Ezra 6
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Ezra 6:2-5

2And a scrollH4040 was foundH7912 in the fortressH1001H1768 of EcbatanaH307, in the provinceH4083 of MediaH4076, with the followingH3652 writtenH3790 on itH1459:

MemorandumH1799:

3In the firstH2298 yearH8140 of KingH4430 CyrusH3567, heH3567H4430 issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 concerning the houseH1005 of GodH426 in JerusalemH3390:

Let the houseH1005 be rebuiltH1124 as a placeH870 forH1768 offeringH1684 sacrificesH1685, and let its foundationsH787 be firmly laidH5446. It is to be sixtyH8361 cubitsH521 highH7314 and sixtyH8361 cubitsH521 wideH6613,1 4with threeH8532H5073 layersH5073 ofH1768 cut stonesH69H1560 and oneH2323 ofH1768 timbersH636. The costsH5313 are to be paidH3052 fromH4481 the royalH4430 treasuryH1005.

5FurthermoreH638, the goldH1722 and silverH3702H1768 articlesH3984 of the houseH1005 of GodH426, whichH1768 NebuchadnezzarH5020 tookH5312 fromH4481 the templeH1965H1768 in JerusalemH3390 and carriedH2987 to BabylonH895, must also be returnedH8421 to the templeH1965H1768 in JerusalemH3390H870 and depositedH5182 in the houseH1005 of GodH426.

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  1. 1. Ezra 6:3 The house was to be approximately 90 feet or 27.4 meters in height and width; Syriac (see also 1 Kings 6:2) It is to be sixty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. ↩

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