Ezra 6:3,10
Ezra 6:1-5 The Message (MSG)
So King Darius ordered a search through the records in the archives in Babylon. Eventually a scroll was turned up in the fortress of Ecbatana over in the province of Media, with this writing on it: Memorandum In his first year as king, Cyrus issued an official decree regarding The Temple of God in Jerusalem, as follows
Ezra 6:8-10 The Message (MSG)
I hereby give official orders on how you are to help the leaders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that Temple of God: 1. All construction costs are to be paid to these men from the royal bank out of the taxes coming in from the land beyond the Euphrates. And pay them on time, without delays. 2. Whatever is required for their worship—young bulls, rams, and lambs for Whole-Burnt-Offerings to the God-of-Heaven; and whatever wheat, salt, wine, and anointing oil the priests of Jerusalem request—is to be given to them daily without delay so that they may make sacrifices to the God-of-Heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 King James Version (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 6:10 King James Version (KJV)
that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Ezra 6:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits
Ezra 6:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 New Century Version (NCV)
King Cyrus gave an order about the Temple of God in Jerusalem in the first year he was king. This was the order: “Let the Temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices. Let its foundations be laid; it should be ninety feet high and ninety feet wide.
Ezra 6:10 New Century Version (NCV)
Then they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven, and they may pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
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 6:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
Ezra 6:3 New International Version (NIV)
In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid. It is to be sixty cubits high and sixty cubits wide
Ezra 6:10 New International Version (NIV)
so that they may offer sacrifices pleasing to the God of heaven and pray for the well-being of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits
Ezra 6:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let the temple (house), the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be strongly laid, its height and its width each 60 cubits
Ezra 6:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
so that they may offer pleasing (sweet-smelling) sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
“In the first year of King Cyrus’s reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. “Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet.
Ezra 6:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then they will be able to offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the welfare of the king and his sons.
Ezra 6:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king issued a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices were offered, and let its foundations be retained. Its height shall be sixty cubits and its breadth sixty cubits