H3635A–כְּלַל–ke.lal

We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are building up again that uncontrolled and evil town; the walls are complete and they are joining up the bases.

שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ shakh.Li.lu “they have finished”

The king may be certain that when the building of this town and its walls is complete, they will give no tax or payment in goods or forced payments, and in the end it will be a cause of loss to the kings.

יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן yish.takh.le.Lun “they will be finished”

We give you word, that if the building of this town and its walls is made complete, there will be an end of your power in the country across the river.

יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן yish.takh.le.Lun “they will be finished”

At the same time, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai, and their men, came to them and said, Who gave you orders to go on building this house and this wall?

לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (שַׁכְלָלָֽה) shakh.la.Lah “finish”

Then we said to the men responsible, who gave you authority for the building of this house and these walls?

לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (שַׁכְלָלָֽה) shakh.la.Lah “finish”

And they made answer to us, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which was put up in times long past and was designed and made complete by a great king of Israel.

וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ (שַׁכְלְלֵֽ) shakh.le.Le “he finished”

And the responsible men of the Jews went on with their building, and did well, helped by the teaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, the son of Iddo. They went on building till it was complete, in keeping with the word of the God of Israel, and the

וְשַׁכְלִ֗לוּ (שַׁכְלִ֗לוּ) shakh.Li.lu “they finished”