Ezra 3:3
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And they set the altar of God upon its bases, while the people of the lands round about put them in fear, and they offered upon it a holocaust to the Lord morning and evening.

the altar

2 Chronicles 4:1 He made also an altar of brass twenty cubits long, and twenty cubits broad, and ten cubits high.

for fear

Ezra 4:11-16 (This is the copy of the letter, which they sent to him:) To Artaxerxes the king, thy servants, the men that are on this side of the river, send greeting. . . .

Ezra 8:21,22 And I proclaimed there a fast by the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before the Lord our God, and might ask of him a right way for us and for our children, and for all our substance. . . .

Psalm 27:1,2 The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid? . . .

Psalm 56:2-4 My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me. . . .

even burnt

Exodus 29:38-42 This is what thou shalt sacrifice upon the altar: Two lambs of a year old every day continually, . . .

Numbers 28:2-8 Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Offer ye my oblation and my bread, and burnt sacrifice of most sweet odour, in their due seasons. . . .

Context
Sacrifices Restored
2And Josue the son of Josedec rose up, and his brethren the priests, and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and they built the altar of the God of Israel that they might offer holocausts upon it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 3And they set the altar of God upon its bases, while the people of the lands round about put them in fear, and they offered upon it a holocaust to the Lord morning and evening.4And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the holocaust every day orderly according to the commandment, the duty of the day in its day.…
Cross References
Numbers 28:2
Command the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: Offer ye my oblation and my bread, and burnt sacrifice of most sweet odour, in their due seasons.

Ezra 4:4
Then the people of the land hindered the hands of the people of Juda, and troubled them in building.

Lexicon
They set up
וַיָּכִ֤ינוּ (way·yā·ḵî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ (ham·miz·bê·aḥ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

its foundation
מְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יו (mə·ḵō·w·nō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4350: A fixed resting place, base

and sacrificed
וַיַּעֲל֨וּ‪‬ (way·ya·‘ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

burnt offerings
עֹלוֹת֙ (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5930: Whole burnt offering

upon it
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

to the LORD—
לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

[both] the morning
לַבֹּ֥קֶר (lab·bō·qer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1242: Dawn, morning

and evening
וְלָעָֽרֶב׃ (wə·lā·‘ā·reḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6153: Evening

burnt offerings—
עֹל֖וֹת (‘ō·lō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5930: Whole burnt offering

even though
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

they feared
בְּאֵימָ֣ה (bə·’ê·māh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 367: Fright, an idol

the people
מֵעַמֵּ֖י (mê·‘am·mê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

of the land.
הָאֲרָצ֑וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land


Additional Translations
They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings upon it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.And they set the altar on his bases; for fear was on them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon to the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

And they set the altar upon its base; for fear was upon them because of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah, even burnt-offerings morning and evening.

And they set up the altar on its place, for there was a terror upon them because of the people of the lands: and the whole-burnt-offerings was offered up upon it to the Lord morning and evening.

And they set the altar on its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries; and they offered up burnt-offerings on it to Jehovah, the morning and evening burnt-offerings.

And they set the altar upon its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt-offerings on it to the LORD, even burnt-offerings morning and evening.

They set the altar on its base; for fear was on them because of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

And they establish the altar on its bases, because of the fear upon them of the peoples of the lands, and he causeth burnt-offerings to ascend upon it to Jehovah, burnt-offerings for the morning and for the evening.
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