6:1 Then 116 Darius 1868 the king 4430 made 7761 8754 a decree 2942, and search 1240 8745 was made in the house 1005 of the rolls 5609, where 8536 the treasures 1596 were laid up 5182 8683 in Babylon 895.(rolls: Chaldee, books)(laid up: Chaldee, made to descend)

6:2 And there was found 7912 8728 at Achmetha 307, in the palace 1001 that [is] in the province 4083 of the Medes 4076, a 2298 roll 4040, and therein 1459 [was] a record 1799 thus 3652 written 3790 8752:(Achmetha: or, Ecbatana, or, in a coffer)

6:3 In the first 2298 year 8140 of Cyrus 3567 the king 4430 [the same] Cyrus 3567 the king 4430 made 7761 8754 a decree 2942 [concerning] the house 1005 of God 426 at Jerusalem 3390, Let the house 1005 be builded 1124 8731, the place 870 where they offered 1684 8751 sacrifices 1685, and let the foundations 787 thereof be strongly laid 5446 8775; the height 7314 thereof threescore 8361 cubits 521, [and] the breadth 6613 thereof threescore 8361 cubits 521;

6:4 [With] three 8532 rows 5073 of great 1560 stones 69, and a row 5073 of new 2323 timber 636: and let the expenses 5313 be given 3052 8725 out of 4481 the king's 4430 house 1005:

6:5 And also 638 let the golden 1722 and silver 3702 vessels 3984 of the house 1005 of God 426, which Nebuchadnezzar 5020 took forth 5312 8684 out of 4481 the temple 1965 which [is] at Jerusalem 3390, and brought 2987 8684 unto Babylon 895, be restored 8421 8681, and brought again 1946 8748 unto the temple 1965 which [is] at Jerusalem 3390, [every one] to his place 870, and place 5182 8681 [them] in the house 1005 of God 426.(brought again: Chaldee, go)

6:6 Now 3705 [therefore], Tatnai 8674, governor 6347 beyond 5675 the river 5103, Shetharboznai 8370, and your companions 3675 the Apharsachites 671, which [are] beyond 5675 the river 5103, be ye 1934 8754 far 7352 from 4481 thence 8536:(your…: Chaldee, their societies)

6:7 Let the work 5673 of this 1791 house 1005 of God 426 alone 7662 8747; let the governor 6347 of the Jews 3062 and the elders 7868 8750 of the Jews 3062 build 1124 8748 this 1791 house 1005 of God 426 in 5922 his place 870.

6:8 Moreover I 4481 make 7761 8752 a decree 2942 what 3964 ye shall do 5648 8748 to 5974 the elders 7868 8750 of these 479 Jews 3062 for the building 1124 8749 of this 1791 house 1005 of God 426: that of the king's 4430 goods 5232, [even] of 1768 the tribute 4061 beyond 5675 the river 5103, forthwith 629 expenses 5313 be 1934 8748 given 3052 8727 unto these 479 men 1400, that they be not 3809 hindered 989 8749.(I make…: Chaldee, by me a decree is made)(hindered: Chaldee, made to cease)

6:9 And that which 4101 they have need of 2818 8750, both young 1123 bullocks 8450, and rams 1798, and lambs 563, for the burnt offerings 5928 of the God 426 of heaven 8065, wheat 2591, salt 4416, wine 2562, and oil 4887, according to the appointment 3983 of the priests 3549 which [are] at Jerusalem 3390, let it be 1934 8748 given 3052 8727 them day 3118 by day 3118 without 3809 fail 7960:

6:10 That they may offer 1934 8748 7127 8683 sacrifices of sweet savours 5208 unto the God 426 of heaven 8065, and pray 6739 8743 for the life 2417 of the king 4430, and of his sons 1123.(of sweet…: Chaldee, of rest)

