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Ezra 5:3-13

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.

7Theysentareporttohiminwhichwaswrittenthus:ToDariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allpeaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001!

8BeitknownH3046tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatwewentintotheprovinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083ofJudahH3061,tothehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005ofthegreatH7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichisbeingbuiltH1124withgreatH7229stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69,andtimberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636islaidinthewalls,andthisworkוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673isbeingcarriedonwithdiligence,andprospersintheirhandבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593wethoseeldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868:thuswesaidH560tothem,Whogaveyouorderstobuildthishouseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005andtocompletethiswall?

10Weaskedשְׁאֵ֥לְנָאshe.'E.le.na'H7593theirnamesH8036alsoוְאַ֧ףve.'AfH638,toinformthee,thatwemightwritethenamesH8036ofthemenH1400thatwerethechiefofthem.

11AndthustheyreturnedH8421usanswer,sayingלְמֵמַ֑רle.me.MarH560,Wearetheservantsעַבְדוֹהִי֩av.do.HiH5649oftheGodאֱלָ֨הּ'e.LahH426oftheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֜אshe.mai.Ya'H8065andtheearthוְאַרְעָ֗אve.'ar.'A'H772,andbuildthehouseבַּיְתָא֙bay.Ta'H1005thatwasbuiltH1124thesemanyשַׂגִּיאָ֔ןsa.gi.'AnH7690yearsשְׁנִ֣יןshe.NinH8140ago;andagreatרַ֔בRavH7229kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4430ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3479builtH1124andcompleted it.

12Butafterthatourfathersאֲבָהֳתַ֙נָא֙'a.vo.ho.Ta.na'H2hadprovokedtheGodלֶאֱלָ֣הּle.'e.LahH426oftheheavensשְׁמַיָּ֔אshe.mai.Ya'H8065towrath,hegavethemintothehandבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3028ofNebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5020kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH895,theChaldean,andhedestroyedthishouseוּבַיְתָ֤הu.vay.Tah'H1005,andcarriedthepeopleוְעַמָּ֖הve.'a.Mah'H5972away untoBabylonלְבָבֶֽל׃ סle.va.VelH895.

13Butinthefirstyearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8140ofCyrusלְכ֥וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3567kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430ofBabylonבָבֶ֑לva.VelH895,kingמַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'H4430Cyrusכּ֤וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3567gaveorderstobuildthishouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426.

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