03660 EZR 004 008 Rehum <07348 +R@chuwm > the chancellor and

Shimshai <08124 +Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > wrote

<03790 +k@thab > a letter <00104 +>igg@ra> > against <05922 +<al

> Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > to Artaxerxes <00783

+>Artachshashta> > the king <04430 +melek > in this <{03660}

+k@nema> > sort <03660 +k@nema> > :

03660 EZR 004 008 Rehum <07348 +R@chuwm > the chancellor and

Shimshai <08124 +Shimshay > the scribe <05613 +capher > wrote

<03790 +k@thab > a letter <00104 +>igg@ra> > against <05922 +<al

> Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > to Artaxerxes <00783

+>Artachshashta> > the king <04430 +melek > in this <03660

+k@nema> > sort <{03660} +k@nema> > :

03660 EZR 005 004 Then <00116 +>edayin > said <00559 +>amar > we

unto them after <00310 +>achar > this <{03660} +k@nema> > manner

, What <04479 +man > are the names <08036 +shum > of the men

<01400 +g@bar > that make <01124 +b@na> > this <01836 +den >

building <01147 +binyan > ?

03660 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> > ?

03660 EZR 005 011 And thus <{03660} +k@nema> > they returned

<08421 +tuwb > us answer <06600 +pithgam > , saying <00560

+>amar > , We are the servants <05649 +<abad > of the God <00426

+>elahh > of heaven <08065 +shamayin > and earth <00772 +>ara< >

, and build <01129 +banah > the house <01005 +bayith > that was

builded <01124 +b@na> > these <01836 +den > many <07690 +saggiy>

> years <08140 +sh@nah > ago <06928 +qadmah > , which a great

<07229 +rab > king <04430 +melek > of Israel <03479 +Yisra>el >

builded <01124 +b@na> > and set <03635 +k@lal > up .

03660 EZR 006 013 Then <00116 +>edayin > Tatnai <08674 +Tatt@nay

> , governor <06347 +pechah > on this side <05675 +<abar > the

river <05103 +n@har > , Shetharboznai <08370 +Sh@thar Bowz@nay >

, and their companions <03675 +k@nath > , according <06903

+q@bel > to that which <01768 +diy > Darius <01868 +Dar@yavesh >

the king <04430 +melek > had sent <07972 +sh@lach > , so

<{03660} +k@nema> > they did speedily <00629 +>ocparna> > .

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