Verse 3
Ezra 6:3
Darby Translation
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In the first year of king Cyrus, king Cyrus made a decree [concerning] the house of God (Elohim) at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits,
Original Language Text
hebrew
בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת חֲדָ֜ה לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֗/א כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּ/א֮ שָׂ֣ם טְעֵם֒ בֵּית אֱלָהָ֤/א בִֽ/ירוּשְׁלֶם֙ בַּיְתָ֣/א יִתְבְּנֵ֔א אֲתַר֙ דִּֽי דָבְחִ֣ין דִּבְחִ֔ין וְ/אֻשּׁ֖וֹ/הִי מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑ין רוּמֵ/הּ֙ אַמִּ֣ין שִׁתִּ֔ין פְּתָיֵ֖/הּ אַמִּ֥ין שִׁתִּֽין
English Translation
In the year of the reign of Cyrus king of Persia, Cyrus the king set forth a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, saying: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where sacrifices are offered, and let its foundations be firmly laid; its height shall be sixty cubits, and its width sixty cubits."
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