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heard

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּ

Now when the adversaries

צָרֵ֥י

of Judah

יְהוּדָ֖ה

and Benjamin

וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן

 

כִּֽי

that the children

בְנֵ֤י

of the captivity

הַגּוֹלָה֙

builded

בּוֹנִ֣ים

the temple

הֵיכָ֔ל

unto the LORD

לַֽיהוָ֖ה

God

אֱלֹהֵ֥י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Then they came

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ

 

אֶל

to Zerubbabel

זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל

 

וְאֶל

and to the chief

רָאשֵׁ֣י

of the fathers

הָֽאָב֗וֹת

and said

וַיֹּֽאמְר֤וּ

 

לָהֶם֙

unto them Let us build

נִבְנֶ֣ה

 

עִמָּכֶ֔ם

 

כִּ֣י

 

כָכֶ֔ם

with you for we seek

נִדְר֖וֹשׁ

your God

לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם

 

וְל֣אֹ׀

 

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ

as ye do and we do sacrifice

זֹֽבְחִ֗ים

unto him since the days

מִימֵי֙

 

אֵסַ֤ר

of Esarhaddon

חַדֹּן֙

king

מֶ֣לֶךְ

of Assur

אַשּׁ֔וּר

which brought us up hither

הַמַּֽעֲלֶ֥ה

 

אֹתָ֖נוּ

 

פֹּֽה׃

said

וַיֹּאמֶר֩

 

לָהֶ֨ם

But Zerubbabel

זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל

and Jeshua

וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ

and the rest

וּשְׁאָ֨ר

of the chief

רָאשֵׁ֤י

of the fathers

הָֽאָבוֹת֙

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

 

לֹֽא

 

לָ֣כֶם

 

וָלָ֔נוּ

unto them Ye have nothing to do with us to build

נִבְנֶ֗ה

an house

בַּ֖יִת

God

אֱלֹהֵ֣י

 

כִּי֩

 

אֲנַ֨חְנוּ

but we ourselves together

יַ֜חַד

unto them Ye have nothing to do with us to build

נִבְנֶ֗ה

unto the LORD

לַֽיהוָה֙

God

אֱלֹהֵ֣י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

 

כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר

hath commanded

צִוָּ֔נוּ

as king

מֶֽלֶךְ

Cyrus

כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ

as king

מֶֽלֶךְ

of Persia

פָּרָֽס׃

 

וַֽיְהִי֙

Then the people

עַם

of the land

הָאָ֔רֶץ

weakened

מְרַפִּ֖ים

the hands

יְדֵ֣י

Then the people

עַם

of Judah

יְהוּדָ֑ה

 

וּֽמְבַלֲהִ֥ים

 

אוֹתָ֖ם

them in building

לִבְנֽוֹת׃

And hired

וְסֹֽכְרִ֧ים

 

עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם

counsellors

יֽוֹעֲצִ֖ים

against them to frustrate

לְהָפֵ֣ר

their purpose

עֲצָתָ֑ם

 

כָּל

all the days

יְמֵ֗י

of Cyrus

כּ֚וֹרֶשׁ

king

מֶֽלֶךְ

of Persia

פָּרָֽס׃

 

וְעַד

even until the reign

מַלְכ֖וּת

of Darius

דָּֽרְיָ֥וֶשׁ

king

מֶֽלֶךְ

of Persia

פָּרָֽס׃

And in the reign

מַלְכוּת֑וֹ

of Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ

in the beginning

בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת

And in the reign

מַלְכוּת֑וֹ

wrote

כָּֽתְב֣וּ

they unto him an accusation

שִׂטְנָ֔ה

 

עַל

against the inhabitants

יֹֽשְׁבֵ֥י

of Judah

יְהוּדָ֖ה

and Jerusalem

וִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

And in the days

וּבִימֵ֣י

of Artaxerxes

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא

was written

כָּת֥וּב

Bishlam

בִּשְׁלָ֜ם

Mithredath

מִתְרְדָ֤ת

Tabeel

טָֽבְאֵל֙

and the rest

וּשְׁאָ֣ר

of their companions

כְּנָוֺתָ֔ו

 

עַל

of Artaxerxes

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא

king

מֶ֣לֶךְ

of Persia

פָּרָ֑ס

and the writing

וּכְתָב֙

of the letter

הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן

was written

כָּת֥וּב

in the Syrian tongue

אֲרָמִֽית׃

and interpreted

וּמְתֻרְגָּ֥ם

in the Syrian tongue

אֲרָמִֽית׃

Rehum

רְח֣וּם

the chancellor

בְּעֵל

 

טְעֵ֗ם

and Shimshai

וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙

the scribe

סָֽפְרָ֔א

wrote

כְּתַ֛בוּ

letter

אִגְּרָ֥ה

a

חֲדָ֖ה

against

עַל

Jerusalem

יְרֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם

to Artaxerxes

לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּא

the king

מַלְכָּ֖א

in this sort

כְּנֵֽמָא׃

Then

אֱדַ֜יִן

wrote Rehum

רְח֣וּם

the chancellor

בְּעֵל

 

