Verse 7

Ezra 5:7

New Living Translation

7 “To King Darius. Greetings.<br>

Original Language Text

hebrew

פִּתְגָמָ֖/א שְׁלַ֣חוּ עֲל֑וֹ/הִי וְ/כִ/דְנָה֙ כְּתִ֣יב בְּ/גַוֵּ֔/הּ לְ/דָרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖/א שְׁלָמָ֥/א כֹֽלָּ/א

English Translation

The saying goes, "They sent upon her, 'Behold, as it is written in her midst to Darius, king of peace, all.'"

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Chapter 5 Context

1 At that time the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerus... Focus ↗

2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jehozadak responded by starting again to rebuild the T... Focus ↗

3 But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their co... Focus ↗

4 They also asked for the names of all the men working on the Temple. Focus ↗

5 But because their God (Elohim) was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented fr... Focus ↗

6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai the governor, Shethar-bozenai, and the other officials of... Focus ↗

7 “To King Darius. Greetings.<br>

8 “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God (Elohim)... Focus ↗

9 “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’<... Focus ↗

10 And we demanded their names so that we could tell you who the leaders were.<br> Focus ↗

11 “This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God (Elohim) of heaven and earth, and we are reb... Focus ↗

12 But because our ancestors angered the God (Elohim) of heaven, he abandoned them to King Nebuchadnezz... Focus ↗

13 However, King Cyrus of Babylon, during the first year of his reign, issued a decree that the Temple... Focus ↗

14 King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God (E... Focus ↗

15 The king instructed him to return the cups to their place in Jerusalem and to rebuild the Temple of... Focus ↗

16 So this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the Temple of God (Elohim) in Jerusalem. The pe... Focus ↗

17 “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylo... Focus ↗

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