2 ESDRAS: The Hidden Book of Prophecy With 1st Esdras - Book - Page 183
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51 Also they held the feast
of Tabernacles, as it is
commanded in the law, and
offered sacrifices daily as was
meet:
52 And after, that the continual
oblations, and the sacrifice of
Or, daily the Sabbaths, and of the new
sacrifice. Moons, and of all holy feasts.
53 And all they that had made
The Temple any vow to Elohim, began to
was not a
requirement offer sacrifices to Elohim from
for burnt
offerings. the first day of the seventh
month, although the Temple
Greek.
halowed. of Yahuah was not yet built.
54 And they gave unto the
Masons and Carpenters,
money, meat and drink with
cheerfulness.
55 Unto them of Sidon also
and Tyre, they gave cares that
they should bring Cedar trees
from Lebanon, which should
be brought by floats to the
haven of Joppa, according as
it was commanded them by
Cyrus King of the Persians.
The Foundations of the
Temple Laid
56 And in the second year
and second month, after
his coming to the Temple
of Elohim at Yerusalem,
began Zerubbabel the son of
Shealtiel, and Yahusha the
son of Yozadak, and their
brethren and the priests, and
F O U N D A T I O N
L A I D
the Levites, and all they that
were come unto Yerusalem
out of the captivity:
57 And they laid the
foundation of the house of
Elohim, in the first day of the
second month, in the second
year after they were come to
Yahudea and Yerusalem.
58 And they appointed the
Levites from twenty years old,
over the works of Yahuah.
Then stood up Yahusha and
his sons, and brethren, and
Kadmiel his brother, and the
sons of Yeshua Emadabun, See Ezra
3:9. Or,
with the sons of Yoda the son overseers or
encouragers
of Iliadun, with their sons and of them that
wrought in
brethren, all Levites, with one the house of
accord setters forward of the Yahuah.
business, laboring to advance
the works in the house of
Elohim. So the workmen built
the temple of Yahuah.
59 And the Priests stood
arrayed in their vestments
with musical instruments, and
trumpets, and the Levites the
sons of Asaph had Cymbals,
60
Singing
songs
of
thanksgiving, and praising
after the
Yahuah according as David Or,
manner of
the king of Israel had David king of
Israel.
ordained.
61 And they sung with loud
voices songs to the praise of
Yahuah: because his mercy
and glory is forever in all
Israel.
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