H3068G–יְהֹוָה–ye.ho.vah

And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also in writing, saying,

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

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah the God of the heavens given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Whosoever there is 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 Jehovah the God of Israel -- he is God -- which is at Jerusalem.

יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem and had put in the house of his god.

יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah 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 on its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries; and they offered up burnt-offerings on it to Jehovah, the morning and evening burnt-offerings.

לַֽיהוָ֔ה (יהוָ֔ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

and afterwards the continual burnt-offering, and those of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of Jehovah that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a voluntary offering to Jehovah.

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

From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah. But the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not [ergänzt: yet] laid.

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

And 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 they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to superintend the work of the house of Jehovah.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

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

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

And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [ergänzt: endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.

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

And the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building the temple to Jehovah the God of Israel;

לַיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

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

לַֽיהוָה֙ (יהוָה֙) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And the children of Israel that were come back out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah the God of Israel, did eat;

לַֽיהוָ֖ה (יהוָ֖ה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

and they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for Jehovah 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 up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. And the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of Jehovah his God upon him.

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

For Ezra had directed his heart to seek the law of Jehovah and to do it, and to teach in Israel the statutes and the ordinances.

יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And this is the copy of the letter that king Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, the scribe, a scribe of the words of the commandments of Jehovah, and of his statutes to Israel:

יְהוָ֛ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

Blessed be Jehovah the God of our fathers, who has put [ergänzt: such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem;

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

and has extended mercy to me before the king and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened, as the hand of Jehovah my God was upon me; and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

יְהוָ֤ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And I said to them, Ye are holy unto Jehovah; the vessels also are holy; and the silver and the gold is a voluntary offering to Jehovah the God of your fathers.

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

Watch and keep [ergänzt: them] until ye weigh them before the chiefs of the priests and the Levites, and the chiefs of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah.weh “Yahweh”

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

לַיהוָֽה׃ (יהוָֽה) Yah.weh “Yahweh”

And at the evening oblation I arose up from my humiliation; and with my mantle and my garment rent, I fell on my knees, and spread out my hands to Jehovah my God,

יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh “Yahweh”