Ezra 5:3-13

3At that timeH2166 1TattenaiH8674, the governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the 2RiverH5103, and Shethar-bozenaiH8370 and their colleaguesH3675 cameH858 to them and spokeH560 to them thusH3652, “3WhoH4479 issuedH7761 you a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 4templeH1005 and to finishH3635 thisH1836 structureH846?” 45ThenH116 we toldH560 them accordinglyH3660 whatH4479 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 were whoH1768 were reconstructingH1124 thisH1836 buildingH1147. 5But 6the eyeH5870 of their GodH426 was on the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062, and they did not stopH989 them untilH5705 a reportH2942 could comeH1981 to DariusH1868, and thenH116 a writtenH5407 replyH5407 be returnedH8421 concerningH5922 it.

6This is the copyH6573 of the letterH104 whichH1768 7TattenaiH8674, the governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the RiverH5103, and Shethar-bozenaiH8370 and his colleaguesH3675 8the officialsH671, whoH1768 were beyondH5675 the RiverH5103, sentH7972 to DariusH1868 the kingH4430. 7They sentH7972 a reportH6600 to him in which it was writtenH3790 thusH1836: “To DariusH1868 the kingH4430, allH3606 peaceH8001. 8Let it be knownH3046 to the kingH4430 that we have goneH236 to the provinceH4083 of JudahH3061, to the houseH1005 of the greatH7229 GodH426, whichH1932 is being builtH1124 with hugeH1560 stonesH69, and 9beamsH636 are being laidH7761 in the wallsH3797; and thisH1791 workH5673 is goingH5648 on with greatH629 careH629 and is succeedingH6744 in their handsH3028. 9ThenH116 we askedH7593 thoseH479 eldersH7868 and saidH560 to them thusH3660, ‘WhoH4479 issuedH7761 you a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 templeH1005 and to finishH3635 thisH1836 structureH846?’ 10We alsoH638 askedH7593 them their namesH8036 so as to informH3046 you, and that we might writeH3790 downH3790 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 whoH1768 were at their headH7217. 11ThusH3660 they 10answeredH8421H6600 us, sayingH560, ‘We are the servantsH5649 of the GodH426 of heavenH8065 and earthH772 and are rebuildingH1124 the templeH1005 that was builtH1124 manyH7690 yearsH8140 agoH6928, 11which a greatH7229 kingH4430 of IsraelH3479 builtH1124 and finishedH3635. 12But 12becauseH4481H1768 our fathersH2 had provokedH7265 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 to wrathH7265, 13He gaveH3052 them into the handH3028 of NebuchadnezzarH5020 kingH4430 of BabylonH895, the ChaldeanH3779, who destroyedH5642 thisH1836 templeH1005 and deportedH1541 the peopleH5972 to BabylonH895. 13HoweverH1297, 14in the firstH2298 yearH8140 of CyrusH3567 kingH4430 of BabylonH895, KingH4430 CyrusH3567 15issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 houseH1005 of GodH426.