Ezra 5
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Ezra 5:8-11

8Be it knownH3046 unto the kingH4430, that we went into the provinceH4083 of JudahH3061, to the houseH1005 of the greatH7229 GodH426, which is builded with greatH7229 stonesH69, and timberH636 is laid in the walls; and this workH5673 goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their handsH3028. 9ThenH116 askedH7593 we those eldersH7868, and saidH560 unto them thus, Who gave you a decreeH2942 to build this houseH1005, and to finishH3635 this wall? 10We askedH7593 them their namesH8036 alsoH638, to certify thee, that we might write the namesH8036 of the menH1400 that were at the headH7217 of them. 11And thus they returnedH8421 us answer, sayingH560, We are the servantsH5649 of the GodH426 of heavenH8065 and earthH772, and are buildingH1124 the houseH1005 that was builded these manyH7690 yearsH8140 ago, which a greatH7229 kingH4430 of IsraelH3479 builded and finishedH3635.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain