Ezra 3:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Then Jeshua, son of Jozadak, together with his kinsmen the priests, and Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, together with his kinsmen, began building the altar of the God of Israel in order to offer on it the burnt offerings prescribed in the law of Moses, the man of God. 3 (A)They set the altar on its foundations, for they lived in fear of the peoples of the lands,[a] and offered burnt offerings to the Lord on it, both morning and evening. 4 (B)They also kept the feast of Booths in the manner prescribed, and they offered the daily burnt offerings in the proper number required for each day.
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- 3:3 Peoples of the lands: referring either to those who had never left Judah or to neighboring peoples—Edomites, Arabs, inhabitants of Samaria—who opposed those who returned.
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