Ezra 3:4

And they kept the festival of booths, as it was written,—and the ascending-offering of each day upon its own day, by number, according to regulation, the matter of a day upon its day;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

In Context

3So they settled the altar upon its stands, for, dread, was upon them, because of the peoples of the countries,—therefore caused they to go up thereon, ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, ascending-sacrifices for the morning and for the evening.

5and, afterwards, the continual ascending-sacrifice, and, on the new moons, and on all the appointed seasons of Yahweh, the hallowed things,—also for every one that volunteered a voluntary offering unto Yahweh.

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Cross References

Exodus 5:13the taskmasters, meanwhile, being urgent saying,—Complete your works, The task of a day, in its day, as when the straw was provided.

Exodus 29:38This, moreover, is what thou shalt offer upon the altar, two lambs of a year old day by day, continually:

Leviticus 23:34Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying:—On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, shall be the festival of booths, for seven days, unto Yahweh.

Numbers 29:39These, shall ye offer unto Yahweh in your appointed seasons,—besides your vow-offerings and your freewill offerings—as your ascending-sacrifices, and as your meal-offerings, and as your drink-offerings and as your peace-offerings.

Jeremiah 52:34And his allowance, was a continual allowance given him from the king of Babylon the portion of the day upon its own day, until the day of his death,—all the days of his life.

John 7:2But the feast of the Jews was near, that of the pitching of tents.

Matthew Henry on Ezra 3:2-8

The Renewal of the Sacrifices. ( b. c. 536.) 1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them… Read the whole commentary →

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