טְעֵ֗ם

and Shimshai

וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙

the scribe

סָֽפְרָ֔א

and the rest

וּשְׁאָ֖ר

of their companions

כְּנָוָֽתְה֑וֹן

the Dinaites

דִּֽ֠ינָיֵא

the Apharsathchites

וַֽאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞א

the Tarpelites

טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣א

the Apharsites

אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א

the Archevites

אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤

the Babylonians

בָֽבְלָיֵא֙

the Susanchites

שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔א

the Dehavites

דֶּהָוֵ֖א

and the Elamites

עֵֽלְמָיֵֽא׃

And the rest

וּשְׁאָ֥ר

of the nations

אֻמַּיָּ֗א

whom

דִּ֣י

brought over

הַגְלִי֙

Asnappar

אָֽסְנַפַּר֙

the great

רַבָּ֣א

and noble

וְיַקִּירָ֔א

and set

וְהוֹתֵ֣ב

 

הִמּ֔וֹ

in the cities

בְּקִרְיָ֖ה

whom

דִּ֣י

of Samaria

שָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן

And the rest

וּשְׁאָ֥ר

that are on this side

עֲבַֽר

the river

נַהֲרָ֖ה

and at such a time

וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃

This

דְּנָה֙

is the copy

פַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶן

of the letter

אִגַּרְתָּ֔א

that

דִּ֚י

they sent

שְׁלַ֣חוּ

unto him

עַל

unto him

עַל

even unto Artaxerxes

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא

the king

מַלְכָּ֑א

Thy servants

עַבְדֶ֛יךְ

the men

אֱנָ֥שׁ

on this side

עֲבַֽר

the river

נַהֲרָ֖ה

and at such a time

וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃

known

יְדִ֙יעַ֙

Be it

לֶֽהֱוֵ֣א

unto the king

לְמַלְכָּ֔א

which

דִּ֤י

that the Jews

יְהֽוּדָיֵ֗א

which

דִּ֤י

came up

סְלִ֙קוּ֙

from

מִן

thee

לְוָתָ֔ךְ

to us

עֲלֶ֥ינָא

are come

אֲת֖וֹ

unto Jerusalem

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם

city

קִרְיְתָ֨א

the rebellious

מָֽרָדְתָּ֤א

and the bad

וּבִֽאישְׁתָּא֙

building

בָּנַ֔יִן

the walls

וְשׁוּרַיָּ֣א

and have set up

אשַׁכְלִ֔לוּ

the foundations

וְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖א

thereof and joined

יַחִֽיטוּ׃

now

כְּעַ֗ן

Be it known

יְדִ֙יעַ֙

 

לֶֽהֱוֵ֣א

of the kings

מַלְכִ֖ים

 

דִּ֠י

that if

הֵ֣ן

city

קִרְיְתָ֥א

this

דָךְ֙

be builded

תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א

and the walls

וְשׁוּרַיָּ֖ה

set up

יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן

toll

מִנְדָּֽה

tribute

בְל֤וֹ

and custom

וַֽהֲלָךְ֙

again then will they not

לָ֣א

pay

יִנְתְּנ֔וּן

the revenue

וְאַפְּתֹ֥ם

of the kings

מַלְכִ֖ים

and so thou shalt endamage

תְּהַנְזִֽק׃

Now

כְּעַ֗ן

 

כָּל

because

קֳבֵל֙

we have

דִּֽי

 

מְלַ֤ח

from the king's palace

הֵֽיכְלָא֙

maintenance

מְלַ֔חְנָא

dishonour

וְעַרְוַ֣ת

the king

לְמַלְכָּֽא׃

and it was not

לָ֥א

meet

אֲֽרִֽיךְ

 

לַ֖נָא

for us to see

לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א

therefore

עַ֨ל

 

דְּנָ֔ה

have we sent

שְׁלַ֖חְנָא

and certified

וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא

the king

לְמַלְכָּֽא׃

 

דִּ֡י

That search

יְבַקַּר֩

in the book

בִּסְפַ֣ר

of the records

דָּכְרָֽנַיָּא֮

 

דִּ֣י

of thy fathers

אֲבָֽהָתָ֗ךְ

so shalt thou find

וּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּח

in the book

בִּסְפַ֣ר

of the records

דָּכְרָֽנַיָּא֮

and know

וְתִנְדַּע֒

 

דִּי֩

city

קִרְיְתָ֥א

cause was this

דָ֖ךְ

city

קִרְיְתָ֥א

is a rebellious

מָֽרָדָ֗א

and hurtful

וּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤ת

unto kings

מַלְכִין֙

and provinces

וּמְדִנָ֔ן

sedition

וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙

and that they have moved

עָֽבְדִ֣ין

the same

בְּגַוַּ֔הּ

within

מִן

time

יוֹמָ֖ת

of old

עָֽלְמָ֑א

for

עַ֨ל

which

דְּנָ֔ה

city

קִרְיְתָ֥א

cause was this

דָ֖ךְ

destroyed

הָֽחָרְבַֽת׃

certify

מְהֽוֹדְעִ֤ין

We

אֲנַ֙חְנָה֙

the king

לְמַלְכָּ֔א

 

