^3:12Many of the priests, the Levites, and the leaders³⁴—older people who had seen with their own eyes the former temple while it was still established³⁵—were weeping loudly,³⁶ and many others raised their voice in a joyous shout.

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Footnotes

34 Heb “the heads of the fathers.”
35 The temple had been destroyed some fifty years earlier by the Babylonians in 586 b.c.
36 Heb “with a great voice.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, old men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads, who had seen the first temple, wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple, but many others shouted joyfully.

NLTNew Living Translation

But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But many of the elderly priests, Levites, and heads of the families who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house, but many shouted aloud with joy.

KJV 1900King James Version

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:

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