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Ezra 4:4-7

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.

6At the beginningוּבְמַלְכוּת֙ בִּתְחִלַּ֖תu.ve.mal.Khut bit.chi.LatH8462 H4438of the reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438of Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,an accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855was lodgedכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789againstעַל־'al-H5921the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783kingof Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870,and the rest ofוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605his associatesכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789a lettertoעַל־'al-H5921Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ מֶ֣לֶךְ'ar.tach.shas.ta Me.lekhH4428 H783וּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791. Itהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406was writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762and then translatedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638אֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.

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