07868 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 ] .

07868 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 > .

07868 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 > .

07868 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 > .

07868 EZR 005 009 Then <00116 +>edayin > asked <07593 +sh@>el >

we those <00479 +>illek > elders <{07868} +siyb > , [ and ] said

<00559 +>amar > unto them thus <03660 +k@nema> > , Who <04479

+man > commanded you to build <01124 +b@na> > this <01836 +den >

house <01005 +bayith > , and to make <03635 +k@lal > up these

<01836 +den > walls <00846 +>ushsharna> > ?

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