Verse 3
Ezra 4:3
American Standard Version
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers` [houses] of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us in building a house unto our God (Elohim); but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath 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
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Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were buildin...
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then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers` [houses], and said unto them, Let us...
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But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers` [houses] of Israel, said unto them...
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Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building...
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and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia...
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And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the i...
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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unt...
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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king...
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then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Di...
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and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of S...
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This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond...
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Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they...
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Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not...
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Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king`s dishonor, the...
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that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of...
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We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt...
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[Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the res...
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The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
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And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insur...
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There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [the country] beyond the R...
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Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree...
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And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
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Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes` letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and th...
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Then ceased the work of the house of God (Elohim) which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the sec...
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