H7868–שִׂיב–siv

But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

שָׂבֵ֣י sa.Vei “[the] elders of”

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to erect these walls?

לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א (שָׂבַיָּ֣) sa.vai.Ya “elders”

Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews, and the elders of the Jews, build this house of God in its place.

וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י (שָׂבֵ֣י) sa.Vei “[the] elders of”

Moreover, I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given to these men, that they be not hindered.

שָׂבֵ֤י sa.Vei “[the] elders of”

And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

וְשָׂבֵ֤י (שָׂבֵ֤י) sa.Vei “[the] elders of”