventh month, even though the foundation of the Temple of the LORD had not yet been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. However, the LORD's temple was not at that time established. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD; but the foundation of the LORD's temple was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt-offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they have begun to cause burnt-offerings to ascend to YHWH, and the temple of YHWH has not been founded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> From the first day of the seventh month they have begun to cause burnt-offerings to ascend to Jehovah, and the temple of Jehovah hath not been founded,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From one day to the seventh month they began to bring up the burnt-offerings to Jehovah. And the temple of Jehovah was not founded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />From the Brat day of the seventh month they began to offer holocausts to the Lord: but the temple of God was not yet founded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer holocausts to the Lord. But the temple of God had not yet been founded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they reinstituted the burnt offering to the LORD, though the foundation of the LORD’s temple had not yet been laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />From the first of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to LORD JEHOVAH, and until now the Temple of LORD JEHOVAH has not been finished.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto the LORD; but the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month they began to offer whole-burnt-offerings to the Lord: but the foundation of the house of the Lord was not laid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=645" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/3.htm">Sacrifices Restored</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>After that, they presented the regular burnt offerings and those for New Moons and for all the appointed sacred feasts of the LORD, as well as all the freewill offerings brought to the LORD. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">On the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">of the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hê·ḥêl·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">the Israelites began</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">to offer</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: wə·hê·ḵal (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">although the foundation of the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3245.htm" title="3245: yus·sāḏ (V-Pual-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to set; intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. Settle, consult.">had not been laid.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-2.htm">Nehemiah 8:2-3</a></span><br />On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. / So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24-25</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts. / You must not do any regular work, but you are to present a food offering to the LORD.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Numbers 29:1-6</a></span><br />“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a burnt offering of one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / together with their grain offerings of fine flour mixed with oil—three-tenths of an ephah with the bull, two-tenths of an ephah with the ram, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">1 Chronicles 23:31</a></span><br />Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-17</a></span><br />You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-3.htm">2 Chronicles 31:3</a></span><br />The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings and for the burnt offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, as written in the Law of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-8</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. / On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/28-16.htm">Numbers 28:16-25</a></span><br />The fourteenth day of the first month is the LORD’s Passover. / On the fifteenth day of this month, there shall be a feast; for seven days unleavened bread is to be eaten. / On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-2.htm">1 Kings 8:2</a></span><br />And all the men of Israel came together to King Solomon at the feast in the seventh month, the month of Ethanim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-3.htm">2 Chronicles 5:3</a></span><br />So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a></span><br />When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings to the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Base</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezra/3-5.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezra/1-1.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/3-3.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/ezra/1-2.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezra/3-2.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezra/3-5.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-18.htm">Start</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/6-18.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/job/11-11.htm">Base</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/ezra/4-13.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezra/3-12.htm">First</a> <a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Foundation</a> <a href="/ezra/7-9.htm">Founded</a> <a href="/ezra/3-10.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezra/6-3.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/ezra/6-9.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/ezra/7-7.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/ezra/5-2.htm">Start</a> <a href="/ezra/3-9.htm">Temple</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/3-1.htm">The altar is set up</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Offerings renewed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Workmen employed in preparing materials</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/3-8.htm">The foundations of the temple are laid in great joy and mourning</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezra/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezra/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the first day of the seventh month</b><br>The seventh month in the Hebrew calendar is Tishri, which is significant for several Jewish festivals, including the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot). This timing underscores the importance of reestablishing worship and aligns with the agricultural cycle, marking a new year and a time of renewal. The first day of Tishri is traditionally associated with the blowing of trumpets, symbolizing a call to repentance and a reminder of God's sovereignty.<p><b>the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD</b><br>Burnt offerings were a central aspect of Israelite worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. These offerings were entirely consumed by fire, representing the worshiper's total surrender to God. The act of offering burnt offerings before the temple's foundation was laid highlights the priority of worship and obedience to God over physical structures. It reflects the Israelites' desire to restore their covenant relationship with God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/1.htm">Leviticus 1</a>, where the regulations for burnt offerings are detailed.<p><b>although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid</b><br>The absence of the temple's foundation indicates the Israelites' commitment to reestablishing worship despite incomplete physical infrastructure. This act of faith and devotion is reminiscent of the patriarchs, such as Abraham, who built altars and worshiped God without a permanent temple (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7-8</a>). It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding that worship is not confined to a specific location, as Jesus explained to the Samaritan woman in <a href="/john/4-21.htm">John 4:21-24</a>. The emphasis is on the heart and spirit of worship rather than the physical setting.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The returning exiles who had come back to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. They were committed to restoring their worship and relationship with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The first structure to be rebuilt upon the return to Jerusalem. It was central to the worship and sacrificial system of the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seventh_month.htm">The Seventh Month</a></b><br>This is the month of Tishri in the Hebrew calendar, a significant time for the Israelites as it includes important festivals such as the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/burnt_offerings.htm">Burnt Offerings</a></b><br>These were offerings made to God, symbolizing atonement and dedication. They were a key part of the Israelites' worship and covenant relationship with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_foundation.htm">The Temple Foundation</a></b><br>Although the foundation of the temple had not yet been laid, the Israelites prioritized re-establishing their worship practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_worship.htm">Prioritizing Worship</a></b><br>The Israelites prioritized worship even before the physical structure of the temple was rebuilt. This teaches us the importance of prioritizing our relationship with God over physical or material concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>By offering sacrifices without a temple, the Israelites demonstrated faith and obedience. We are called to act in faith, trusting God even when circumstances are not ideal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_timing.htm">Significance of Timing</a></b><br>The timing of their offerings during the seventh month shows the importance of aligning our lives with God's appointed times and seasons.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The collective action of the Israelites in rebuilding the altar and offering sacrifices highlights the power of community and unity in worship and service to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_foundations.htm">Spiritual Foundations</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites began with spiritual foundations before physical ones, we should focus on building strong spiritual foundations in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_abandon_them.htm">What is building a spiritual house?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_all_return_unified_post-exile.htm">(Ezra 3:1) How could 'everyone gather as one' so soon after exile, and does any historical record corroborate such a mass, unified return?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_aaron's_priestly_lineage.htm">How can the exclusive priestly role assigned to Aaron's descendants (Numbers 18:1-7) be historically verified given the sparse archaeological evidence for tribal lineages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_distant_israelites_follow_lev._17.htm">Since Leviticus 17 requires sacrifices at one specific location, how did ancient Israelites living far away or outside Israel consistently adhere to this command?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">From the first day.</span>--The notes of time demand notice. The altar was raised before the month came; from the first until the fifteenth, when the Feast of Tabernacles began, the daily sacrifice was offered. The whole verse recapitulates, and its latter part is the transition to what follows.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the first</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָד֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיּ֤וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the Israelites] began</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵחֵ֕לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḥêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to offer</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַעֲל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{although the foundation} of the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵיכַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had not been laid.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻסָּֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(yus·sāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3245.htm">Strong's 3245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/3-6.htm">Ezra 3:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">OT History: Ezra 3:6 From the first day of the seventh (Ezr. 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