Verse 3
Ezra 5:3
Free Bible Version
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Almost immediately Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow officials arrived and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and finish it?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֵּ/הּ זִמְנָ/א֩ אֲתָ֨א עֲלֵי/ה֜וֹן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר נַהֲרָ֛/ה וּ/שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּ/כְנָוָתְ/ה֑וֹן וְ/כֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְ/הֹ֔ם מַן שָׂ֨ם לְ/כֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤/א דְנָה֙ לִ/בְּנֵ֔א וְ/אֻשַּׁרְנָ֥/א דְנָ֖ה לְ/שַׁכְלָלָֽה
English Translation
At that time, you came upon them, bringing a small tribute across the river and also their spoils, and thus they say to them, "Who has given you a reason in this house for your children, and we have been granted this to enrich?"
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