12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 3:12:1 ⧉וְרַבִּ֡יםverabbimand many Ezra 3:12:2 ⧉מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםmehakohanimfrom the priests Ezra 3:12:3 ⧉וְהַלְוִיִּם֩vehalveyimand the Levites Ezra 3:12:4 ⧉וְרָאשֵׁ֨יverasheand heads of Ezra 3:12:5 ⧉הָאָב֜וֹתhaavotthe fathers Ezra 3:12:6 ⧉הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazzekenimthe elders Ezra 3:12:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwho Ezra 3:12:8 ⧉רָא֜וּrausaw Ezra 3:12:9 ⧉אֶת־הַבַּ֤יִתethabayitthe house Ezra 3:12:10 ⧉הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙harishonthe first Ezra 3:12:11 ⧉בְּיָסְד֔וֹbeyasdowhen it was founded or when its foundation was laid Ezra 3:12:12 ⧉זֶ֤הzethis Ezra 3:12:13 ⧉הַבַּ֙יִת֙habayitthe house Ezra 3:12:14 ⧉בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbeenehemin their eyes Ezra 3:12:15 ⧉בֹּכִ֖יםbokhimweeping Ezra 3:12:16 ⧉בְּק֣וֹלbekolwith a voice Ezra 3:12:17 ⧉גָּד֑וֹלgadolgreat or loud Ezra 3:12:18 ⧉וְרַבִּ֛יםverabbimand many Ezra 3:12:19 ⧉בִּתְרוּעָ֥הbitruawith a shout Ezra 3:12:20 ⧉בְשִׂמְחָ֖הvesimkhawith joy Ezra 3:12:21 ⧉לְהָרִ֥יםleharimto raise Ezra 3:12:22 ⧉קֽוֹל׃kola voice or sound |
12. Formal Translation But many among the priests, the Levites, and the heads of the ancestral households—elderly men who had seen the first house—wept with a loud voice as the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while others lifted their voices in jubilant shouts. |
12. Dynamic Translation Many priests, Levites, and family heads—older people who remembered the first temple—cried out loudly in grief as they watched this temple’s foundation being laid before them, while many others shouted for joy. |