Ezra 5:2-6

2ThenH116 ZerubbabelH2217 sonH1247 of ShealtielH7598 and JeshuaH3443 sonH1247 of JozadakH31361 rose upH6966 and beganH8271 to rebuildH1124 the houseH1005 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390. And the prophetsH5029H1768 ofH1768 GodH426 were with themH5974, helpingH5583 them.

3At that timeH2166 TattenaiH8674 the governorH6347 of the region westH5675 of the EuphratesH5103,2 Shethar-bozenaiH8370, and their associatesH3675H3652 wentH858 toH5922 the Jews and askedH560, “WhoH4479 authorized youH7761 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 templeH1005 and restoreH3635 thisH1836 structureH846?”

4They alsoH116H3660 askedH560,3 “WhatH4479 areH581 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 whoH1768 are constructingH1124 thisH1836 buildingH1147?”

5But the eyeH5870 of their GodH426 wasH1934 onH5922 the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062, so that they were notH3809 stoppedH989 untilH5705 a reportH2941 was sentH1946 to DariusH1868 andH116 written instructionsH5407 aboutH5922 this matterH1836 were returnedH8421.

6This is the textH6573 of the letterH104 thatH1768 TattenaiH8674 the governorH6347 of the region westH5675 of the EuphratesH5103, Shethar-bozenaiH8370, and their associatesH3675, the officialsH671H1768 in the regionH5675H5103, sentH7972 toH5922 KingH4430 DariusH1868.