The Meaning of Ezra 3:6 Explained

Ezra 3:6

KJV: From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.

YLT: From the first day of the seventh month they have begun to cause burnt-offerings to ascend to Jehovah, and the temple of Jehovah hath not been founded,

Darby: From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer up burnt-offerings to Jehovah. But the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not yet laid.

ASV: From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah: but the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not yet laid.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezra 3:6?

MEANING: What does Ezra 3:6 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezra 3:6 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezra 3:6?

What is the context of Ezra 3:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not [yet] laid.

What does Ezra 3:6 Mean?

Study Notes

seventh month
i.e. October.

Context Summary

Ezra 3:1-7 - The Building Of The Altar

Throughout their history the true Israelites were eager to maintain their genealogy; wherever they were scattered, they carefully guarded their national registers. Each of us should be able to establish his descent and to vindicate his claim to be considered a child of God, a joint-heir with Christ, a partaker in the inheritance which God has promised to them that love Him. If you cannot establish your sonship, you may doubt your right to the spiritual blessings which are a part of the family estates. This is clearly illustrated by the prohibition issued against the eating of the most holy things by the priests whose names were not found in the register. They must wait till the Urim and Thummin attested that they were Israelites indeed. What that witness was in these olden days, the testimony of the Holy Spirit is within us. He witnesses with our spirit that we are born of God.

The first act of the restored Jews was to set up the House of God. For this they gave willingly, and after their ability. The altar was the center of their religion. So the Cross of Jesus is the center of our life and worship, reminding us of His work for us in justification, or His claims in sanctification. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ezra 3

¹ The altar is set up
⁴ Offerings renewed
⁷ Workmen employed in preparing materials
⁸ The foundations of the temple are laid in great joy and mourning

What do the individual words in Ezra 3:6 mean?

From the day first of the month seventh they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh and although of the temple of Yahweh not the foundation had been laid

מִיּ֤וֹם אֶחָד֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י הֵחֵ֕לּוּ לְהַעֲל֥וֹת עֹל֖וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה וְהֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א יֻסָּֽד

מִיּ֤וֹם	From the day
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
אֶחָד֙	first
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ	of the month
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: חֹדֶשׁ Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	seventh
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁבִיעִי Sense: seventh.
הֵחֵ֕לּוּ	they began
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person common plural Root: חָלַל Sense: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin.
לְהַעֲל֥וֹת	to offer
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עֹל֖וֹת	burnt offerings
Parse: Noun, feminine plural Root: עֹלָה Sense: whole burnt offering.
לַיהוָ֑ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
וְהֵיכַ֥ל	and although of the temple
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הֵיכָל Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
יְהוָ֖ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
יֻסָּֽד	the foundation had been laid
Parse: Verb, Pual, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָסַד Sense: to found, fix, establish, lay foundation.

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