Ezra 5
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Ezra 5:11-15

11And thisH3660 is the answerH6600 they returnedH8421H560:

“WeH586 areH1994 servantsH5649 of the GodH426 of heavenH8065 and earthH772, and we are rebuildingH1124 the templeH1005 thatH1768 wasH1934 builtH1124 manyH7690 yearsH8140 agoH6928H1836, which a greatH7229 kingH4430 of IsraelH3479 builtH1124 and completedH3635. 12ButH3861 sinceH4481H1768 our fathersH2 angeredH7265 the GodH426 of heavenH8065, He deliveredH3052 themH1994 into the handH3028 of NebuchadnezzarH5020 kingH4430 of BabylonH895, the ChaldeanH3679 who destroyedH5642 thisH1836 templeH1005 and carried awayH1541 the peopleH5972 to BabylonH895.

13In the firstH2298 yearH8140 of his reign, howeverH1297, CyrusH3567 kingH4430 ofH1768 BabylonH895 issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426. 14He alsoH638 removedH5312 fromH4481 the templeH19651 ofH1768 BabylonH895 the goldH1722 and silverH3702 articlesH3984 belonging toH1768 the houseH1005 of GodH426, whichH1768 NebuchadnezzarH5020 had takenH5312 and carriedH2987 there fromH4481 the templeH1965 in JerusalemH3390. KingH4430 CyrusH3567 gaveH3052 these articles to a man namedH8036H1768 SheshbazzarH8340, whom he appointedH7761 governorH6347 15and instructedH560, ‘TakeH5376H236 theseH429 articlesH3984, putH5182 themH1994 in the templeH1965H1768 in JerusalemH3390, and let the houseH1005 of GodH426 be rebuiltH1124 onH5922 its original siteH870.’

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  1. 1. Ezra 5:14 Or palace ↩

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