Ezra 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,”
Ezra 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezra 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezra 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.”
Ezra 6:16 — World English Bible
Ezra 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. ”
Ezra 6:16 — American Standard Version
Ezra 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Israel have made, <FI>and<Fi> the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,”
Ezra 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezra 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house ofGod with joy; ”
Ezra 6:16 — Darby Translation
Ezra 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the children of Israel, the Priestes, and the Leuites, and the residue of the children of the captiuitie kept the dedication of this house of God with ioy,”
Ezra 6:16 — Geneva Bible
Ezra 6:16 in Context — Ezra 6
14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
What Does Ezra 6:16 Mean?
Ezra 6:16 is a verse from the Book of Ezra, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezra chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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