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Ezra 4:1-5

1Now when the adversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that the childrenבְנֵ֤יve.NeiH1121of the captivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473buildedבּוֹנִ֣יםbo.NimH1129the templeהֵיכָ֔לhei.KhalH1964unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2Then they cameוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066to Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,and to the chiefרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with you: for we seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑םle.lo.hei.KhemH430, as ye do;and we do sacrificeזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076unto him since the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Esar–haddonH634kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assurאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,which brought us up hitherהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927.

3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,and Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,and the restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of the chiefרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004unto our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;but we ourselves togetherיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162will buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539hath commandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

4Then the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776weakenedמְרַפִּ֖יםme.ra.PimH7503the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and troubledוּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥יםu.me.va.la.himH1089 H926them in buildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

5And hiredוְסֹכְרִ֧יםve.so.khe.RimH7936counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289against them, to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their purposeעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098,all the daysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,even until the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

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