Ezra 3:12 - King James Bible with Strong Numbers

H7227 But many H3548 of the priests H3881 and Levites H7218 and chief H1 of the fathers H2205 , who were ancient men H7200 , that had seen [H8804]   H7223 the first H1004 house H3245 , when the foundation H1004 of this house H3245 was laid [H8800]   H5869 before their eyes H1058 , wept [H8802]   H1419 with a loud H6963 voice H7227 ; and many H8643 shouted H7311 aloud [H8687]   H8057 for joy:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, old men who had seen the first house [Solomon's temple], when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice, though many shouted aloud for joy.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

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Common English Bible

But many of the older priests and Levites and heads of families, who had seen the first house, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this house, although many others shouted loudly with joy.

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Catholic Public Domain Version

And many of the priests and the Levites, and the leaders of the fathers and of the elders, who had seen the former temple, when now this temple was founded and was before their eyes, wept with a great voice. And many of them, shouting for joy, lifted up their voice.

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