KJV King James Version
Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with] their sons and their brethren the Levites.
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Ezra 3:9
Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with] their sons and their brethren the Levites.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.
WEB World English Bible
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.
ASV American Standard Version
Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jeshua standeth, and his sons, and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, sons of Judah together, to overlook those doing the work in the house of God; the sons of Henadad, and their sons and their brethren the Levites.
Surrounding context — Ezra 3
6 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.
7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.
9 Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, [with] their sons and their brethren the Levites.
10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.
11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, [who were] ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:
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וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דH5975 · a.madto stand: standיֵשׁ֡וּעַH3442 · ye.shu.aJeshuaבָּנָ֣יוH1121 · benson: childוְ֠אֶחָיוH251 · achbrother: male-siblingקַדְמִיאֵ֨לH6934 · qad.mi.elKadmielוּבָנָ֤יוH1121 · benson: childבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahכְּאֶחָ֔דH259 · e.chadoneלְנַצֵּ֛חַH5329 · na.tsachto conductעַל־H5921 · aluponעֹשֵׂ֥הH6213 · a.sahto make: doהַמְּלָאכָ֖הH4399 · me.la.khahworkבְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceהָאֱלֹהִ֑ים סH430 · e.lo.himGodבְּנֵי֙H1121 · benson: childחֵֽנָדָ֔דH2582 · che.na.dadHenadadבְּנֵיהֶ֥םH1121 · benson: childוַאֲחֵיהֶ֖םH251 · achbrother: male-siblingהַלְוִיִּֽם׃H3881 · le.viy.yiLevi
Cross-references
Ezra 2:40The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.Ezra 3:8Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD.Nehemiah 7:43The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, [and] of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
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