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Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly to Jerusalem, to the Jews, and had them stopped by force.

בִבְהִיל֤וּ (בִ) vi “in”בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע (בְּ) be. “with”

So the work of the house of God at Jerusalem came to an end; so it was stopped, till the second year of the rule of Darius, king of Persia.

בֵּאדַ֗יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “[is] in”

Now the prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the son of Iddo, were preaching to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel.

בִיה֖וּד (בִ) vi. “[were] in”וּבִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “in”בְּשֻׁ֛ם (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בֵּאדַ֡יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “[is] in”

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?

בֵּהּ־ (בֵּ) be “at”

This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:

בַּעֲבַ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “[were] in”

They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

בְּגַוֵּ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And we made request for their names, so that we might send you word, and give you the names of the men at the head of them.

בְרָאשֵׁיהֹֽם׃ (בְ) ve. “[are] at”

But when the God of heaven was moved to wrath by our fathers, he gave them up into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the Chaldaean, who sent destruction on this house and took the people away into Babylon.

בְּיַ֛ד (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (בִּ) bi “in”

And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple which was in Jerusalem, and put into the house of his god in Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the house of his god in Babylon, and gave to one named She

בִֽירוּשְׁלֶ֔ם (בִֽ) vi. “[was] in”

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.

בְּהֵיכְלָ֖א (בְּ) be. “in”בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “[is] in”

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.

בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “[is] in”

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

בְּבֵ֨ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבָבֶל֒ (בְּ) be. “[are] in”בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.

בֵּאדַ֛יִן (בֵּ) be. “<in>”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבָבֶֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And at Achmetha, in the great house of the king in the land of Media, they came across a roll, in which this statement was put on record:

בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמָדַ֥י (בְּ) be. “[is] in”בְּגַוַּ֖הּ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (בִּ) bi “in”בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙ (בִֽ) vi. “in”

And let the gold and silver vessels from the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple at Jerusalem to Babylon, be given back and taken again to the Temple at Jerusalem, every one in its place, and put them in the house of God.

בִירוּשְׁלֶ֖ם (בִ) vi. “[was] in”בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (בִ) vi. “[is] in”בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

So now, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and your people the Apharsachites across the river, keep far from that place:

בַּעֲבַ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “[are] in”

And whatever they have need of, young oxen and sheep and lambs, for burned offerings to the God of heaven, grain, salt, wine, and oil, whatever the priests in Jerusalem say is necessary, is to be given to them day by day regularly:

בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (בִ) vi. “[are] in”בְּי֖וֹם (בְּ) be. “by”

And may the God who has made it a resting-place for his name send destruction on all kings and peoples whose hands are outstretched to make any change in this or to do damage to this house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given this order, let it be

בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “[is] in”

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

בִּנְבוּאַת֙ (בִּ) bi “by”

And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of those who had come back, kept the feast of the opening of this house of God with joy.

בְּחֶדְוָֽה׃ (בְּ) be. “with”

And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.

בִּפְלֻגָּתְה֗וֹן (בִּ) bi “in”בְּמַחְלְקָ֣תְה֔וֹן (בְּ) be. “in”בִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (בִ) vi. “[is] in”