Darius Finds Cyrus's Decree
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Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up, in Babylon.
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| and·in·? | in·in·he-will·she-will | ? | ? | ?
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2
There was found at Ahmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written: 'A record.
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In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
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| from·to·as·I-will | name | ? | in·he-will·she-will
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with three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber, and let the expenses be given out of the king's house;
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and also let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought back to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and you shall put them in the house of God.'
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| in·he-will·? | and·the·he-will·in·to | to·in·in·to
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| he-will·the·? | and·he-will·the·as
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'Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharesachites, who are beyond the River, be you far from there;
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let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
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| ? | to·? | in·he-will·she-will
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| ELAE | DK | FChTh | IAUDIE
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| and·to·? | he-will·the·and·? | in·he-will·she-will
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| ELAE | DK | IBNUN | OL-
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| I-will·to·the·I-will | ? | he-will·in·we·and·we | on
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Moreover I make a decree concerning what you shall do to these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God; that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses be given with all diligence to these men, that they be not hindered.
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| and·from·we·he-will | ? | ? | to·from·I-will | ?
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| ThOBDUN | OM- | ShBI | IAUDIE | ELK
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| ? | ? | ? | he-will·the·and·? | I-will·to·as
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| to·from·in·we·I-will | in·he-will·she-will
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| I-will·to·the·I-will | ? | and·from·we·as·?
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| from·to·as·I-will | ? | from·? | ? | we·the·? | I-will·?
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| we·? | ? | from·? | to·? | I-will·to·as | ? | not
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That which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests that are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail;
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| and·from·the | ? | and·in·we·he-will | ?
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| from·to·? | ? | and·from·? | as·from·say
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| as·the·we·he-will·I-will | ? | in·he-will·?
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| to·the·and·I-will | from·? | to·them | day | in·day | ? | not
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that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
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Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this;
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| and·from·we·he-will | ? | ? | ? | all | I-will·we·? | ?
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| in·he-will·? | and·? | he-will·? | ? | and·in·he-will·?
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and may the God that has caused His name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples, that shall put forth their hand to alter the same, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.'
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| he-will·from·? | all | from·to·as | and·? | ? | he-will·send
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| he-will·? | to·the·? | to·? | in·he-will·she-will
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| I-will·to·the·I-will | ? | ? | in·he-will·?
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| I-will·we·the | ? | ? | ? | I-will·? | he-will·?
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Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had thus sent, acted with all diligence.
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| I-will·? | ? | ? | ? | we·the·? | ? | in·and·?
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| UKNUThAUN | LQBL | DI- | ShLCh | DRIUSh
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| and·as·we·and·? | to·? | ? | send | ?
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| MLKE | KNME | ESFRNE | OBDU
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| from·to·as·I-will | as·we·from·I-will | I-will·? | ?
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The elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They builded and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
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| and·? | he-will·the·and·? | in·we·he-will·we
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This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
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| and·? | in·he-will·? | ? | ? | day | ? | to·he-will·?
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The children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
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| ? | ? | in·he-will·she-will
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| I-will·to·the·I-will | ? | in·?
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They offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
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| and·the·? | to·? | in·he-will·she-will
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| IShREL | ThRI- | OShR | LMNIN | ShBTI | IShREL
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They set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
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| and·the·? | as·the·we·he-will·I-will | in·?
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| and·to·and·he-will·I-will | in·from·? | on | ?
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| ELAE | DI | BIRUShLM | KKThB | SFR
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| I-will·to·the·I-will | ? | in·he-will·? | as·as·? | ?
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The children of the captivity kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
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| and·he-will·? | in·we·he-will | the·? | the | the·?
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| BERBOA | OShR | LChDSh | AREShUN
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| in·I-will·? | ? | to·? | the·?
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For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure; and they killed the passover lamb for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
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| as·one | as·to·from | ? | and·he-will·? | the·? | to·all
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| BNI | AGULA | ULEChIAM
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| in·we·he-will | the·? | and·to·I-will·?
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| the·as·the·we·sea | and·to·them
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The children of Israel, that were come back out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek IAUA, the God of Israel, did eat,
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| and·he-will·I-will·as·to·and | in·we·he-will | Israel
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| the·? | from·the·? | and·all | the·we·separate | from·?
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| ? | the·earth | I-will·to·them | to·? | to·IAUA
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| ELAI | IShREL
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| I-will·to·the·he-will | Israel
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and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; for IAUA had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
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| and·he-will·? | ? | from·? | ? | seas | in·? | that
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| ? | IAUA | and·the·? | heart | from·to·as | I-will·? | ?
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| to·? | he-will·? | in·from·to·I-will·as·she-will
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| in·he-will·she-will | the·God | I-will·to·the·he-will
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