Verse 1
Ezra 4:1
Geneva Bible
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Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Temple vnto the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְע֔וּ צָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּ/בִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּֽי בְנֵ֤י הַ/גּוֹלָה֙ בּוֹנִ֣ים הֵיכָ֔ל לַ/יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the sons of the exile were building a temple for the Lord, the God of Israel.
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Chapter 4 Context
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Bvt the aduersaries of Iudah and Beniamin heard, that the children of the captiuitie builded the Tem...
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And they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chiefe fathers, and sayd vnto them, We wil builde with you:...
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Then Zerubbabel, and Ieshua, and the rest of the chiefe fathers of Israel, sayde vnto them, It is no...
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Wherefore the people of the land discouraged the people of Iudah, and troubled them in buylding,
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And they hired counsellers against them, to hinder their deuise, all the dayes of Cyrus King of Pers...
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And in the reigne of Ahashuerosh (in the beginning of his reigne) wrote they an accusation against t...
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And in the daies of Artahshashte, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions wrote when it...
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Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Ierusalem to Artahshashte the K...
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Then wrote Rehum the chauncelour, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions Dinaie, and Apharsat...
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And the rest of the people whom the great and noble Asnappar brought ouer, and set in the cities of...
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This is the copie of the letter that they sent vnto King Artahshashte, THY SERVANTS the men beyond t...
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Be it knowen vnto the King that ye Iewes, which came vp from thee to vs, are come vnto Ierusalem (a...
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Be it knowen nowe vnto the King, that if this citie be built, and the foundations of the walles laye...
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Nowe therefore because wee haue bene brought vp in the Kings palace, it was not meete for vs to see...
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That one may searche in the booke of the Chronicles of thy fathers, and thou shalt finde in the book...
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Wee certifie the King therefore, that if this citie be buylded, and the foundation of the walles lay...
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The King sent an answere vnto Rehum the Chauncelour, and Shimshai the Scribe, and so the rest of the...
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The letter which yee sent vnto vs, hath bene openly read before me,
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And I haue commanded and they haue searched, and founde, that this citie of olde time hath made insu...
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There haue bene mightie kings also ouer Ierusalem, which haue ruled ouer all beyonde the Riuer, and...
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Make ye now a decree, that those men may cease, and that the citie be not buylt, till I haue giuen a...
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Take heede nowe that ye fayle not to doe this: why should domage grow to hurt the King?
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When the copie of king Artahshashtes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe, and their...
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Then ceased the worke of the house of God (Elohim), which was in Ierusalem, and did stay vnto the se...
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