Ezra 6:16
Strong's Lexicon
Then the people
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1123: 1) son, child

of Israel—
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3479: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

the priests,
כָּהֲנַיָּ֨א (kā·hă·nay·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 3549: 1) priest

the Levites,
וְלֵוָיֵ֜א (wə·lê·wā·yê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3879: Levite = see Levi 'joined to' 1) the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah 1a) the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service

and the rest
וּשְׁאָ֣ר (ū·šə·’ār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7606: 1) rest, remainder

of the exiles
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1123: 1) son, child

גָלוּתָ֗א (ḡā·lū·ṯā)
Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1547: 1) exile

celebrated
וַעֲבַ֣דוּ (wa·‘ă·ḇa·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5648: 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out

the dedication
חֲנֻכַּ֛ת (ḥă·nuk·kaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2597: 1) dedication

of the
דְנָ֖ה (ḏə·nāh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1836: demons pron 1) this, on account of this adv 2) therefore

house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1005: 1) house (of men) 2) house (of God)

of God
אֱלָהָ֥א (’ĕ·lā·hā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 426: 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel)

with joy.
בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ (bə·ḥeḏ·wāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2305: 1) joy

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the people of Israel— the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Young's Literal Translation
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Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the Israelites , including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles , celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

King James Bible
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,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then the people of Israel--the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles--celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

New Living Translation
The Temple of God was then dedicated with great joy by the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the people who had returned from exile.

English Standard Version
And the people of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the returned exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

New American Standard Bible
And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

King James Bible
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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy.

International Standard Version
The Israelis—the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the other related descendants who had returned from captivity—celebrated with joy at the dedication of the Temple of God.

NET Bible
The people of Israel--the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles--observed the dedication of this temple of God with joy.

American Standard Version
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel have made, and the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,
















Cross References
1 Kings 8:62
And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.

1 Kings 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 dedicated the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 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.

Daniel 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 Jewry?

Ezra 1:1
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,

Ezra 6:15
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.

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.

Ezra 6:13
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

Ezra 6:17
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.

Ezra 6:18
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.

Ezra 6:19
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
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