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Ezra 03 Translation Questions
Q? Why did Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers rise up and build the altar of the God of Israel?
A. They rose up and built the altar to offer burnt offerings as commanded in the Law of Moses. [3:2]
Q? How often did Jeshua and his brothers the priests and Zerubbabel and his brothers offer burnt offerings to Yahweh?
A. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening. [3:3]
Q? Who authorized cedar trees to be sent from Lebanon to Joppa by sea?
A. Cyrus, king of Persia authorized cedar trees to be sent from Lebanon to Joppa by sea. [3:7]
Q? When did the work begin?
A. The work began in the second month of the second year after the Israelites came to the house of God in Jerusalem. [3:8]
Q? How did the people respond because the temple's foundations had been laid?
A. All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations had been laid. [3:11]
Q? How did those who had seen the first house respond when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes?
A. Those who had seen the first house wept loudly when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes. But many had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound. [3:12]