Ezra 6

1 ♥ 📝 T hen^H116 Darius^H1868 the king^H4430 made^H7761 a decree,^H2942 and search^H1240 was made in the house^H1005 of the archives,^H5609 where^H8536 the treasures^H1596 were laid up^H5182 in Babylon.^H895

2 ♥ 📝 And there was found^H7912 at Achmetha,^H307 in the palace^H1001 that is in the province^H4083 of Media,^H4076 a^H2298 roll,^H4040 and therein^H1459 was thus^H3652 written^H3790 for a record:^H1799

3 ♥ 📝 In the first^H2298 year^H8140 of Cyrus^H3567 the king,^H4430 Cyrus^H3567 the king^H4430 made^H7761 a decree:^H2942 Concerning the house^H1005 of God^H426 at Jerusalem,^H3390 let the house^H1005 be builded,^H1124 the place^H870 where they offer^H1684 sacrifices,^H1685 and let the foundations^H787 thereof be strongly laid;^H5446 the height^H7314 thereof threescore^H8361 cubits,^H521 and the breadth^H6613 thereof threescore^H8361 cubits;^H521

4 ♥ 📝 with three^H8532 courses^H5073 of great^H1560 stones,^H69 and a course^H5073 of new^H2323 timber:^H636 and let the expenses^H5313 be given^H3052 out of^H4481 the king's^H4430 house.^H1005

5 ♥ 📝 And also^H638 let the gold^H1722 and silver^H3702 vessels^H3984 of the house^H1005 of God,^H426 which Nebuchadnezzar^H5020 took forth^H5312 out of^H4481 the temple^H1965 which is at Jerusalem,^H3390 and brought^H2987 unto Babylon,^H895 be restored,^H8421 and brought again^H1946 unto the temple^H1965 which is at Jerusalem,^H3390 every one to its place;^H870 and thou shalt put^H5182 them in the house^H1005 of God.^H426

6 ♥ 📝 Now^H3705 therefore, Tattenai, governor^H6347 beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 Shethar-bozenai,^H8370 and your companions^H3675 the Apharsachites,^H671 who are beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 be ye^H1934 far^H7352 from^H4481 thence:^H8536

7 ♥ 📝 let the work^H5673 of this^H1791 house^H1005 of God^H426 alone;^H7662 let the governor^H6347 of the Jews^H3062 and the elders^H7868 of the Jews^H3062 build^H1124 this^H1791 house^H1005 of God^H426 in^H5922 its place.^H870

8 ♥ 📝 Moreover I^H4481 make^H7761 a decree^H2942 what^H3964 ye shall do^H5648 to^H5974 these^H479 elders^H7868 of the Jews^H3062 for the building^H1124 of this^H1791 house^H1005 of God:^H426 that of the king's^H4430 goods,^H5232 even of^H1768 the tribute^H4061 beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 expenses^H5313 be^H1934 given^H3052 with all diligence^H629 unto these^H479 men,^H1400 that they be not^H3809 hindered.^H989

9 ♥ 📝 And that which^H4101 they have need of,^H2818 both young^H1123 bullocks,^H8450 and rams,^H1798 and lambs,^H563 for burnt-offerings^H5928 to the God^H426 of heaven;^H8065 [also] wheat,^H2591 salt,^H4416 wine,^H2562 and oil,^H4887 according to the word of the priests^H3549 that are^H1934 at Jerusalem,^H3390 let it be^H1934 given^H3052 them day^H3118 by day^H3118 without^H3809 fail;^H7960

10 ♥ 📝 that they may offer^H1934 sacrifices of sweet savor^H5208 unto the God^H426 of heaven,^H8065 and pray^H6739 for the life^H2417 of the king,^H4430 and of his sons.^H1123

11 ♥ 📝 Also^H4481 I have made^H7761 a decree,^H2942 that whosoever^H3606 shall alter^H8133 this^H1836 word,^H6600 let a beam^H636 be pulled out^H5256 from^H4481 his house,^H1005 and let him be lifted up^H2211 and fastened^H4223 thereon;^H5922 and let his house^H1005 be made^H5648 a dunghill^H5122 for^H5922 this:^H1836

