New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 5:5-9

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.

7They sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a reportפִּתְגָמָ֖אpit.ga.Ma'H6600to him in which it was writtenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836: “To Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Let it be knownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430that we have goneאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236to the provinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083of Judahלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061,to the houseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of the greatרַבָּ֔אra.Ba'H7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1932is being builtמִתְבְּנֵא֙mit.be.Ne'H1124with hugeגְּלָ֔לge.LalH1560stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69, andbeamsוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636are being laidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in the wallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797;and thisדָ֛ךְdakhH1791workוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673is goingמִתְעַבְדָ֖אmit.'av.Da'H5648on with greatH629careH629and is succeedingוּמַצְלַ֥חu.matz.LachH6744in their handsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116we askedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868and saidאֲמַ֣רְנָא'a.Mar.na'H560to them thusכְּנֵ֖מָאke.Ne.ma'H3660, ‘Whoמַן־man-H4479issuedשָׂ֨םsamH7761you a decreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to rebuildלְמִבְנְיָ֔הle.miv.ne.YahH1124thisדְנָה֙de.NahH1836templeבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005and to finishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635thisדְנָ֖הde.NahH1836structureוְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אve.'u.shar.Na'H846?’

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