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Ezra 4:3-6

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.

6And in the reignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of his reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,wroteכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789they unto himan accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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