H1836–דְּנָה–de.nah

This `is' a copy of a letter that they have sent unto him, unto Artaxerxes the king: `Thy servants, men beyond the river, and at such a time;

דְּנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

Now, because that the salt of the palace `is' our salt, and the nakedness of the king we have no patience to see, therefore we have sent and made known to the king;

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

so that he doth seek in the book of the records of thy fathers, and thou dost find in the book of the records, and dost know, that this city `is' a rebellious city, and causing loss `to' kings and provinces, and makers of sedition `are' in its midst from the days of old, therefore hath this city been wasted.

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

We are making known to the king that, if this city be builded and the walls finished, by this means a portion beyond the river thou hast none.'

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

And beware ye of negligence in doing this; why doth the hurt become great to the loss of the kings?'

דְּנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, `Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?'

דְנָה֙ de.Nah “this”דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

Then thus we have said to them, `What `are' the names of the men who are building this building?'

דְנָ֥ה de.Nah “this”

And the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.

דְּנָֽה׃ de.Nah “this”

A letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it:

וְכִדְנָה֙ (דְנָה֙) d.Nah “this”

Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?

דְנָה֙ de.Nah “this”דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

`And thus they have returned us word, saying, We `are' servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:

דְּנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

but after that our fathers made the God of heaven angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed to Babylon;

דְנָה֙ de.Nah “this”

but in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God,

דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

`And now, if to the king it be good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that `is' there in Babylon, whether it be that of Cyrus the king there was made a decree to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he doth send unto us.'

דְּנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

`And by me is made a decree, that any one who changeth this thing, let wood be pulled down from his house, and being raised up, let him be smitten on it, and his house let be made a dunghill for this.

דְנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”דְּנָֽה׃ de.Nah “this”

And this house hath gone out till the third day of the month Adar, that is `in' the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

דְנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

And the sons of Israel have made, `and' the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the captivity, a dedication of this house of God with joy,

דְנָ֖ה de.Nah “this”

and have brought near for the dedication of this house of God, bullocks a hundred, rams two hundred, lambs four hundred; and young he-goats for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve, according to the number of the tribes of Israel;

דְנָה֒ de.Nah “this”

therefore thou dost speedily buy with this money, bullocks, rams, lambs, and their presents, and their libations, and dost bring them near to the altar of the house of your God that `is' in Jerusalem,

דְּנָה֩ de.Nah “this”דְנָ֗ה de.Nah “this”

`And to you we are making known, that upon any of the priests and Levites, singers, gatekeepers, Nethinim, and servants of the house of God, tribute and custom there is no authority to lift up.

דְנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

Thus do ye say to them, The gods Who the heavens and earth have not made, They do perish from the earth, And from under these heavens.

כִּדְנָה֙ (דְנָה֙) d.Nah “this”

The Chaldeans have answered before the king, and are saying, `There is not a man on the earth who is able to shew the king's matter; therefore, no king, chief, and ruler, hath asked such a thing as this of any scribe, and enchanter, and Chaldean;

כִדְנָה֙ (דְנָה֙) d.Nah “this”

Therefore the king hath been angry and very wroth, and hath said to destroy all the wise men of Babylon;

דְּנָ֔ה de.Nah “this”

and to seek mercies from before the God of the heavens concerning this secret, that they destroy not Daniel and his companions with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

דְּנָ֑ה de.Nah “this”

Therefore Daniel hath gone up unto Arioch, whom the king hath appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon; he hath gone, and thus hath said to him, `The wise men of Babylon thou dost not destroy, bring me up before the king, and the interpretation to the king I do shew.'

דְּנָ֗ה de.Nah “this”