Ezra 3:10 
Context| NET © | When the builders established the Lord’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, 1 and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by 2 King David of Israel. 3 |
| NIV © | When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments and with trumpets, and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD, as prescribed by David king of Israel. |
| NASB © | Now when the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD according to the directions of King David of Israel. |
| NLT © | When the builders completed the foundation of the LORD’s Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the LORD, just as King David had prescribed. |
| MSG © | When the workers laid the foundation of The Temple of GOD, the priests in their robes stood up with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise GOD in the tradition of David king of Israel. |
| BBE © | And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by David, king of Israel. |
| NRSV © | When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestments were stationed to praise the LORD with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, according to the directions of King David of Israel; |
| NKJV © | When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel. |
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| NASB © | Now when the builders <01129> had laid <03245> the foundation <03245> of the temple <01964> of the LORD <03068> , the priests <03548> stood <05975> in their apparel <03847> with trumpets <02689> , and the Levites <03881> , the sons <01121> of Asaph <0623> , with cymbals <04700> , to praise <01984> the LORD <03068> according <05921> to the directions <03027> of King <04428> David <01732> of Israel .<03478> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | When the builders <01129> established <03245> the <0853> Lord’s <03068> temple <01964> , the priests <03548> , ceremonially attired <03847> and with their clarions <02689> , and the Levites <03881> (the sons <01121> of Asaph <0623> ) with their cymbals <04700> , stood to praise <01984> the <0853> Lord <03068> according <05921> to the instructions left by <03027> King <04428> David <01732> of Israel .<03478> |
| NET © | When the builders established the Lord’s temple, the priests, ceremonially attired and with their clarions, 1 and the Levites (the sons of Asaph) with their cymbals, stood to praise the Lord according to the instructions left by 2 King David of Israel. 3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn This was a long, straight, metallic instrument used for signal calls, rather than the traditional ram’s horn (both instruments are typically translated “trumpet” by English versions). 2 tn Heb “according to the hands of.” 3 sn See Ps 107:1; 118:1, 29; 136:1. Cf. 2 Chr 5:13; 7:3; 20:21. |
