H9002–/וְ–v

But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of families in Israel said to them, You have no part with us in the building of a house for our God; we ourselves will do the work together for the Lord, the God of Israel, as Cyrus, king of Persia, has

וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֨ר (וּ) u. “and”וָלָ֔נוּ (וָ) va. “and”

Then the people of the land made the hands of the people of Judah feeble, troubling them with fear in their building;

וּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥ים (וּֽ) u. “and”

And they gave payment to men who made designs against them and kept them from effecting their purpose, all through the time of Cyrus, king of Persia, till Darius became king.

וְסֹכְרִ֧ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

וּבְמַלְכוּת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (וִ) vi. “and”

And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a letter to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, writing it in the Aramaean writing and language.

וּבִימֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וּכְתָב֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”

Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king;

וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

The letter was sent by Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe and their friends; the Dinaites and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites,

וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א (וַ) va. “and”

And the rest of the nations which the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the rest of the country over the river:

וּשְׁאָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וְיַקִּירָ֔א (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹתֵ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants living across the river send these words:

וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַהֲלָךְ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour damaged, we have sent to give the king word of these things,

וְעַרְוַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא (וְ) ve. “and”

So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there

וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּח (וּ֠) U. “so”וְתִנְדַּע֒ (וְ) ve. “so”וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤ת (וּֽ) u. “and”וּמְדִנָ֔ן (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends living in Samaria, and to the rest of those across the river, saying, Peace to you:

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁאָר֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁאָ֧ר (וּ) u. “and”וּכְעֶֽת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And I gave orders for a search to be made, and it is certain that in the past this town has made trouble for kings, and that outbursts against authority have taken place there.

וּמִנִּי֮ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַקַּ֣רוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְרַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּר (וְ) ve. “and”

Further, there have been great kings in Jerusalem, ruling over all the country across the river, to whom they gave taxes and payments in goods and forced payments.

וּמַלְכִ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִדָּ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”וַהֲלָ֖ךְ (וַ) va. “and”

Give an order now, that these men are to do nothing more, and that the building of the town is to be stopped, till I give an order.

וְקִרְיְתָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Be certain to do this with all care: do not let trouble be increased to the king's damage.

וּזְהִירִ֥ין (וּ) u. “and”

Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and had them stopped by force.

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וּבַטִּ֥לוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְחָֽיִל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the work of the house of God at Jerusalem came to an end; so it was stopped, till the second year of the rule of Darius, king of Persia.

וַהֲוָת֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.

וְהִתְנַבִּ֞י (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְכַרְיָ֤ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (וּ) u. “and”

Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, got up and made a start at building the house of God at Jerusalem: and the prophets of God were with them, helping them.

וְיֵשׁ֣וּעַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁרִ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִמְּה֛וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

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?

וּשְׁתַ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”וְכֵן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But the eye of their God was on the chiefs of the Jews, and they did not make them give up working till the question had been put before Darius and an answer had come by letter about it.

וְעֵ֣ין (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וֶאֱדַ֛יִן (וֶ) ve. “and”