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Ezra 5:5-9

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?”

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