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  4:1 ¶
Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple unto Jehovah, the God of Israel; |
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4:1 ¶
Now when the adversaries°
of Judah°
and Benjamin°
heard°°
that°
the children°
of the captivity°
builded°°
the temple°
unto the LORD°
God°
of Israel;° |
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4:2
then they drew near to Zerubbabel, and to the heads of fathers' [houses], and said unto them, Let us build with you; for we seek your God, as ye do; and we sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assyria, who brought us up hither. |
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4:2
Then they came°°
to°
Zerubbabel,°
and to°
the chief°
of the fathers,°
and said°°
unto them, Let us build°°
with°
you: for°
we seek°°
your God,°
as ye [do]; and we°
do sacrifice°°
unto him since the days°°
of Esarhaddon°
king°
of Assur,°
which brought us up°°
hither.°°° |
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4:3
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; but we ourselves together will build unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. |
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4:3
But Zerubbabel,°
and Jeshua,°
and the rest°
of the chief°
of the fathers°
of Israel,°
said°°
unto them, Ye have nothing°
to do with us to build°°
an house°
unto our God;°
but°
we ourselves°
together°
will build°°
unto the LORD°
God°
of Israel,°
as°
king°
Cyrus°
the king°
of Persia°
hath commanded°°
us. |
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4:4
Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, |
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4:4
Then the people°
of the land°
weakened°°
the hands°
of the people°
of Judah,°
and troubled°°°°
them in building,°° |
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4:5
and hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. |
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4:5
And hired°°
counsellors°°
against°
them, to frustrate°°
their purpose,°
all°
the days°
of Cyrus°
king°
of Persia,°
even until°
the reign°
of Darius°
king°
of Persia.° |
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4:6
And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. |
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4:6
And in the reign°
of Ahasuerus,°
in the beginning°
of his reign,°
wrote°°
they [unto him] an accusation°
against°
the inhabitants°°
of Judah°
and Jerusalem.° |
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4:7 ¶
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian [character], and set forth in the Syrian [tongue]. |
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4:7 ¶
And in the days°
of Artaxerxes°
wrote°°
Bishlam,°
Mithredath,°
Tabeel,°
and the rest°
of their companions,°
unto°
Artaxerxes°
king°
of Persia;°
and the writing°
of the letter°
[was] written°°
in the Syrian tongue,°
and interpreted°°
in the Syrian tongue.° |
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4:8
Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: |
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4:8
Rehum°
the chancellor°°
and Shimshai°
the scribe°
wrote°°
a°
letter°
against°
Jerusalem°
to Artaxerxes°
the king°
in this sort:° |
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4:9
then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions, the Dinaites, and the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Shushanchites, the Dehaites, the Elamites, |
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4:9
Then°
[wrote] Rehum°
the chancellor,°°
and Shimshai°
the scribe,°
and the rest°
of their companions;°
the Dinaites,°
the Apharsathchites,°
the Tarpelites,°
the Apharsites,°
the Archevites,°
the Babylonians,°
the Susanchites,°
the Dehavites,°
[and] the Elamites,° |
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4:10
and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Osnappar brought over, and set in the city of Samaria, and in the rest [of the country] beyond the River, and so forth. |
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4:10
And the rest°
of the nations°
whom°
the great°
and noble°
Asnappar°
brought over,°°
and set°°°
in the cities°
of°
Samaria,°
and the rest°
[that are] on this side°
the river,°
and at such a time.° |
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4:11 ¶
This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto Artaxerxes the king: Thy servants the men beyond the River, and so forth. |
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4:11 ¶
This°
[is] the copy°
of the letter°
that°
they sent°°
unto°
him,°
[even] unto°
Artaxerxes°
the king;°
Thy servants°
the men°
on this side°
the river,°
and at such a time.° |
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4:12
Be it known unto the king, that the Jews that came up from thee are come to us unto Jerusalem; they are building the rebellious and the bad city, and have finished the walls, and repaired the foundations. |
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4:12
