Ezra 3:6

3:6 From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the Lord. However, the Lord’s temple was not at that time established. ¹ 

Ezra 7:7

7:7 In the seventh year of King Artaxerxes, Ezra brought ²  up to Jerusalem ³  some of the Israelites and some of the priests, the Levites, the attendants, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants.

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¹ tn Or “the foundation of the LORD’s temple was not yet laid.

² tc The translation reads the Hiphil singular וַיַּעֲל (vayya’al, “he [Ezra] brought up”) rather than the Qal plural וַיַּעַלוּ (vayya’alu, “they came up”) of the MT.

tn Heb “he brought”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.