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Ezra 5:2-6

2Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2217sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7598and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֣וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3443sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֔קyo.tza.DakH3136rose upקָ֠מוּKa.muH6966and beganוְשָׁרִ֣יוve.sha.RivH8271to rebuildלְמִבְנֵ֔אle.miv.Ne'H1124the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390.And the prophetsדִּ֣י נְבִיַּיָּ֥אdi ne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029 H1768ofדִֽי־di-H1768Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426were with themוְעִמְּה֛וֹןve.'i.me.HonH5974,helpingמְסָעֲדִ֥יןme.sa.'a.DinH5583them.

3At that timeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the regionwestעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370,and their associatesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙u.khe.na.va.te.Hon ve.KhenH3675 H3652wentאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858toעֲלֵיה֜וֹןa.lei.HonH5922the Jewsand askedאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560, “Whoמַן־man-H4479authorized youשָׂ֨םsamH7761טְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and restoreלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?”

4They alsoאֱדַ֥יִן כְּנֵ֖מָא'e.Da.yin ke.Ne.ma'H116 H3660askedאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560, “Whatמַן־man-H4479areאִנּוּן֙'i.NunH581the namesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400whoדִּֽי־di-H1768are constructingבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147?”

5But the eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasהֲוָת֙ha.VatH1934onעַל־'al-H5922the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,so that they were notוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809stoppedבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989הִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994untilעַד־'ad-H5705a reportטַעְמָ֖אta'.Ma'H2941was sentיְהָ֑ךְye.HakhH1946to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868andוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116written instructionsנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אnish.te.va.Na'H5407aboutעַל־'al-H5922this matterדְּנָֽה׃ פde.NahH1836were returnedיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421.

6This is the textפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104thatדִּֽי־di-H1768Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674the governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347of the region westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Shethar-bozenaiH8370,and their associatesוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675,the officialsאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א דִּ֖י'a.Far.se.kha.Ye' diH671 H1768in the regionבַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑הba.'a.Var na.ha.Rah'H5675 H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972toעַל־'al-H5922Kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868.

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