New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 5:2-6

2thenבֵּאדַ֡יִןbe.Da.yinH116Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2217the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7598and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֣וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3443the sonבַּר־bar-H1247of Jozadakיֽוֹצָדָ֔קyo.tza.DakH3136aroseקָ֠מוּKa.muH6966and beganוְשָׁרִ֣יוve.sha.RivH8271to rebuildלְמִבְנֵ֔אle.miv.Ne'H1124the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1005of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426whichH1768is in Jerusalemבִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םvi.ru.she.LemH3390; andthe prophetsנְבִיַּיָּ֥אne.vi.'ai.ya'H5029of Godאֱלָהָ֖א'e.la.Ha'H426were with them supportingמְסָעֲדִ֥יןme.sa.'a.DinH5583them.

3At that timeזִמְנָא֩zim.Na'H2166Tattenaiתַּ֠תְּנַיTa.te.naiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֧תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar-bozenaiH8370and their colleaguesוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675cameאֲתָ֨א'a.Ta'H858to them and spokeאָמְרִ֣ין'a.me.RinH560to them thusוְכֵן֙ve.KhenH3652, “Whoמַן־man-H4479issuedשָׂ֨םsamH7761you a decreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלִבְּנֵ֔אli.be.Ne'H1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ סle.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?”

4Thenאֱדַ֥יִן'e.Da.yinH116we toldאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560them accordinglyכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660whatמַן־man-H4479the namesשְׁמָהָ֣תshe.ma.HatH8036of the menגֻּבְרַיָּ֔אguv.rai.Ya'H1400were whoדִּֽי־di-H1768were reconstructingבָּנַֽיִן׃ba.Na.yinH1124thisדְנָ֥הde.NahH1836buildingבִנְיָנָ֖אvin.ya.Na'H1147.

5Butthe eyeוְעֵ֣יןve.'EinH5870of their Godאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426was on the eldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062,and they did not stopבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989them untilעַד־'ad-H5705a reportH2942could comeH1981to Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868,and thenוֶאֱדַ֛יִןve.'e.Da.yinH116a writtenH5407replyH5407be returnedיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421concerningH5922it.

6This isthe copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104whichדִּֽי־di-H1768Tattenaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674,the governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347of the provincebeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and Shethar-bozenaiH8370and his colleaguesוּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּu.khe.Na.va.TehH3675the officialsאֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔א'a.Far.se.kha.Ye'H671,whoדִּ֖יdiH1768were beyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972to Dariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430.

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