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Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah the God of the heavens given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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

Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah the God of Israel -- he is God -- which is at Jerusalem.

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

And whosoever remains in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the voluntary offering for the house of God which is at Jerusalem.

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

And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly 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 king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem and had put in the house of his god.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And some of the chief fathers, when they came to the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in its place.

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

And the priests, and the Levites, and [ergänzt: some] of the people, and the singers, and the doorkeepers, and the Nethinim dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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

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

בֶּעָרִ֑ים (בֶּ) be. “[were] in the”

Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer up burnt-offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

בְּתוֹרַ֖ת (בְּ) be. “in”

And they set the altar on its base; for fear was upon them because of the people of the countries; and they offered up burnt-offerings on it to Jehovah, the morning and evening burnt-offerings.

בְּאֵימָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “<in>”

And they held the feast of tabernacles as it is written, and [ergänzt: offered] daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;

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

And in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem; and they appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to superintend the work of the house of Jehovah.

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

And Jeshua stood up, his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, as one [ergänzt: man], to superintend the workmen in the house of God; [ergänzt: also] the sons of Henadad, their sons and their brethren, the Levites.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “on”

And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel, with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise Jehovah according to the directions of David king of Israel.

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

And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [ergänzt: endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.

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

But many of the priests and Levites and chief fathers, the ancient men that had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice, [ergänzt: when] the foundation of this house was laid in their sight; and many shouted aloud for joy.

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

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

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

And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Aramaic, and interpreted in Aramaic.

וּבִימֵ֣י (בִ) vi. “in”

and the rest of the peoples whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over and settled in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [ergänzt: of the country] on this side the river, and so forth.

בְּקִרְיָ֖ה (בְּ) be. “in”

that search may be made in the book of the annals of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the annals and know that this city is a rebellious city, which has done damage to kings and provinces, and that they have raised sedition within the same of old time, for which cause this city was destroyed.

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

We inform the king that if this city be built and its walls be completed, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.

בַּעֲבַ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

The king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and the other places beyond the river: Peace, and so forth.

בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן (בְּ) be. “in”

And I gave orders, and search has been made, and it has been found that this city of old time has made insurrection against the kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been raised therein.

בַּֽהּ׃ (בַּֽ) Ba “by”

And there have been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all beyond the river; and tribute, tax, and toll were paid to them.

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “over”