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and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest [ergänzt: of the country] beyond the River, and so forth.

דִּ֤י di “which”דִּ֣י di “of”

This is the copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants the men beyond the River, and so forth.

דִּ֚י di “which”

Be it known to the king, that the Jews who came up from you are come to us to Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations.

דִּ֣י di “that”דִּ֤י di “who”

Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.

דִּ֠י di “that”

Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;

דִּֽי־ di- “that”

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: so shall you find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste.

דִּ֡י di “that”דִּ֣י di “of”דִּי֩ di “that”

We inform the king that, if this city be built, and the walls finished, by this means you shall have no portion beyond the River.

דִּ֠י di “that”

[ergänzt: Then] sent the king an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions who dwell in Samaria, and in the rest [ergänzt: of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth.

דִּ֥י di “who”

The letter which you sent to us has been plainly read before me.

דִּ֥י di “which”

I decreed, and search has been made, and it is found that this city of old time has made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

דִּ֚י di “that”

Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem to the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.

דִּ֞י di “that”דִּ֚י di “of”

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

דִּ֖י di “which”

Now the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem; in the name of the God of Israel [ergänzt: prophesied they] to them.

דִּ֥י di “who”

Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.

דִּ֣י di “which”דִֽי־ di- “of”

Then we told them after this manner, what the names of the men were who were making this building.

דִּֽי־ di- “who”

The copy of the letter that Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and his companions the Apharsachites, who were beyond the River, sent to Darius the king;

דִּֽי־ di- “which”דִּ֖י di “who”

Be it known to the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is built with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls; and this work goes on with diligence and prospers in their hands.

דִּֽי־ di- “that”

We asked them their names also, to inform you that we might write the names of the men who were at the head of them.

דִּ֛י di “that”דִּ֥י di “who”

Thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

דִֽי־ di- “of”דִּֽי־ di- “which”

But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon.

דִּ֨י di “that”

But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.

דִּ֣י di “of”

The gold and silver vessels also of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

דִֽי־ di- “of”דִּ֣י di “of”דִּ֣י di “which”דִּ֣י di “which”דִּ֣י di “of”דִּ֣י di “of”דִּ֥י di “whom”

and he said to him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.

דִּ֣י di “which”

Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now has it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

דִּי־ di- “of”דִּ֣י di “which”

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

דִּי־ di- “of”דִּ֣י di “which”דִּֽי־ di- “[is] that”