Ezra 5
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Ezra 5:3-5

3At that timeH2166 1TattenaiH8674, the governorH6347 of the province beyondH5675 the Euphrates RiverH5103, and Shethar-bozenaiH8370 and their colleaguesH3675 cameH858 to them and spokeH560 to them asH3652 followsH3652: “2WhoH4479 issuedH7761 you a decreeH2942 to rebuildH1124 thisH1836 3templeH1005 and to finishH3635 thisH1836 structureH846?” 44ThenH116 we toldH560 them accordinglyH3660 whatH4479 the namesH8036 of the menH1400 were whoH1768 were reconstructingH1124 thisH1836 buildingH1147. 5But 5the eyeH5870 of their GodH426 was on the eldersH7868 of the JewsH3062, and they did not stopH989 them untilH5705 the reportH2942 could reachH1981 DariusH1868, and thenH116 the decreeH5407 concerningH5922 it could be sentH8421 backH8421.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 5:3 Ezra 6:6, 13 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 5:3 Ezra 1:3; 5:9 ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 5:3 Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12 ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 5:4 Ezra 5:10 ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 5:5 Ezra 7:6, 28 ↩

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