King James Version

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,

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וַעֲבַ֣דוּvaavadvand doעֲבַדconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, a completed actionH5648to do, make, prepare, keep, etc.[idiom] cut, do, execute, go on, make, move, work.בְנֵֽיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3479{Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity}Israel.כָּהֲנַיָּ֨אkahanayapriestכָּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “priest”, the definite formH3549{one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)}priest.וְלֵוָיֵ֜אvelevayeand Leviteלֵוִיconjunction, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “and Levite”, the definite formH3879{something attached, i.e. a wreath}Levite.וּשְׁאָ֣רushearand residueשְׁאָרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and residue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7606{a remainder}[idiom] whatsoever more, residue, rest.בְּנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1123{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}child, son, young.גָלוּתָ֗אgalutacaptivityגָּלוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, determined, definite article — “captivity”, the definite formH1547{captivity; concretely, exiles (collectively)}captivity.חֲנֻכַּ֛תchanukatdedicationחֲנֻכָּאnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “dedication”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2597consecrationdedication.בֵּיתbeythouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.אֱלָהָ֥אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.דְנָ֖הdenahthisדֵּןpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “this”H1836this(afore-) time, [phrase] after this manner, here (-after), one...another, such, there(-fore), these, this (matter), [phrase] thus, where(-fore), which.בְּחֶדְוָֽהbechedvahin joyחֶדְוָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in joy”, the ordinary formH2305{rejoicing}joy.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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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.

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,

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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;

Douay-Rheims

And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity kept the dedication of the house of God with joy.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of the house of God with gladness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ, οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ Λευῖται, καὶ οἱ κατάλοιποι υἱῶν ἀποικεσίας ἐγκαίνια τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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