03062 EZR 004 012 Be it known <03046 +y@da< > unto the king

<04430 +melek > , that the Jews <{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > which

<01768 +diy > came <05559 +c@liq > up from thee to us are come

<00858 +>athah > unto Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > ,

 building <01124 +b@na> > the rebellious <04779 +marad > and the

bad <00873 +bi>uwsh > city <07149 +qirya> > , and have set

<03635 +k@lal > up the walls <07791 +shuwr > [ thereof ] , and

joined <02338 +chuwt > the foundations <00787 +>osh > .

03062 EZR 004 023 Now <00116 +>edayin > when the copy <06573

+parshegen > of king <04430 +melek > Artaxerxes <00783

+>Artachshashta> > letter <05407 +nisht@van > [ was ] read

<07123 +q@ra> > before <06925 +qodam > Rehum <07348 +R@chuwm > ,

and Shimshai <08124 +Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > ,

and their companions <03675 +k@nath > , they went <00236 +>azal

> up in haste <00924 +b@hiyluw > to Jerusalem <03390

+Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > unto the Jews <{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > ,

and made them to cease <00989 +b@tel > by force <00153 +>edra< >

and power <02429 +chayil > .

03062 EZR 005 001 Then the prophets <05029 +n@biy> > , Haggai

<02292 +Chaggay > the prophet <05029 +n@biy> > , and Zechariah

<02148 +Z@karyah > the son <01247 +bar > of Iddo <05714 +<Iddow

> , prophesied <05013 +n@ba> > unto the Jews <{03062}

+Y@huwda>iy > that [ were ] in Judah <03061 +Y@huwd > and

Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > in the name <08036

+shum > of the God <00426 +>elahh > of Israel <03479 +Yisra>el >

, [ even ] unto them .

03062 EZR 005 005 But the eye <05870 +<ayin > of their God

<00426 +>elahh > was upon the elders <07868 +siyb > of the Jews

<{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > , that they could not cause them to cease

<00989 +b@tel > , till <05705 +<ad > the matter <02941 +ta<am >

came <01946 +huwk > to Darius <01868 +Dar@yavesh > : and then

<00116 +>edayin > they returned <08421 +tuwb > answer <08421

+tuwb > by letter <05407 +nisht@van > concerning <05922 +<al >

this <01836 +den > [ matter ] .

03062 EZR 006 007 Let the work <05673 +<abiydah > of this <01791

+dek > house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > alone

<07662 +sh@baq > ; let the governor <06347 +pechah > of the Jews

<{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > and the elders <07868 +siyb > of the Jews

<03062 +Y@huwda>iy > build <01124 +b@na> > this <01791 +dek >

house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > in his place

<00870 +>athar > .

03062 EZR 006 007 Let the work <05673 +<abiydah > of this <01791

+dek > house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > alone

<07662 +sh@baq > ; let the governor <06347 +pechah > of the Jews

<03062 +Y@huwda>iy > and the elders <07868 +siyb > of the Jews

<{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > build <01124 +b@na> > this <01791 +dek >

house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > in his place

<00870 +>athar > .

03062 EZR 006 008 Moreover I make <07761 +suwm > a decree <02942

+t@<em > what ye shall do <05648 +<abad > to the elders <07868

+siyb > of these <00479 +>illek > Jews <{03062} +Y@huwda>iy >

for the building <01124 +b@na> > of this <01791 +dek > house

<01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > : that of the king s

<04430 +melek > goods <05232 +n@kac > , [ even ] of the tribute

<04061 +middah > beyond <05675 +<abar > the river <05103 +n@har

> , forthwith <00629 +>ocparna> > expenses <05313 +niphqa> > be

given <03052 +y@hab > unto these <00479 +>illek > men <01400

+g@bar > , that they be not hindered <00989 +b@tel > .

03062 EZR 006 014 And the elders <07868 +siyb > of the Jews

<{03062} +Y@huwda>iy > builded <1124b@na> > , and they prospered

<06744 +ts@lach > through the prophesying <05017 +n@buw>ah > of

Haggai <02292 +Chaggay > the prophet <05029 +n@biy> > and

Zechariah <02148 +Z@karyah > the son <01247 +bar > of Iddo

<05714 +<Iddow > . And they builded <01124 +b@na> > , and

finished <03635 +k@lal > [ it ] , according <04481 +min > to the

commandment <02941 +ta<am > of the God <00426 +>elahh > of

Israel <03479 +Yisra>el > , and according to the commandment

<02942 +t@<em > of Cyrus <03567 +Kowresh > , and Darius <01868

+Dar@yavesh > , and Artaxerxes <00783 +>Artachshashta> > king

<04430 +melek > of Persia <06540 +Parac > .

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