New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 4:3-6

3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and JeshuaH3091and the restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “You have nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in common with us in buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004to our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;but we ourselvesאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will togetherיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539has commandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.”

4Thenthe peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776discouragedמְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣יme.ra.Pim ye.DeiH7503 H3027the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and frightenedH1089them from buildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

5and hiredH5534counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289againstעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their counselעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

6Now in the reignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of his reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,they wroteכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789an accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855againstעַל־'al-H5921the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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