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Ezra 5:3-13

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.

7The reportפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600they sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972himעֲל֑וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922read as followsוְכִדְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּגַוֵּ֔הּve.khid.Nah ke.Tiv be.ga.VehH3790 H1459 H1836:To Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868:Allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Let it beלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּֽי־di-H1768we wentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judahלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426. The peopleוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1932are rebuilding itמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with large stonesאֶ֣בֶן גְּלָ֔ל'E.ven ge.LalH69 H1560and placingמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761timbersוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797.Thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673is being carried outמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648diligentlyאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629and is prosperingוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Soאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116we questionedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593theאִלֵּ֔ךְ כְּנֵ֖מָא'i.Lekh ke.Ne.ma'H479 H3660eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868and askedאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560, “Whoמַן־man-H4479authorizedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH7761 H2942youto rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and restoreלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?”

10We alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638asked forשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593theirnamesשְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םshe.ma.ha.te.HomH8036,so thatדִּ֛יdiH1768we could write downנִכְתֻּ֥בnikh.TuvH3790the namesשֻׁם־shum-H8036of their leadersגֻּבְרַיָּ֖א דִּ֥י בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סguv.rai.Ya' di ve.ra.shei.HomH1400 H1768 H7217for your informationלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְle.ho.da.'u.TakhH3046.

11And thisוּכְנֵ֥מָאu.khe.Ne.ma'H3660is the answerפִתְגָמָ֖אfit.ga.Ma'H6600they returnedהֲתִיב֣וּנָא לְמֵמַ֑רha.ti.Vu.na' le.me.MarH8421 H560: “Weאֲנַ֣חְנָא'a.Nach.na'H586areהִמּ֡וֹhi.MoH1994servantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649דִֽי־di-H1768of the Godאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065and earthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,and we are rebuildingוּבָנַ֤יִןu.va.Na.yinH1124the templeבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005thatדִּֽי־di-H1768wasהֲוָ֨אha.Va'H1934builtבְנֵ֜הve.NehH1124manyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140agoמִקַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙mi.kad.Mat de.NahH6928 H1836,which a greatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtבְּנָ֖הִיbe.Na.hiH1124and completedוְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ve.shakh.le.LehH3635.

12Butלָהֵ֗ןla.HenH3861sinceמִן־ דִּ֨יmin- diH4481 H1768our fathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2angeredהַרְגִּ֤זוּhar.Gi.zuH7265the Godלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426of heavenשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065,He deliveredיְהַ֣בye.HavH3052themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,the Chaldeanכַּסְדָּאָ֑הkas.da.ya'H3679who destroyedסַתְרֵ֔הּsat.RehH5642thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005and carried awayהַגְלִ֥יhag.LiH1541the peopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972to Babylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13In the firstחֲדָ֔הcha.DahH2298yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140of his reign,howeverבְּרַם֙be.RamH1297,Cyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430ofדִּ֣יdiH1768Babylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895כּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430issuedשָׂ֣םsamH7761a decreeטְעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵֽא׃li.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֥א'e.la.Ha'H426.

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