H3068G–יְהֹוָה–ye.ho.vah

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) who is in Jerusalem.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Then arose the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place:

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt-offerings on it to the LORD, even burnt-offerings morning and evening.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And afterward offered the continual burnt-offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a free-will-offering to the LORD.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”לַיהוָֽה׃ (יהוָֽה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

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.

לַיהוָ֑ה (יהוָ֑ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (יהוָה֙) Yah.weh “Yahweh”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to the LORD God of Israel;

לַיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said to them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (יהוָה֙) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And the children of Israel, who had returned from captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

This Ezra went from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And hath extended mercy to me before the king, and his counselors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I assembled out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And I said to them, Ye are holy to the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a free-will-offering to the LORD God of your fathers.

לַיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”לַיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them, before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Also the children of those that had been carried away, who had come out of the captivity, offered burnt-offerings to the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he-goats for a sin-offering: all this was a burnt-offering to the LORD.

לַיהוָֽה׃ (יהוָֽה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And at the evening sacrifice I arose from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”