Ezra 3:3

3:3 They established the altar on its foundations, even though they were in terror of the local peoples, ¹  and they offered burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and the evening offerings.

Ezra 3:2

3:2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak ²  and his priestly colleagues ³  and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues ⁴  started to build ⁵  the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by ⁶  the law of Moses the man of God.

[3:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

[3:2]  ² sn Jozadak (also in 3:8) is a variant spelling of Jehozadak.

[3:2]  ³ tn Heb “his brothers the priests.”

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[3:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “arose and built.”

[3:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “written in.” Cf. v. 4.