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Ezra 6:16

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,

KJV

Fecerunt autem filii Israël sacerdotes et Levitæ, et reliqui filiorum transmigrationis, dedicationem domus Dei in gaudio.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραήλ, οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ Λευεῖται καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι υἱῶν ἀποικεσίας, ἐνκαίνια τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/עֲבַ֣דוּ בְנֵֽי יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּ֨/א וְ/לֵוָיֵ֜/א וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר בְּנֵי גָלוּתָ֗/א חֲנֻכַּ֛ת בֵּית אֱלָהָ֥/א דְנָ֖ה בְּ/חֶדְוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

א
'
noun · 96×
א
'
pronoun · 8×
א
'
particle · 4×
א֙
'
particle · 4×
בְּנֵ֤י
bny
noun · 11×
בֵּית
byt
noun · 44×
דְנָה֙
dnh
pronoun · 57×
חֲנֻכַּ֣ת
chnkt
noun · 4×
חֶדְוָֽה
chdvh
noun · 1×
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yshr'l
proper_noun · 8×
עֲבַד֙
'bd
verb · 27×
שְׁאָ֖ר
sh'r
noun · 12×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 16:1 — So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
  • 1Kgs 8:62 — And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
  • 1Kgs 8:63 — And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel d
  • 1Kgs 8:63 — And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel d
  • 2Chr 7:5 — And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
  • Dan 5:13 — Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of J
  • Ezra 6:22 — 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 unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house
  • John 10:22 — And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
  • Phil 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
  • Ps 122:1 — I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.