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Ezra 4:1-5

1When the enemiesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the exilesבְנֵ֤י הַגּוֹלָה֙ve.Nei ha.go.LahH1121 H1473were buildingבּוֹנִ֣יםbo.NimH1129a templeהֵיכָ֔לhei.KhalH1964for the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ אֶל־vai.yi.ge.Shu 'el-H5066 H413Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְאֶל־ze.ru.ba.Vel ve.'el-H2216 H413and the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588, like you,we seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם אֲנַ֣חְנוּle.lo.hei.Khem 'a.Nach.nuH430 H587and have been sacrificingזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to Him sinceH3808the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428אֵסַ֤ר'e.SarH634Esar-haddonחַדֹּן֙cha.DonH634of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927usאֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”

3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,and the otherוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “You have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808part with usin buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,sinceכִּי֩kiH3588weאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587aloneיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162must buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129it for the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539has commanded usצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.”

4Thenוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776set out to discourageמְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣יme.ra.Pim ye.DeiH7503 H3027the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and make them afraidH1089אוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to buildלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129.

5They hiredוְסֹכְרִ֧יםve.so.khe.RimH7936counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289against themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their plansעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the reignיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539and down toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

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