Ezra 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”

Ezra 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezra 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezra 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, with its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits;”

Ezra 6:3 — World English Bible

Ezra 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”

Ezra 6:3 — American Standard Version

Ezra 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;”

Ezra 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezra 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“In the first year of king Cyrus, king Cyrus made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits,”

Ezra 6:3 — Darby Translation

Ezra 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“IN THE FIRST yeere of King Cyrus, King Cyrus made a decree for the house of God in Ierusalem, Let the house be buylt, euen the place where they offred sacrifices, and let the walles thereof be ioyned together: let the height thereof be three score cubites, and the breadth thereof three score cubites,”

Ezra 6:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezra 6:3 in Context — Ezra 6

1 Alors le roi Darius donna ordre de faire des recherches dans la maison des archives où l’on déposait les trésors à Babylone.

2 Et l’on trouva à Achmetha, capitale de la province de Médie, un rouleau sur lequel était écrit le mémoire suivant:

3 La première année du roi Cyrus, le roi Cyrus a donné cet ordre au sujet de la maison de Dieu à Jérusalem: Que la maison soit rebâtie, pour être un lieu où l’on offre des sacrifices, et qu’elle ait des solides fondements. Elle aura soixante coudées de hauteur, soixante coudées de largeur,

4 trois rangées de pierres de taille et une rangée de bois neuf. Les frais seront payés par la maison du roi.

5 De plus, les ustensiles d’or et d’argent de la maison de Dieu, que Nebucadnetsar avait enlevés du temple de Jérusalem et transportés à Babylone, seront rendus, transportés au temple de Jérusalem à la place où ils étaient, et déposés dans la maison de Dieu.

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What Does Ezra 6:3 Mean?

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