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These are the words of Cyrus, king of Persia: The Lord God of heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has made me responsible for building a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בִּֽיהוּדָֽה׃ (בִּֽ) Bi. “[is] in”

Whoever there is among you of his people, may his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and take in hand the building of the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; he is the God who is in Jerusalem.

בָכֶ֣ם (בָ) va. “[is] among”בִּיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

And whoever there may be of the rest of Israel, living in any place, let the men of that place give him help with offerings of silver and gold and goods and beasts, in addition to the offering freely given for the house of God in Jerusalem.

בְּכֶ֥סֶף (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְזָהָ֖ב (בְ) ve. “with”וּבִרְכ֣וּשׁ (בִ) vi “with”וּבִבְהֵמָ֑ה (בִ) vi “with”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

Then the heads of families of Judah and Benjamin, with the priests and the Levites, got ready, even all those whose spirits were moved by God to go up and take in hand the building of the Lord's house in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

And all their neighbours gave them help with offerings of vessels of silver and gold and goods and beasts and things of great value, in addition to what was freely offered.

בִֽידֵיהֶ֔ם (בִֽ) vi. “<in>”בִּכְלֵי־ (בִּ) bi “with”בַּזָּהָ֛ב (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”בָּרְכ֥וּשׁ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”וּבַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (בַ) va. “with <the>”וּבַמִּגְדָּנ֑וֹת (בַ) va. “with <the>”

And Cyrus the king got out the vessels of the house of the Lord which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the house of his gods;

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And some of the heads of families, when they came to the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, gave freely of their wealth for the building up of the house of God in its place:

בְּבוֹאָ֕ם (בְּ) be. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

So the priests and the Levites and the people and the music-makers and the door-keepers and the Nethinim, took up their places in their towns; even all Israel in their towns.

בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people came together like one man to Jerusalem.

בֶּעָרִ֑ים (בֶּ) be. “[were] in the”

Then Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, with his brothers, got up and made the altar of the God of Israel for burned offerings as is recorded in the law of Moses, the man of God.

בְּתוֹרַ֖ת (בְּ) be. “in”

They put the altar on its base; for fear was on them because of the people of the countries: and they made burned offerings on it to the Lord, even burned offerings morning and evening.

בְּאֵימָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “<in>”

And they kept the feast of tents, as it is recorded, making the regular burned offerings every day by number, as it is ordered; for every day what was needed.

בְּיוֹם֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמִסְפָּ֔ר (בְּ) be. “by”בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Now in the second year of their coming into the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, the work was taken in hand by Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, an

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה (בַ) va. “in the”בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “on”

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

בַּחֲצֹֽצְר֗וֹת (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”בַּֽמְצִלְתַּ֔יִם (בַּֽ) ba “with <the>”

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

בְּהַלֵּ֨ל (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְהוֹדֹ֤ת (בְ) ve. “with”בְהַלֵּל֙ (בְ) ve. “with”

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:

בְּיָסְד֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “with”בְּק֣וֹל (בְּ) be. “with”בִּתְרוּעָ֥ה (בִּ) bi “with”בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “with”

And in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the people of Judah and Jerusalem.

וּבְמַלְכוּת֙ (בְ) ve. “in”בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת (בִּ) bi “at”

And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a letter to Artaxerxes, king of Persia, writing it in the Aramaean writing and language.

וּבִימֵ֣י (בִ) vi. “in”

And the rest of the nations which the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the rest of the country over the river:

בְּקִרְיָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “in”

So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there

בִּֽסְפַר־ (בִּֽ) bi “in”בִּסְפַ֣ר (בִּ) bi “in”בְּגַוַּ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בַּעֲבַ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

Then the king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends living in Samaria, and to the rest of those across the river, saying, Peace to you:

בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן (בְּ) be. “in”

And I gave orders for a search to be made, and it is certain that in the past this town has made trouble for kings, and that outbursts against authority have taken place there.

בַּֽהּ׃ (בַּֽ) Ba “by”

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.

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “over”