Verse 11
Ezra 5:11
New Living Translation
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“This was their answer: ‘We are the servants of the God (Elohim) of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the Temple that was built here many years ago by a great king of Israel.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/כְנֵ֥מָא פִתְגָמָ֖/א הֲתִיב֣וּ/נָא לְ/מֵמַ֑ר אֲנַ֣חְנָא הִמּ֡וֹ עַבְדוֹ/הִי֩ דִֽי אֱלָ֨הּ שְׁמַיָּ֜/א וְ/אַרְעָ֗/א וּ/בָנַ֤יִן בַּיְתָ/א֙ דִּֽי הֲוָ֨א בְנֵ֜ה מִ/קַּדְמַ֤ת דְּנָה֙ שְׁנִ֣ין שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן וּ/מֶ֤לֶךְ לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רַ֔ב בְּנָ֖/הִי וְ/שַׁכְלְלֵֽ/הּ
English Translation
And just as a saying, "You have answered us, let us reign, we are your servants; this is what God created in heaven and on earth and in the house of which there were many children from ancient times, many years, and a king over Israel, great in wealth, and wise."
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