Verse 3
Ezra 4:3
World English Bible, British Edition
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But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households
of Israel said to them, “You have nothing to do with us in building a house to our God (Elohim); but we ourselves
together will build to the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ לָ/הֶ֨ם זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְ/יֵשׁ֗וּעַ וּ/שְׁאָ֨ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָֽ/אָבוֹת֙ לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא לָ֣/כֶם וָ/לָ֔/נוּ לִ/בְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לֵ/אלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ כִּי֩ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ יַ֜חַד נִבְנֶ֗ה לַֽ/יהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔/נוּ הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ פָּרָֽס
English Translation
And Zerubbabel and Yeshua and the other heads of the fathers of Israel said to them, "It is not for you and for us to build a house to our God, for we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, has commanded us."
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Chapter 4 Context
1
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of
the captivity were buildin...
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they came near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers’ households,
and said to them, “Let us bui...
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3
But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households
of Israel said to them, “Yo...
4
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of
Judah, and troubled them in building...
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5
They hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose all the
days of Cyrus king of Persia,...
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6
In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an
accusation against the inhab...
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7
In the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the
rest of his companions wrote to Arta...
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8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem
to Artaxerxes the king...
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9
Then Rehum the chancellor, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their
companions, the Dinaites, and...
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10
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought
over and settled in the city o...
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This is the copy of the letter that they sent:
To King Artaxerxes, from your servants, the people be...
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12
Be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from
you have come to us to Jerusalem. They are bu...
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13
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built and the walls
finished, they will not pay tri...
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14
Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not appropriate
for us to see the king’s dishono...
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15
that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers.
You will see in the book of the...
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We inform the king that if this city is built and the walls finished,
then you will have no possessi...
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17
Then the king sent an answer to Rehum the chancellor, and
to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of...
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18
The letter which you sent to us has been plainly
read before me.
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I decreed, and search has been made, and it was found that this city
has made insurrection against k...
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20
There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem who have ruled over
all the country beyond the Rive...
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Make a decree now to cause these men to cease, and that this city not
be built until a decree is mad...
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22
Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to
the hurt of the kings?
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23
Then when the copy of King Artaxerxes’ letter was read before
Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their...
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24
Then work stopped on God (Elohim)’s house which is at Jerusalem. It stopped until
the second year of...
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