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Ezra 5:5-9

5But the eye of theirGodאֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם'e.la.ha.HomH426was upon theeldersשָׂבֵ֣יsa.VeiH7868of theJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֔אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062, and they didnotוְלָא־ve.la'-H3809make themceaseבַטִּ֣לוּva.Ti.luH989, till the matter should come toDariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868, and then answer should bereturnedיְתִיב֥וּןye.ti.VunH8421by letter concerning it.

6Thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of theletterאִ֠גַּרְתָּא'I.gar.ta'H104thatTattenaiתַּתְּנַ֣י׀ta.te.NaiH8674, thegovernorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6347beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֗הna.ha.Rah'H5103, andShethar-bozenaiH8370, and his companions the Apharsachites,whichH1768werebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103,sentשְׁלַ֞חshe.LachH7972untoDariusדָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּֽא׃mal.Ka'H4430:

7theysentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972a letter unto him, wherein waswrittenכְּתִ֣יבke.TivH3790thusוְכִדְנָה֙ve.khid.NahH1836; UntoDariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1868thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430,allכֹֽלָּא׃ סKho.la'H3606peaceשְׁלָמָ֥אshe.la.Ma'H8001.

8Be itknownיְדִ֣יעַ׀ye.Di.a'H3046unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֗אle.mal.Ka'H4430, thatweH1768wentאֲזַ֜לְנָא'a.Zal.na'H236into theprovinceמְדִֽינְתָּא֙me.di.ne.Ta'H4083ofJudahלִיה֤וּדli.HudH3061, to thehouseלְבֵית֙le.VeitH1005of thegreatH7229Godאֱלָהָ֣א'e.la.Ha'H426,whichH1768is builded withgreatH7229stonesאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH69, andtimberוְאָ֖עve.'A'H636islaidמִתְּשָׂ֣םmi.te.SamH7761in thewallsבְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑אbe.khut.lai.Ya'H3797, and thisworkוַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּאva.'a.Vid.ta'H5673goeth on withdiligenceאָסְפַּ֥רְנָא'a.se.Par.na'H629and prospereth in theirhandsבְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ סbe.yed.HomH3028.

9Thenaskedשְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙she.'E.le.na'H7593weאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116thoseאִלֵּ֔ךְ'i.LekhH479eldersלְשָׂבַיָּ֣אle.sa.vai.Ya'H7868, andsaidH560unto themthusH1836, WhogaveH560you adecreeטְעֵ֗םte.'EmH2942to build thishouseבַּיְתָ֤אbay.Ta'H1005, and tofinishלְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃le.shakh.la.LahH3635this wall?

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