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1 When the enemies of Judah (praised) and Benjamin (son of the right hand) heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), 2 they approached Zerubbabel (sown in Babylon) and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you⁺ because, like you⁺, we seek your⁺ God {Elohehem} and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon (Ashur has given a brother) of Assyria (a step), who brought us here.” 3 But Zerubbabel (sown in Babylon), Jeshua (he is saved), and the other heads of the families of Israel (he wrestles with God) replied, “You⁺ have no part with us in building a house for our God {Elohehenu}, since we alone must build it for the LORD {YHWH}, the God of Israel, as Cyrus (possess the furnace) king of Persia (pure / splendid) has commanded us.” 4 Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah (praised) and make them afraid to build. 5 They hired counselors against them to frustrate their plans throughout the reign of Cyrus (possess the furnace) king of Persia (pure / splendid) and down to the reign of Darius (lord) king of Persia. 6 At the beginning of the reign of Xerxes {Ahasuerus}, an accusation was lodged against the people of Judah (praised) and Jerusalem (city of peace). 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes king (I will make the spoiled to boil) of Persia (pure / splendid), Bishlam (in peace), Mithredath (given by Mithra), Tabeel (God is good), and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic (language) and then translated. Ezra 4:1-7, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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