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And Jeshua standeth, `and' his sons, and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, sons of Judah together, to overlook those doing the work in the house of God; the sons of Henadad, `and' their sons and their brethren the Levites.

לְנַצֵּ֛חַ (לְ) le. “to”

And those building have founded the temple of Jehovah, and they appoint the priests, clothed, with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, by means of `the instruments of' David king of Israel.

לְהַלֵּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And they respond in praising and in giving thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age His kindness `is' over Israel, and all the people have shouted -- a great shout -- in giving praise to Jehovah, because the house of Jehovah hath been founded.

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

And many of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers, the aged men who had seen the first house -- in this house being founded before their eyes -- are weeping with a loud voice, and many with a shout, in joy, lifting up the voice;

לְהָרִ֥ים (לְ) le. “to”

and the people are not discerning the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people are shouting -- a great shout -- and the noise hath been heard unto a distance.

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

And adversaries of Judah and Benjamin hear that the sons of the captivity are building a temple to Jehovah, God of Israel,

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, `Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'

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

And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, `Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, commanded us.'

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”

And it cometh to pass, the people of the land are making the hands of the people of Judah feeble, and troubling them in building,

לִבְנֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

and are hiring against them counsellors to make void their counsel all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even till the reign of Darius king of Persia.

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא (לְ) le. “to”

Be it known to the king, that the Jews who have come up from thee unto us, have come in to Jerusalem, the rebellious and base city they are building, and the walls they have finished, and the foundations they join.

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

`Now, be it known to the king, that if this city be builded, and the walls finished, toll, tribute, and custom they do not give; and at length `to' the kings it doth cause loss.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”

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;

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

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.'

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

and mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, even rulers over all beyond the river, and toll, tribute, and custom is given to them.

לְהֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “to”

`Now, make ye a decree to cause these men to cease, and this city is not builded, till by me a decree is made.

לְבַטָּלָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

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

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

Then from the time that a copy of the letter of king Artaxerxes is read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they have gone in haste to Jerusalem, unto the Jews, and caused them to cease by force and strength;

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (לִ) li. “to”

then ceased the service of the house of God that `is' in Jerusalem, and it ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

לְמַלְכ֖וּת (לְ) le. “of”

Then have Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, risen, and begun to build the house of God, that `is' in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God supporting them.

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

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?'

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

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

לְּהֹ֑ם (לְּ) le. “to”

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.

לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”