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3 At that time Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues came to them and asked, |Who gave you authority to rebuild this temple and to complete this structure?| 4 They also asked them, |What are the names of the men who are building this edifice?| 5 But God was watching over the elders of Judah, and they were not stopped until a report could be dispatched to Darius and a letter could be sent back concerning this. 6 This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and his colleagues who were the officials of Trans-Euphrates sent to King Darius. 7 The report they sent to him was written as follows: |To King Darius: All greetings! Ezra 5:3-7, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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