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Ezra 3:4
New English Translation
Ezra 3:4
New English Translation
4 They observed the Feast of Shelters[a] as required[b] and offered the proper number of[c] daily burnt offerings according to the requirement for each day.
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- Ezra 3:4 tn The Hebrew phrase אֶת חַג־הַסֻּכּוֹת (ʾet khag hassukot, “Feast of Shelters” [or “Huts”]) is traditionally known as the Feast of Tabernacles. The rendering “booths” (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV) is probably better than the traditional “tabernacles” in light of the meaning of the term סֻכָּה (sukkah, “hut; booth”), but “booths” are frequently associated with trade shows and craft fairs in contemporary American English. The nature of the celebration during this feast as a commemoration of the wanderings of the Israelites after they left Egypt suggests that a translation like “shelters” is more appropriate.
- Ezra 3:4 tn Heb “according to what is written.”
- Ezra 3:4 tn Heb “by number.”
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