Ezra 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 5:3-6

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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 5:3 Ezra 6:6, 13 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 5:3 I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 5:3 Ezra 1:3; 5:9 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 5:3 Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12 ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 5:4 Ezra 5:10 ↩
  6. 6. Ezra 5:5 Ezra 7:6, 28 ↩
  7. 7. Ezra 5:6 Ezra 5:3 ↩
  8. 8. Ezra 5:6 Ezra 4:9 ↩

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