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1. But when the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel who was over them,
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1. Then the prophets H5029 , Haggai H2292 the prophet H5029 , and Zechariah H2148 the son H1247 of Iddo H5714 , prophesied H5013 unto H5922 the Jews H3062 that H1768 were in Judah H3061 and Jerusalem H3390 in the name H8036 of the God H426 of Israel H3479 , even unto H5922 them.
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2. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak began to rebuild God's house in Jerusalem. The prophets of God were with them, helping them.
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2. Then H116 rose up H6966 Zerubbabel H2217 the son H1247 of Shealtiel H7598 , and Jeshua H3443 the son H1247 of Jozadak H3136 , and began H8271 to build H1124 the house H1005 of God H426 which H1768 is at Jerusalem H3390 : and with H5974 them were the prophets H5029 of H1768 God H426 helping H5583 them.
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3. At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues came to the Jews and asked, "Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?"
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3. At the same time H2166 came H858 to H5922 them Tatnai H8674 , governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river H5103 , and Shethar H8370 -boznai , and their companions H3675 , and said H560 thus H3652 unto them, Who H4479 hath commanded H7761 H2942 you to build H1124 this H1836 house H1005 , and to make up H3635 this H1836 wall H846 ?
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4. They also asked them, "What are the names of the workers who are constructing this building?"
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4. Then H116 said H560 we unto them after this manner H3660 , What H4479 are the names H8036 of the men H1400 that H1768 make H1124 this H1836 building H1147 ?
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5. But God was watching over the Jewish elders. These men wouldn't stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.
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5. But the eye H5870 of their God H426 was H1934 upon H5922 the elders H7868 of the Jews H3062 , that they could not H3809 cause them H1994 to cease H989 , till H5705 the matter H2941 came H1946 to Darius H1868 : and then H116 they returned answer H8421 by letter H5407 concerning H5922 this H1836 matter .
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6. This is the text of the letter that Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River, Shethar-bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials in the region, sent to King Darius.
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6. The copy H6573 of the letter H104 that H1768 Tatnai H8674 , governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river H5103 , and Shethar H8370 -boznai , and his companions H3675 the Apharsachites H671 , which H1768 were on this side H5675 the river H5103 , sent H7972 unto H5922 Darius H1868 the king H4430 :
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7. They sent him a report, written as follows: To King Darius: All greetings.
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7. They sent H7972 a letter H6600 unto H5922 him, wherein H1459 was written H3790 thus H1836 ; Unto Darius H1868 the king H4430 , all H3606 peace H8001 .
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8. Let it be known to the king that we went to the house of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being built with cut stones, and its beams are being set in the walls. This work is being done diligently and succeeding through the people's efforts.
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8. Be H1934 it known H3046 unto the king H4430 , that H1768 we went H236 into the province H4083 of Judea H3061 , to the house H1005 of the great H7229 God H426 , which H1932 is built H1124 with great H1560 stones H69 , and timber H636 is laid H7761 in the walls H3797 , and this H1791 work H5673 goeth H5648 fast on H629 , and prospereth H6744 in their hands H3028 .
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9. So we questioned the elders and asked, "Who gave you the order to rebuild this temple and finish this structure?"
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9. Then H116 asked H7593 we those H479 elders H7868 , and said H560 unto them thus H3660 , Who H4479 commanded H7761 H2942 you to build H1124 this H1836 house H1005 , and to make up H3635 these H1836 walls H846 ?
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10. We also asked them for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.
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10. We asked H7593 their names H8036 also H638 , to certify H3046 thee, that H1768 we might write H3790 the names H8036 of the men H1400 that H1768 were the chief H7217 of them.
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11. This is the reply they gave us: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.
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11. And thus H3660 they returned H8421 us answer H6600 , saying H560 , We H586 are the servants H5649 of H1768 the God H426 of heaven H8065 and earth H772 , and build H1124 the house H1005 that H1768 was H1934 built H1124 these H1836 many H7690 years H8140 ago H4481 H6928 , which a great H7229 king H4430 of Israel H3479 built H1124 and set up H3635 .
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12. But since our fathers angered the God of heaven, He handed them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.
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12. But H3861 after H4481 that H1768 our fathers H2 had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath H7265 H426 H8065 , he gave H3052 them H1994 into the hand H3028 of Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 of Babylon H895 , the Chaldean H3679 , who destroyed H5642 this H1836 house H1005 , and carried the people away H1541 H5972 into Babylon H895 .
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13. However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild this house of God.
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13. But H1297 in the first H2298 year H8140 of Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 of H1768 Babylon H895 the same king H4430 Cyrus H3567 made H7761 a decree H2942 to build H1124 this H1836 house H1005 of God H426 .
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14. He also took from the temple in Babylon the gold and silver articles of God's house that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and carried them to the temple in Babylon. He released them from the temple in Babylon to a man named Sheshbazzar, the governor by the appointment of King Cyrus.
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14. And the vessels H3984 also H638 of H1768 gold H1722 and silver H3702 of H1768 the house H1005 of God H426 , which H1768 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 took H5312 out of H4481 the temple H1965 that H1768 was in Jerusalem H3390 , and brought H2987 them H1994 into the temple H1965 of H1768 Babylon H895 , those H1994 did Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 take H5312 out of H4481 the temple H1965 of H1768 Babylon H895 , and they were delivered H3052 unto one , whose name H8036 was Sheshbazzar H8340 , whom H1768 he had made H7761 governor H6347 ;
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15. He told him, 'Take these articles, put them in the temple in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its original site.'
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15. And said H560 unto him, Take H5376 these H459 vessels H3984 , go H236 , carry H5182 them H1994 into the temple H1965 that H1768 is in Jerusalem H3390 , and let the house H1005 of God H426 be built H1124 in H5922 his place H870 .
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16. Then this same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of God's house in Jerusalem. It has been under construction from that time until now, yet it has not been completed.
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16. Then H116 came H858 the same H1791 Sheshbazzar H8340 , and laid H3052 the foundation H787 of H1768 the house H1005 of God H426 which H1768 is in Jerusalem H3390 : and since H4481 that time H116 even until H5705 now H3705 hath it been in building H1124 , and yet it is not H3809 finished H8000 .
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17. So if it pleases the king, let a search of the royal archives in Babylon be conducted to see if it is true that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to rebuild this house of God in Jerusalem. Let the king's decision regarding this matter be sent to us.
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17. Now H3705 therefore, if H2006 it seem good H2869 to H5922 the king H4430 , let there be search made H1240 in the king H4430 's treasure H1596 house H1005 , which H1768 is there H8536 at Babylon H895 , whether H2006 it be H383 so , that H1768 a decree H2942 was made H7761 of H4481 Cyrus H3567 the king H4430 to build H1124 this H1791 house H1005 of God H426 at Jerusalem H3390 , and let the king H4430 send H7972 his pleasure H7470 to H5922 us concerning H5922 this matter H1836 .
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