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Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.

לְנַצֵּ֛חַ (לְ) le. “to”

When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Yahweh, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, after the order of David king of Israel.

לְהַלֵּל֙ (לְ) le. “to”

They sang one to another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, [ergänzt: saying], For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel. All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”לְעוֹלָ֥ם (לְ) le. “for”לַֽיהוָ֔ה (לַֽ) la. “<to>”

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses], the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

לְהָרִ֥ים (לְ) le. “to”

so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

לְק֖וֹל (לְ) le. “to”לְמֵרָחֽוֹק׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;

לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses], and said to them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as you do; and we sacrifice to him since the days of Esar Haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up here.

לָהֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (לֵֽ) le. “<to>”וְל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' [ergänzt: houses] of Israel, said to them, You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves together will build to Yahweh, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.

לָהֶ֨ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “of”לָ֣כֶם (לָ֣) La. “for”וָלָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “for”לִבְנ֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (לֵ) le. “for”לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “for”

Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

לִבְנֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

and hired counselors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

לְהָפֵ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”

Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם (לִ) li. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”

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;

כָּל־ (ל) l- “to”לַ֖נָא (לַ֖) La. “for”לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א (לְ) le. “to”לְמַלְכָּֽא׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכָּ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לָקֳבֵ֣ל (לָ) lo. “<to>”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “[will be] to”

There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [ergänzt: the country] beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.

לְהֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Make you now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city not be built, until a decree shall be made by me.

לְבַטָּלָ֖א (לְ) le. “to”

Take heed that you not be slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד (לְ) le. “to”לְמָה֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ (לִ) li. “to”

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.

לְמַלְכ֖וּת (לְ) le. “of”

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.

לְמִבְנֵ֔א (לְ) le. “to”לְהֽוֹן׃ (לְ) le. “<obj.>”

At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?

לְהֹ֔ם (לְ) le. “to”לְכֹ֜ם (לְ) le. “for”לִבְּנֵ֔א (לִ) li. “to”לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְּהֹ֑ם (לְּ) le. “to”

But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not make them cease, until the matter should come to Darius, and then answer should be returned by letter concerning it.

לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

they sent a letter to him, in which was written thus: To Darius the king, all peace.

לְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”