Ezra 5

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וְהִתְנַבִּ֞יand he prophesied חַגַּ֣יHaggai נְבִיָּ֗אprophet the וּזְכַרְיָ֤הand Zechariah בַר־the son of עִדּוֹא֙Iddo נְבִיַּיָּ֔אprophets the עַל־to יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אJews the דִּ֥יwho בִיה֖וּדwere in Judah וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םand in Jerusalem בְּשֻׁ֛םin the name of אֱלָ֥הּthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael עֲלֵיהֽוֹן׃ סwho was over them

בֵּאדַ֡יִןin then קָ֠מוּthey arose זְרֻבָּבֶ֤לZerubbabel בַּר־the son of שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙Shealtiel וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַand Jeshua בַּר־the son of יֽוֹצָדָ֔קJozadak וְשָׁרִ֣יוand they began לְמִבְנֵ֔אto build בֵּ֥יתthe house of אֱלָהָ֖אthe God דִּ֣יwhich בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑םis in Jerusalem וְעִמְּה֛וֹןand were with them נְבִיַּיָּ֥אprophets the דִֽי־of אֱלָהָ֖אthe God מְסָעֲדִ֥יןsupportingלְהֽוֹן׃ פobj. them

אֱדַ֥יִןthen כְּנֵ֖מָאas follows אֲמַ֣רְנָאwe saidלְּהֹ֑םto themמַן־what?אִנּוּן֙are they שְׁמָהָ֣תthe names of גֻּבְרַיָּ֔אmen the דִּֽי־who דְנָ֥הthis בִנְיָנָ֖אbuilding the בָּנַֽיִן׃are building

וְעֵ֣יןand the eye of אֱלָהֲהֹ֗םGod their הֲוָת֙it was עַל־on שָׂבֵ֣יthe elders of יְהוּדָיֵ֔אJews the וְלָא־and not בַטִּ֣לוּthey made cease הִמּ֔וֹthem עַד־until טַעְמָ֖אreport the לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁto Darius יְהָ֑ךְit will come וֶאֱדַ֛יִןand then יְתִיב֥וּןthey will send back נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖אletter the עַל־concerning דְּנָֽה׃ פthis

פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןthe copy of אִ֠גַּרְתָּאletter the דִּֽי־which שְׁלַ֞חhe sent תַּתְּנַ֣י׀Tattenai פַּחַ֣תthe governor of עֲבַֽר־the region beyond נַהֲרָ֗הriver the וּשְׁתַ֤רand Shethar-בּוֹזְנַי֙Bozenai וּכְנָ֣וָתֵ֔הּand associates his אֲפַ֨רְסְכָיֵ֔אofficials the דִּ֖יwho בַּעֲבַ֣רwere in the region beyond נַהֲרָ֑הriver the עַל־to דָּרְיָ֖וֶשׁDarius מַלְכָּֽא׃king the

פִּתְגָמָ֖אword the שְׁלַ֣חוּthey sent עֲל֑וֹהִיto him וְכִדְנָה֙and according to this כְּתִ֣יבit was written בְּגַוֵּ֔הּin midst its לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁto Darius מַלְכָּ֖אking the שְׁלָמָ֥אpeace the כֹֽלָּא׃ סthe all

אֱדַ֗יִןthen שְׁאֵ֙לְנָא֙we asked לְשָׂבַיָּ֣אto elders the אִלֵּ֔ךְthese כְּנֵ֖מָאas follows אֲמַ֣רְנָאwe saidלְּהֹ֑םto themמַן־who?שָׂ֨םdid he makeלְכֹ֜םfor youטְעֵ֗םa decree בַּיְתָ֤אhouse the דְנָה֙this לְמִבְנְיָ֔הto build וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥אand structure the דְנָ֖הthis לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃to finish

וְאַ֧ףand also שְׁמָהָתְהֹ֛םnames their שְׁאֵ֥לְנָאwe askedלְּהֹ֖םto themלְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְto make known to you דִּ֛יthat נִכְתֻּ֥בwe will write שֻׁם־the name of גֻּבְרַיָּ֖אmen the דִּ֥יwho בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ סare at heads their

בְּרַם֙nevertheless בִּשְׁנַ֣תin year חֲדָ֔הone לְכ֥וֹרֶשׁof Cyrus מַלְכָּ֖אking the דִּ֣יof בָבֶ֑לBabylon כּ֤וֹרֶשׁCyrus מַלְכָּא֙king the שָׂ֣םhe made טְעֵ֔םa decree בֵּית־the house of אֱלָהָ֥אthe God דְנָ֖הthis לִבְּנֵֽא׃to build

וְ֠אַףand also מָאנַיָּ֣אvessels the דִֽי־of בֵית־the house of אֱלָהָא֮the God דִּ֣יof דַהֲבָ֣הthe gold וְכַסְפָּא֒and the silver דִּ֣יwhich נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֗רNebuchadnezzar הַנְפֵּק֙he had brought out מִן־from הֵֽיכְלָא֙temple the דִּ֣יwhich בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔םwas in Jerusalem וְהֵיבֵ֣לand he carried הִמּ֔וֹthem לְהֵיכְלָ֖אto temple the דִּ֣יof בָבֶ֑לBabylon הַנְפֵּ֨קhe brought out הִמּ֜וֹthem כּ֣וֹרֶשׁCyrus מַלְכָּ֗אking the מִן־from הֵֽיכְלָא֙temple the דִּ֣יof בָבֶ֔לBabylon וִיהִ֙יבוּ֙and they were given לְשֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רto Sheshbazzar שְׁמֵ֔הּname his דִּ֥יwhom פֶחָ֖הgovernor שָׂמֵֽהּ׃he had made him

וַאֲמַר־and he saidלֵ֓הּ׀to himאֵ֚לthese מָֽאנַיָּ֔אvessels the שֵׂ֚אtake!אֵֽזֶל־go!אֲחֵ֣תdeposit!הִמּ֔וֹthem בְּהֵיכְלָ֖אin temple the דִּ֣יwhich בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םis in Jerusalem וּבֵ֥יתand the house of אֱלָהָ֖אthe God יִתְבְּנֵ֥אlet it be built עַל־on אַתְרֵֽהּ׃ סplace its

אֱדַ֙יִן֙then שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּ֣רSheshbazzar דֵּ֔ךְthis אֲתָ֗אhe came יְהַ֧בhe laid אֻשַּׁיָּ֛אfoundations the דִּי־of בֵ֥יתthe house of אֱלָהָ֖אthe God דִּ֣יwhich בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םis in Jerusalem וּמִן־and from אֱדַ֧יִןthen וְעַד־and until כְּעַ֛ןnow מִתְבְּנֵ֖אit is being built וְלָ֥אand not שְׁלִֽם׃it is finished

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