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Then Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel with his sons, the sons of Hodaviah, together took up the work of overseeing the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad with their sons and their brothers, the Levites.

לְנַצֵּ֛חַ (לְ) le. “to”

And when the builders put in position the base of the Temple of the Lord, the priests, dressed in their robes, took their places with horns, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with brass instruments, to give praise to the Lord in the way ordered by Davi

לְהַלֵּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לְעוֹלָ֥ם (לְ) le. “for”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “<to>”

But a number of the priests and Levites and the heads of families, old men who had seen the first house, when the base of this house was put down before their eyes, were overcome with weeping; and a number were crying out with joy:

לְהָרִ֥ים (לְ) le. “to”

So that in the ears of the people the cry of joy was mixed with the sound of weeping; for the cries of the people were loud and came to the ears of those who were a long way off.

לְק֖וֹל (לְ) le. “to”לְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the God of Israel;

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

Then they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of families, and said to them, Let us take part in the building with you; for we are servants of your God, even as you are; and we have been making offerings to him from the days of Esar-haddon, king of Assyr

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (לֵֽ) le. “<to>”וְל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

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

לָהֶ֨ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “of”לָ֣כֶם (לָ֣) La. “for”וָלָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “for”לִבְנ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (לֵ) le. “for”לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “for”

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

לִבְנֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

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.

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (לִ) li. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”

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,

כָּל־ (ל) l- “to”לַ֖נָא (לַ֖) La. “for”לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א (לְ) le. “to”לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לָקֳבֵ֣ל (לָ) lo. “<to>”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “[will be] to”

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.

לְהֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְבַטָּלָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד (לְ) le. “to”לְמָה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (לִ) li. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכ֖וּת (לְ) le. “of”

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.

לְמִבְנֵ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לְהֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”

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?

לְהֹ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לְכֹ֜ם (לְ) le. “for”לִבְּנֵ֔א (לִ) li. “to”לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Then they said these words to them: What are the names of the men who are at work on this building?

לְּהֹ֑ם (לְּ) le. “to”

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.

לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”