Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5870 [e] וְעֵ֣ין wə-‘ên but the eye Conj-w | N-fsc 426 [e] אֱלָהֲהֹ֗ם ’ĕ-lā-hă-hōm, of their God N-msc | 3mp 1934 [e] הֲוָת֙ hă-wāṯ was V-Qal-Perf-3fs 5922 [e] עַל־ ‘al- upon Prep 7868 [e] שָׂבֵ֣י śā-ḇê the elders N-mpc 3062 [e] יְהוּדָיֵ֔א yə-hū-ḏā-yê, of Jews N-proper-ms 3809 [e] וְלָא־ wə-lā- so that not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 989 [e] בַטִּ֣לוּ ḇaṭ-ṭi-lū they could make cease V-Piel-Perf-3mp 1994 [e] הִמּ֔וֹ him-mōw, them Pro-3mp 5705 [e] עַד־ ‘aḏ- till Prep 2941 [e] טַעְמָ֖א ṭa‘-mā a report N-msd 1868 [e] לְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁ lə-ḏā-rə-yā-weš to Darius Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1946 [e] יְהָ֑ךְ yə-hāḵ; could go V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 116 [e] וֶאֱדַ֛יִן we-’ĕ-ḏa-yin and Conj-w | Adv 8421 [e] יְתִיב֥וּן yə-ṯî-ḇūn was returned V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp 5407 [e] נִשְׁתְּוָנָ֖א niš-tə-wā-nā a written answer N-msd 5922 [e] עַל־ ‘al- concerning Prep 1836 [e] דְּנָֽה׃ də-nāh. this [matter] Pro-ms   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.

King James Bible
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But God was watching over the Jewish elders. These men wouldn't stop them until a report was sent to Darius, so that they could receive written instructions about this matter.

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that they

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then they returned

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