Be°
it°°
known°°
unto the king,°
that the Jews°
which°
came up°°
from°°
thee°
to°
us°
are come°°
unto Jerusalem,°
building°°
the rebellious°
and the bad°
city,°
and have set up°°°°
the walls°
[thereof], and joined°°
the foundations.° |
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4:13
Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful unto the kings. |
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4:13
Be°
it known°°°°
now°
unto the king,°
that,°
if°
this°
city°
be builded,°°
and the walls°
set up°°
[again, then] will they not°
pay°°
toll,°
tribute,°
and custom,°
and [so] thou shalt endamage°°
the revenue°
of the kings.° |
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4:14
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king; |
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4:14
Now°
because°°°
we have°
maintenance°°°
from [the king's] palace,°
and it was not°
meet°°
for us to see°°
the king's°
dishonour,°
therefore°°
have we sent°°
and certified°°
the king;° |
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4:15
that search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time; for which cause was this city laid waste. |
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4:15
That°
search°°
may be made°
in the book°
of the records°
of°
thy fathers:°
so shalt thou find°°
in the book°
of the records,°
and know°°
that°
this°
city°
[is] a rebellious°
city,°
and hurtful°°
unto kings°
and provinces,°
and that they have moved°°
sedition°
within the same°
of°
old°
time:°
for°
which°
cause°
was this°
city°
destroyed.°° |
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4:16
We certify the king that, if this city be builded, and the walls finished, by this means thou shalt have no portion beyond the River. |
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4:16
We°
certify°°
the king°
that,°
if°
this°
city°
be builded°°
[again], and the walls°
thereof set up,°°
by this°
means°
thou shalt have°
no°
portion°
on this side°
the river.° |
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4:17 ¶
[Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and in the rest [of the country] beyond the River: Peace, and so forth. |
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4:17 ¶
[Then] sent°°
the king°
an answer°
unto°
Rehum°
the chancellor,°°
and [to] Shimshai°
the scribe,°
and [to] the rest°
of their companions°
that°
dwell°°
in Samaria,°
and [unto] the rest°
beyond°
the river,°
Peace,°
and at such a time.° |
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4:18
The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. |
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4:18
The letter°
which°
ye sent°°
unto°
us°
hath been plainly°°
read°°
before°
me. |
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4:19
And I decreed, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. |
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4:19
And I°
commanded,°°°
and search°°
hath been made,°
and it is found°°
that°
this°
city°
of°
old°
time°
hath made insurrection°°
against°
kings,°
and [that] rebellion°
and sedition°
have been made°°
therein. |
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4:20
There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all [the country] beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid unto them. |
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4:20
There have been°°
mighty°
kings°
also over°
Jerusalem,°
which have ruled°
over all°
[countries] beyond°
the river;°
and toll,°
tribute,°
and custom,°
was paid°°
unto them. |
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4:21
Make ye now a decree to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until a decree shall be made by me. |
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4:21
Give°°
ye now°
commandment°
to cause°°
these°
men°
to cease,°°
and that this°
city°
be not°
builded,°°
until°
[another] commandment°
shall be given°°
from°
me.° |
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4:22
And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? |
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4:22
Take heed°°°°
now that ye fail°
not°
to do°°°
this:°°
why°
should damage°
grow°°
to the hurt°°
of the kings?° |
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4:23 ¶
Then when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. |
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4:23 ¶
Now°
when°°
the copy°
of king°
Artaxerxes'°
letter°
[was] read°°
before°
Rehum,°
and Shimshai°
the scribe,°
and their companions,°
they went up°°
in haste°
to Jerusalem°
unto°
the Jews,°
and made them°
to cease°°
by force°
and power.° |
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4:24
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and it ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. |
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4:24
Then°
ceased°°
the work°
of the house°
of God°
which°
[is] at Jerusalem.°
So°
it ceased°°°°
unto°
the second°
year°
of the reign°
of Darius°
king°
of Persia.° |
