15 This (a)temple was completed (b)on the third day of the (A)month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
16 And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the (c)exiles, (B)celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. 17 They offered for the dedication of this temple of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel (C)12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 Then they appointed the priests to (D)their divisions and the Levites in (E)their orders for the service of God (d)in Jerusalem, (F)as it is written in the book of Moses.

Footnotes:

a. Ezra 6:15: ['Lit ', house]
b. Ezra 6:15: ['Lit ', until]
c. Ezra 6:16: ['Lit ', sons of the captivity]
d. Ezra 6:18: ['Lit ', which is in]

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