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  6:1 ¶
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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6:1 ¶
Thenº
Dariusº
the kingº
madeºº
a decree,º
and searchºº
was madeº
in the houseº
of the rolls,º
whereºº
the treasuresº
were laid upºº
in Babylon.º |
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6:2
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a roll, and therein was thus written for a record: |
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6:2
And there was foundºº
at Achmetha,º
in the palaceº
thatº
[is] in the provinceº
of the Medes,º
aº
roll,º
and thereinº
[was] a recordº
thusº
written:ºº |
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6:3
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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6:3
In the firstº
yearº
of Cyrusº
the kingº
[the same] Cyrusº
the kingº
madeºº
a decreeº
[concerning] the houseº
of Godº
at Jerusalem,º
Let the houseº
be builded,ºº
the placeº
whereº
they offeredºº
sacrifices,º
and let the foundationsº
thereof be strongly laid;ºº
the heightº
thereof threescoreº
cubits,º
[and] the breadthº
thereof threescoreº
cubits;º |
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6:4
with three courses of great stones, and a course of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house. |
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6:4
[With] threeº
rowsº
ofº
greatº
stones,º
and a rowº
ofº
newº
timber:º
and let the expensesº
be givenºº
out ofº
the king'sº
house:º |
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6:5
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 unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place; and thou shalt put them in the house of God. |
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6:5
And alsoº
let the goldenº
and silverº
vesselsº
of the houseº
of God,º
whichº
Nebuchadnezzarº
took forthºº
out ofº
the templeº
whichº
[is] at Jerusalem,º
and broughtºº
unto Babylon,º
be restored,ºº
and brought againºº
unto the templeº
whichº
[is] at Jerusalem,º
[every one] to his place,º
and placeºº
[them] in the houseº
of God.º |
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6:6
Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, be ye far from thence: |
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6:6
Nowº
[therefore], Tatnai,º
governorº
beyondº
the river,º
Shetharboznai,º
and your companionsº
the Apharsachites,º
whichº
[are] beyondº
the river,º
beº
yeºº
farº
fromº
thence:º |
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6:7
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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6:7
Let the workº
of thisº
houseº
of Godº
alone;ºº
let the governorº
of the Jewsº
and the eldersºº
of the Jewsº
buildºº
thisº
houseº
of Godº
inº
his place.º |
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6:8
Moreover I make a decree what ye 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 unto these men, that they be not hindered. |
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6:8
Moreover Iº
makeºº
a decreeº
whatºº
ye shall doºº
toº
the eldersºº
of theseº
Jewsº
for the buildingºº
of thisº
houseº
of God:º
that of the king'sº
goods,ººº
[even] ofº
the tributeº
beyondº
the river,º
forthwithº
expensesº
beºº
givenºº
unto theseº
men,º
thatº
they be notº
hindered.ºº |
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6:9
And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven; [also] 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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6:9
And thatº
whichº
they have need of,ºº
both youngº
bullocks,º
and rams,º
and lambs,º
for the burnt offeringsº
of the Godº
of heaven,º
wheat,º
salt,º
wine,º
and oil,º
according to the appointmentº
of the priestsº
whichº
[are] at Jerusalem,º
let it beºº
givenºº
them dayº
by dayº
withoutºº
fail:º |
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6:10
that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savor unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. |
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6:10
Thatº
they mayº
offerºººº
sacrifices of sweet savoursº
unto the Godº
of heaven,º
and prayºº
for the lifeº
of the king,º
and of his sons.º |
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6:11
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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6:11
Alsoº
I have madeºº
a decree,º
thatº
whosoeverººº
shall alterºº
thisº
word,º
let timberº
be pulled downºº
fromº
his house,º
and being set up,ºº
let him be hangedºº
thereon;º
and let his houseº
be madeºº
a dunghillº
forº
this.º |
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6:12
and the God that hath 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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6:12
And the Godº
thatº
hath caused his nameº
to dwellºº
thereº
destroyºº
allº
kingsº
and people,º
thatº
shall putºº
to their handº
to alterºº
[and] to destroyºº
thisº
houseº
of Godº
whichº
[is] at Jerusalem.º
Iº
Dariusº
have madeºº
a decree;º
let it be doneºº
with speed.º |
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6:13 ¶
Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had sent, did accordingly with all diligence. |
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6:13 ¶
Thenº
Tatnai,º
governorº
on this sideº
the river,º
Shetharboznai,º
and their companions,º
accordingº
toº
that whichº
Dariusº
the kingº
had sent,ºº
soº
they didºº
speedily.º |
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6:14
And the elders of the Jews builded and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And 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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6:14
And the eldersºº
of the Jewsº
builded,ºº
and they prosperedºº
through the prophesyingº
of Haggaiº
the prophetº
and Zechariahº
the sonº
of Iddo.º
And they builded,ºº
and finishedºº
[it], accordingº
to the commandmentº
of the Godº
of Israel,º
and according toº
the commandmentº
of Cyrus,º
and Darius,º
and Artaxerxesº
kingº
of Persia.º |
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6:15
And 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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6:15
And thisº
houseº
was finishedºº
onº
the thirdº
dayº
of the monthº
Adar,º
whichº
wasº
in the sixthº
yearº
of the reignº
of Dariusº
the king.º |
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6:16 ¶
And 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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6:16 ¶
And the childrenº
of Israel,º
the priests,º
and the Levites,º
and the restº
of the childrenº
of the captivity,º
keptºº
the dedicationº
of thisº
houseº
of Godº
with joy,º |
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6:17
And 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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6:17
And offeredºº
at the dedicationº
of thisº
houseº
of Godº
an hundredº
bullocks,º
two hundredº
rams,º
fourº
hundredº
lambs;º
and for a sin offeringººº
forº
allº
Israel,º
twelveºº
heº
goats,ºº
according to the numberº
of the tribesº
of Israel.º |
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6:18
And 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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6:18
And they setºº
the priestsº
in their divisions,º
and the Levitesº
in their courses,º
forº
the serviceº
of God,º
whichº
[is] at Jerusalem;º
as it is writtenº
in the bookº
of Moses.º |
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6:19
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth [day] of the first month. |
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6:19
And the childrenº
of the captivityº
keptººº
the passoverº
upon the fourteenthºº
[day] of the firstº
month.º |
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6:20
For the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together; all of them were pure: and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. |
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6:20
Forº
the priestsº
and the Levitesº
were purifiedºº
together,º
allº
of them [were] pure,º
and killedºº
the passoverº
for allº
the childrenº
of the captivity,º
and for their brethrenº
the priests,º
and for themselves. |
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6:21
And the children of Israel that were come again out of the captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the nations of the land, to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, did eat, |
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6:21
And the childrenº
of Israel,º
which were come againºº
out of captivity,ºº
and allº
such as had separatedºº
themselvesº
untoº
them from the filthinessºº
of the heathenº
of the land,º
to seekºº
the LORDº
Godº
of Israel,º
did eat,ºº |
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6:22
and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for Jehovah had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. |
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6:22
And keptºº
the feastº
of unleavened breadº
sevenº
daysº
with joy:º
forº
the LORDº
had made them joyful,ºº
and turnedºº
the heartº
of the kingº
of Assyriaº
untoº
them, to strengthenºº
their handsº
in the workº
of the houseº
of God,º
the Godº
of Israel.º |