12 ♥ 📝 and the God^H426 that hath caused his name^H8036 to dwell^H7932 there^H8536 overthrow all^H3606 kings^H4430 and peoples^H5972 that shall put^H7972 forth their hand^H3028 to alter^H8133 [the same], to destroy^H2255 this^H1791 house^H1005 of God^H426 which is^H576 at Jerusalem.^H3390 I^H576 Darius^H1868 have made^H7761 a decree;^H2942 let it be done^H5648 with all diligence.^H629

13 ♥ 📝 Then^H116 Tattenai, the governor^H6347 beyond^H5675 the River,^H5103 Shethar-bozenai,^H8370 and their companions,^H3675 because^H3660 that Darius^H1868 the king^H4430 had sent,^H7972 did^H5648 accordingly^H6903 with all diligence.^H629

14 ♥ 📝 And the elders^H7868 of the Jews^H3062 builded^H1124 and prospered,^H6744 through the prophesying^H5017 of Haggai^H2292 the prophet^H5029 and Zechariah^H2148 the son^H1247 of Iddo.^H5714 And they builded^H1124 and finished^H3635 it, according^H4481 to the commandment^H2941 of the God^H426 of Israel,^H3479 and according to the decree^H2942 of Cyrus,^H3567 and Darius,^H1868 and Artaxerxes^H783 king^H4430 of Persia.^H6540

15 ♥ 📝 And this^H1836 house^H1005 was finished^H3319 on^H5705 the third^H8532 day^H3118 of the month^H3393 Adar,^H144 which was^H1932 in the sixth^H8353 year^H8140 of the reign^H4437 of Darius^H1868 the king.^H4430

16 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1123 of Israel,^H3479 the priests,^H3549 and the Levites,^H3879 and the rest^H7606 of the children^H1123 of the captivity,^H1547 kept^H5648 the dedication^H2597 of this^H1836 house^H1005 of God^H426 with joy.^H2305

17 ♥ 📝 And they offered^H7127 at the dedication^H2597 of this^H1836 house^H1005 of God^H426 a hundred^H3969 bullocks,^H8450 two hundred^H3969 rams,^H1798 four^H703 hundred^H3969 lambs;^H563 and for a sin-offering^H2402 for^H5922 all^H3606 Israel,^H3479 twelve^H8648 he -^H6841 goats,^H5796 according to the number^H4510 of the tribes^H7625 of Israel.^H3479

18 ♥ 📝 And they set^H6966 the priests^H3549 in their divisions,^H6392 and the Levites^H3879 in their courses,^H4255 for^H5922 the service^H5673 of God,^H426 which is at Jerusalem;^H3390 as it is written^H3792 in the book^H5609 of Moses.^H4873

19 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of the captivity^H1473 kept^H6213 the passover^H6453 upon the fourteenth^H702 [day] of the first^H7223 month.^H2320

20 ♥ 📝 For the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 had purified^H2891 themselves together;^H259 all of them were pure:^H2889 and they killed^H7819 the passover^H6453 for all the children^H1121 of the captivity,^H1473 and for their brethren^H251 the priests,^H3548 and for themselves.

21 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 that were come again^H7725 out of the captivity,^H1473 and all such as had separated^H914 themselves unto them from the filthiness^H2932 of the nations^H1471 of the land,^H776 to seek^H1875 Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 did eat,^H398

22 ♥ 📝 and kept^H6213 the feast^H2282 of unleavened bread^H4682 seven^H7651 days^H3117 with joy:^H8057 for Jehovah^H3068 had made them joyful,^H8055 and had turned^H5437 the heart^H3820 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 unto them, to strengthen^H2388 their hands^H3027 in the work^H4399 of the house^H1004 of God,^H430 the God^H430 of Israel.^H3478