H1124–בְּנָה–be.nah

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.

בָּנַ֔יִן ba.Na.yin “[they are] building”

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.

תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א tit.be.Ne' “it will be built”

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.

תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א tit.be.Ne' “it will be built”

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.

תִתְבְּנֵ֔א tit.be.Ne' “it will be built”

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 (מִבְנֵ֔א) miv.Ne' “build”

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?

לִבְּנֵ֔א (בְּנֵ֔א) be.Ne' “build”

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

בָּנַֽיִן׃ ba.Na.yin “[are] building”

This is to give the king word that we went into the land of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is made of great stones, and has its walls supported with wood, and the work is going on with industry, and they are doing it well.

מִתְבְּנֵא֙ mit.be.Ne' “[is] being built”

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

לְמִבְנְיָ֔ה (מִבְנְיָ֔ה) miv.ne.Yah “build”

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.

וּבָנַ֤יִן (בָנַ֤יִן) va.Na.yin “[we are] building”בְנֵ֜ה ve.Neh “built”בְּנָ֖הִי (בְּנָ֖) be.Na. “he built”

But in the first year of Cyrus, king of Babylon, Cyrus the king gave an order for the building of this house of God;

לִבְּנֵֽא׃ (בְּנֵֽא) be.Ne' “build”

And he said to him, Go, take these vessels, and put them in the Temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be put up again in its place.

יִתְבְּנֵ֥א yit.be.Ne' “let it be built”

Then this same Sheshbazzar came and put the house of God in Jerusalem on its bases: and from that time till now the building has been going on, but it is still not complete.

מִתְבְּנֵ֖א mit.be.Ne' “[it is] being built”

So now, if it seems good to the king, let search be made in the king's store-house at Babylon, to see if it is true that an order was given by Cyrus the king for the building of this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us word of his pleasur

לְמִבְנֵ֛א (מִבְנֵ֛א) miv.Ne' “build”

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made an order: In connection with the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be put up, the place where they make offerings, and let the earth for the bases be put in place; let it be sixty cubits hig

יִתְבְּנֵ֔א yit.be.Ne' “let it be built”

Let the work of this house of God go on; let the ruler of the Jews and their responsible men put up this house of God in its place.

יִבְנ֥וֹן yiv.Non “let them build”

Further, I give orders as to what you are to do for the responsible men of the Jews in connection with the building of this house of God: that from the king's wealth, that is, from the taxes got together in the land over the river, the money needed is to

לְמִבְנֵ֖א (מִבְנֵ֖א) miv.Ne' “build”

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

בָּנַ֣יִן ba.Na.yin “[were] building”וּבְנ֣וֹ (בְנ֣וֹ) ve.No “they built”

The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour?

בֱנַיְתַהּ֙ (בֱנַיְתַ) ve.nay.Ta “I built”