Ezra 3:1

Context

The Altar is Rebuilt

3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites¹ were living² in their³ towns, the people assembled⁴ in⁵ Jerusalem.⁶

[3:1] ¹tn Heb “the sons of Israel.”

[3:1] ²tn The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT).

[3:1] ³tc The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew MSS and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the MT. Cf. Neh 7:72 HT [7:73 ET].

[3:1] ⁴tn The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[3:1] ⁵tn Heb “to.”

[3:1] ⁶map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.