Ezra 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:”
Ezra 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. Many also shouted aloud for joy,”
Ezra 3:12 — World English Bible
Ezra 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: ”
Ezra 3:12 — American Standard Version
Ezra 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And many of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers, the aged men who had seen the first house--in this house being founded before their eyes--are weeping with a loud voice, and many with a shout, in joy, lifting up the voice;”
Ezra 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, [when] the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy. ”
Ezra 3:12 — Darby Translation
Ezra 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Many also of the Priests and the Leuites and the chiefe of the fathers, ancient men which had seene the first house, (when the foundation of this house was layed before their eyes) wept with a loud voyce, and many shouted aloud for ioy,”
Ezra 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 3:12 in Context — Ezra 3
10 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.
11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward 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.
12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
What Does Ezra 3:12 Mean?
Ezra 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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