Verse 6
Ezra 6:6
Free Bible Version
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This work on God (Elohim)'s Temple—leave it alone! Let the governor and leaders of the Jews continue with rebuilding this Temple of God (Elohim) on its original site.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כְּעַ֡ן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֨ת עֲבַֽר נַהֲרָ֜/ה שְׁתַ֤ר בּוֹזְנַי֙ וּ/כְנָוָ֣תְ/ה֔וֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵ֔/א דִּ֖י בַּ/עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑/ה רַחִיקִ֥ין הֲו֖וֹ מִן תַּמָּֽה
English Translation
When you give a measure of the side of the river, you will not find any distance from there.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1
But it was actually in the fortress of Ecbatana, in the province of Media, that a scroll was found,...
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In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree regarding God (Elohim)'s Temple in Jerusalem: Le...
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with three layers of stone blocks and one of timber. Expenses are to be paid from the royal treasury...
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In addition, the gold and silver items of God (Elohim)'s Temple, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the...
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5
These are my instructions to you, Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-...
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6
This work on God (Elohim)'s Temple—leave it alone! Let the governor and leaders of the Jews continue...
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Furthermore, this is my decree as to what you are to do for these Jewish leaders regarding the rebui...
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Provide whatever is needed by the priests in Jerusalem: young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offer...
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9
In this way they can offer sacrifices that are acceptable to the God (Elohim) of heaven, and pray fo...
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Further I declare that if any man interferes with this decree, a beam is to be ripped from his house...
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11
May God (Elohim) who chose the city of Jerusalem as the place where he would be honored, destroy any...
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12
Tattenai, the governor of the province west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their fellow offi...
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13
As a result the Jewish leaders continued building, and they were encouraged by the messages from Hag...
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14
The Temple was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of Ki...
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15
Then the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of those who had returned from exi...
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16
To dedicate God (Elohim)'s Temple they sacrificed one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred...
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17
They organized the priests and Levites by their divisions to serve God (Elohim) in the Temple at Jer...
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18
The priests and Levites had all purified themselves so that they were clean according to the ceremon...
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19
The Passover was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile, and by those who had joi...
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Then they observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. Everyone throughout the land was...
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