דִּ֠י

that if

הֵ֣ן

city

קִרְיְתָ֥א

this

דָךְ֙

be builded

תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א

again and the walls

וְשֽׁוּרַיָּ֖ה

thereof set up

יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן

means

לָֽקֳבֵ֣ל

by this

דְּנָ֔ה

portion

חֲלָק֙

on this side

בַּֽעֲבַ֣ר

the river

נַֽהֲרָ֔א

no

לָ֥א

thou shalt have

אִיתַ֖י

 

לָֽךְ׃

an answer

פִּתְגָמָ֞א

Then sent

שְׁלַ֣ח

the king

מַלְכָּ֗א

unto

עַל

Rehum

רְח֤וּם

the chancellor

בְּעֵל

 

טְעֵם֙

and to Shimshai

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י

the scribe

סָֽפְרָ֔א

and to the rest

וּשְׁאָ֧ר

of their companions

כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן

 

דִּ֥י

that dwell

יָֽתְבִ֖ין

in Samaria

בְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן

and to the rest

וּשְׁאָ֧ר

beyond

עֲבַֽר

the river

נַהֲרָ֛ה

Peace

שְׁלָ֖ם

and at such a time

וּכְעֶֽת׃

The letter

נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕א

 

דִּ֥י

which ye sent

שְׁלַחְתּ֖וּן

unto us

עֲלֶ֑ינָא

hath been plainly

מְפָרַ֥שׁ

read

קֱרִ֖י

before

קָֽדָמָֽי׃

And I

מִן

commanded

שִׂ֣ים

 

טְעֵם֒

and search

וּבַקַּ֣רוּ

hath been made and it is found

וְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּ

 

דִּ֚י

city

קִרְיְתָ֣א

that this

דָ֔ךְ

And I

מִן

time

יוֹמָת֙

old

עָֽלְמָ֔א

against

עַל

kings

מַלְכִ֖ין

hath made insurrection

מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה

and that rebellion

וּמְרַ֥ד

and sedition

וְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּר

have been made

מִתְעֲבֶד

 

בַּֽהּ׃

kings

וּמַלְכִ֣ין

mighty

תַּקִּיפִ֗ין

There have been

הֲווֹ֙

also over

עַל

Jerusalem

יְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔ם

which have ruled

וְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔ין

over all

בְּכֹ֖ל

countries beyond

עֲבַ֣ר

the river

נַֽהֲרָ֑ה

and toll

וּמִדָּ֥ה

tribute

בְל֛וֹ

and custom

וַֽהֲלָ֖ךְ

was paid

מִתְיְהֵ֥ב

 

לְהֽוֹן׃

ye now

כְּעַן֙

Give

יִתְּשָֽׂם׃

commandment

טְּעֵ֔ם

to cause

לְבַטָּלָ֖א

men

גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א

these

אִלֵּ֑ךְ

city

וְקִרְיְתָ֥א

and that this

דָךְ֙

be not

לָ֣א

builded

תִתְבְּנֵ֔א

until

עַד

from me

מִנִּ֖י

another commandment

טַעְמָ֥א

Give

יִתְּשָֽׂם׃

 

וּזְהִירִ֥ין

Take heed

הֱו֛וֹ

now that ye fail

שָׁל֖וּ

 

לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד

not to do

עַל

this

דְּנָ֑ה

why

לְמָה֙

grow

יִשְׂגֵּ֣א

should damage

חֲבָלָ֔א

to the hurt

לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת

of the kings

מַלְכִֽין׃

Now

אֱדַ֗יִן

when

מִן

 

דִּ֞י

the copy

פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן

letter

נִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙

 

דִּ֚י

Artaxerxes

אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּא

of king

מַלְכָּ֔א

was read

קֱרִ֧י

before

קֳדָם

Rehum

רְח֛וּם

and Shimshai

וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י

the scribe

סָֽפְרָ֖א

and their companions

וּכְנָוָֽתְה֑וֹן

they went up

אֲזַ֨לוּ

in haste

בִבְהִיל֤וּ

to Jerusalem

לִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙

unto

עַל

the Jews

יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔א

to cease

וּבַטִּ֥לוּ

and made them

הִמּ֖וֹ

by force

בְּאֶדְרָ֥ע

and power

וְחָֽיִל׃

Then

בֵּאדַ֗יִן

ceased

בָּֽטְלָ֔א

the work

עֲבִידַ֣ת

of the house

בֵּית

of God

אֱלָהָ֔א

 

דִּ֖י

which is at Jerusalem

בִּירֽוּשְׁלֶ֑ם

So it ceased

וַֽהֲוָת֙

ceased

בָּֽטְלָ֔א

unto

עַ֚ד

year

שְׁנַ֣ת

the second

תַּרְתֵּ֔ין

of the reign

לְמַלְכ֖וּת

of Darius

דָּֽרְיָ֥וֶשׁ

king

מֶֽלֶךְ

of Persia

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