^3:1When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites¹ were living² in their³ towns, the people assembled⁴ in⁵ Jerusalem.⁶^3:2Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak⁷ and his priestly colleagues⁸ and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his colleagues⁹ started to build¹⁰ the altar of the God of Israel so they could offer burnt offerings on it as required by¹¹ the law of Moses the man of God.

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Footnotes

1 Heb “the sons of Israel.”
2 The word “living” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied. Some translations supply “settled” (cf. , , ).
3 The translation reads with some medieval Hebrew and ancient versions בְּעָרֵיהֶם (be’arehem, “in their towns”), rather than the reading בֶּעָרִים (be’arim, “in the towns”) found in the . Cf. Neh 7:72 [7:73 ].
4 The Hebrew text adds the phrase “like one man.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 Heb “to.”
6 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
7 Jozadak (also in 3:8) is a variant spelling of Jehozadak.
8 Heb “his brothers the priests.”
9 Heb “his brothers.”
10 Heb “arose and built.”
11 Heb “written in.” Cf. v. 4.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen, and they built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem. Then Joshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, in accordance with what is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the seventh month arrived, and the Israelites were in their towns, the people gathered as one in Jerusalem. Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers began to build the altar of Israel’s God in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

In early autumn, when the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people assembled in Jerusalem with a unified purpose. Then Jeshua son of Jehozadak joined his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel with his family in rebuilding the altar of the God of Israel. They wanted to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as instructed in the Law of Moses, the man of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the seventh month drew near and the Israelites were in the cities, so the people gathered as one in Jerusalem. And Jeshua son of Jehozadak and his brothers the priests stood up, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers built the altar of the God of Israel, in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

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