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Ezra 5:3-5

3At the same timeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166cameאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858to them Tatnaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347on this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar–boznaiH8370,and their companionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,and saidאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652unto themעֲלֵיה֜וֹןa.lei.HonH5922,Whoמַן־man-H4479hath commandedשָׂ֨ם טְעֵ֗םsam te.'EmH2942 H7761you to buildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836houseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005,and to make upלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836wallוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560we unto them after this mannerכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660,Whatמַן־man-H4479areאִנּוּן֙'i.NunH581the namesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400that makeבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147?

5But the eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426wasהֲוָת֙ha.VatH1934uponעַל־'al-H5922the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,that they could notוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809causeH989themהִמּ֔וֹhi.MoH1994to ceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989,tillעַד־'ad-H5705the matterטַעְמָ֖אta'.Ma'H2941cameיְהָ֑ךְye.HakhH1946to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868:and thenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116they returned answerיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421by letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אnish.te.va.Na'H5407concerningעַל־'al-H5922thisדְּנָֽה׃ פde.NahH1836matter.

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