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Ezra 5:2-6

2Thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116rose upZerubbabelthesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofShealtiel,andJeshuathesonבַּר־bar-H1247ofJozadak,andbegantobuildthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005ofGodH426whichisatJerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390;andwiththemweretheprophetsנְבִיַּיָּ֥אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029ofGodH426,whohelped them.

3Atthattimeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166cameH858tothemTatnai,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347onthissidetheriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andShethar-boznai,andtheir companions,andsaidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thustothem:Whogaveyouorderstobuildthishouseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005andtocompletethiswall?

4AndtheysaidH560tothemafterthismanner:WhatarethenamesH8036ofthemenH1400thatbuildthisbuildingבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124?

5ButtheeyeoftheirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasupontheeldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868oftheJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,andtheydidnotmakethemceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989tillthematter cametoDariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868;andthenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116theyreturnedH8421answer by letterconcerningH5922it.

6Thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573oftheletterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104thatTatnai,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347onthis sidetheriverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andShethar-boznai,andhiscompanionstheApharsachites,whowereonthis sidetheriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,senttoDariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

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