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In response, the heads of the families[a] of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and descendants of Levi, and all those who had been prompted[b] by God, prepared to travel to rebuild the Temple of the Lord, which was in Jerusalem. So all of their neighbors equipped the travelers[c] with silver, gold, equipment, pack animals, and valuable goods, in addition to voluntary offerings.

Temple Instruments Returned

King Cyrus also brought out from storage[d] the service instruments from the Temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his gods.[e]

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  1. Ezra 1:5 Lit. fathers
  2. Ezra 1:5 Lit. all whose spirit had been stirred up
  3. Ezra 1:6 Lit. strengthened their hands
  4. Ezra 1:7 The Heb. lacks from storage
  5. Ezra 1:7 LXX his god

Then the family heads of Judah and Benjamin,(A) and the priests and Levites—everyone whose heart God had moved(B)—prepared to go up and build the house(C) of the Lord in Jerusalem. All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(D) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.

Moreover, King Cyrus brought out the articles belonging to the temple of the Lord, which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away from Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of his god.[a](E)

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  1. Ezra 1:7 Or gods