6:11 Also 4481 I have made 7761 8752 a decree 2942, that whosoever 3606 606 shall alter 8133 8681 this 1836 word 6600, let timber 636 be pulled down 5256 8725 from 4481 his house 1005, and being set up 2211 8752, let him be hanged 4223 8725 thereon 5922; and let his house 1005 be made 5648 8725 a dunghill 5122 for 5922 this 1836.(let him…: Chaldee, let him be destroyed)

6:12 And the God 426 that hath caused his name 8036 to dwell 7932 8745 there 8536 destroy 4049 8741 all 3606 kings 4430 and people 5972, that shall put 7972 8748 to their hand 3028 to alter 8133 8682 [and] to destroy 2255 8742 this 1791 house 1005 of God 426 which [is] at Jerusalem 3390. I 576 Darius 1868 have made 7761 8754 a decree 2942; let it be done 5648 8725 with speed 629.

6:13 Then 116 Tatnai 8674, governor 6347 on this side 5675 the river 5103, Shetharboznai 8370, and their companions 3675, according 6903 to that which Darius 1868 the king 4430 had sent 7972 8754, so 3660 they did 5648 8754 speedily 629.

6:14 And the elders 7868 8750 of the Jews 3062 builded 1124 8750, and they prospered 6744 8683 through the prophesying 5017 of Haggai 2292 the prophet 5029 and Zechariah 2148 the son 1247 of Iddo 5714. And they builded 1124 8754, and finished 3635 8806 [it], according 4481 to the commandment 2941 of the God 426 of Israel 3479, and according to the commandment 2942 of Cyrus 3567, and Darius 1868, and Artaxerxes 783 king 4430 of Persia 6540.(commandment: Chaldee, decree)

6:15 And this 1836 house 1005 was finished 3319 8806 on 5705 the third 8532 day 3118 of the month 3393 Adar 144, which was 1932 in the sixth 8353 year 8140 of the reign 4437 of Darius 1868 the king 4430.

6:16 And the children 1123 of Israel 3479, the priests 3549, and the Levites 3879, and the rest 7606 of the children 1123 of the captivity 1547, kept 5648 8754 the dedication 2597 of this 1836 house 1005 of God 426 with joy 2305,(the children of the captivity: Chaldee, the sons of the transportation)

6:17 And offered 7127 8684 at the dedication 2597 of this 1836 house 1005 of God 426 an hundred 3969 bullocks 8450, two hundred 3969 rams 1798, four 703 hundred 3969 lambs 563; and for a sin offering 2402 8675 2409 for 5922 all 3606 Israel 3479, twelve 8648 6236 he 6841 goats 5796, according to the number 4510 of the tribes 7625 of Israel 3479.

6:18 And they set 6966 8684 the priests 3549 in their divisions 6392, and the Levites 3879 in their courses 4255, for 5922 the service 5673 of God 426, which [is] at Jerusalem 3390; as it is written 3792 in the book 5609 of Moses 4873.(as it is…: Chaldee, according to the writing)

6:19 And the children 1121 of the captivity 1473 kept 6213 8799 the passover 6453 upon the fourteenth 702 6240 [day] of the first 7223 month 2320.

6:20 For the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 were purified 2891 8694 together 259, all of them [were] pure 2889, and killed 7819 8799 the passover 6453 for all the children 1121 of the captivity 1473, and for their brethren 251 the priests 3548, and for themselves.

6:21 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which were come again 7725 8802 out of captivity 1473, and all such as had separated 914 8737 themselves unto them from the filthiness 2932 of the heathen 1471 of the land 776, to seek 1875 8800 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, did eat 398 8799,

6:22 And kept 6213 8799 the feast 2282 of unleavened bread 4682 seven 7651 days 3117 with joy 8057: for the LORD 3068 had made them joyful 8055 8765, and turned 5437 8689 the heart 3820 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804 unto them, to strengthen 2388 8763 their hands 3027 in the work 4399 of the house 1004 of God 430, the God 430 of Israel 3478.

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