Verse 1
Ezra 4:1
Bible in Basic English
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Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a Temple to the Lord, the 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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Now news came to the haters of Judah and Benjamin that the people who had come back were building a...
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And in the time of Ahasuerus, when he first became king, they put on record a statement against the...
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And in the time of Artaxerxes, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his friends, sent a lett...
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Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the...
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The letter was sent by Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe and their friends; the Dinait...
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And the rest of the nations which the great and noble Osnappar took over and put in Samaria and the...
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This is a copy of the letter which they sent to Artaxerxes the king: Your servants living across the...
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We give news to the king that the Jews who came from you have come to us at Jerusalem; they are buil...
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The king may be certain that when the building of this town and its walls is complete, they will giv...
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Now because we are responsible to the king, and it is not right for us to see the king's honour dama...
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So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book...
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We give you word, that if the building of this town and its walls is made complete, there will be an...
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Then the king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends l...
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And now the sense of the letter which you sent to us has been made clear to me,
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And I gave orders for a search to be made, and it is certain that in the past this town has made tro...
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Further, there have been great kings in Jerusalem, ruling over all the country across the river, to...
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Give an order now, that these men are to do nothing more, and that the building of the town is to be...
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Be certain to do this with all care: do not let trouble be increased to the king's damage.
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Then, after reading the king's letter, Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their friends went quickly...
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So the work of the house of God (Elohim) at Jerusalem came to an end; so it was stopped, till the se...
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