Verse 1
Ezra 6:1
Bible in Basic English
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Then Darius the king gave an order and a search was made in the house of the records, where the things of value were stored up in Babylon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֵּ/אדַ֛יִן דָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁ מַלְכָּ֖/א שָׂ֣ם טְעֵ֑ם וּ/בַקַּ֣רוּ בְּ/בֵ֣ית סִפְרַיָּ֗/א דִּ֧י גִנְזַיָּ֛/א מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה בְּ/בָבֶֽל
English Translation
Then Darius the king set a decree, and they made a search in the house of books that is in Babylon.
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Chapter 6 Context
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