Ezra 5:17

וּכְעַן הֵן עַל ־ מַלְכָּא טָב יִתְבַּקַּר בְּבֵית גִּנְזַיָּא דִּי ־ מַלְכָּא תַמָּה דִּי בְּבָבֶל הֵן אִיתַי דִּֽי ־ מִן ־ כּוֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא שִׂים טְעֵם לְמִבְנֵא בֵּית ־ אֱלָהָא דֵךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶם וּרְעוּת מַלְכָּא עַל ־ דְּנָה יִשְׁלַח עֲלֶֽינָא ׃ ס

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

In Context

16אֱדַיִן שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר דֵּךְ אֲתָא יְהַב אֻשַּׁיָּא דִּי ־ בֵית אֱלָהָא דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם וּמִן ־ אֱדַיִן וְעַד ־ כְּעַן מִתְבְּנֵא וְלָא שְׁלִֽם ׃

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Cross References

Ezra 4:15דִּי יְבַקַּר בִּֽסְפַר ־ דָּכְרָנַיָּא דִּי אֲבָהָתָךְ וּתְהַשְׁכַּח בִּסְפַר דָּכְרָנַיָּא וְתִנְדַּע דִּי קִרְיְתָא דָךְ קִרְיָא מָֽרָדָא וּֽמְהַנְזְקַת מַלְכִין וּמְדִנָן וְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר עָבְדִין בְּגַוַּהּ מִן ־ יוֹמָת עָלְמָא עַל ־ דְּנָה קִרְיְתָא דָךְ הָֽחָרְבַֽת ׃

Ezra 6:1בֵּאדַיִן דָּרְיָוֶשׁ מַלְכָּא שָׂם טְעֵם וּבַקַּרוּ ׀ בְּבֵית סִפְרַיָּא דִּי גִנְזַיָּא מְהַחֲתִין תַּמָּה בְּבָבֶֽל ׃

Matthew Henry on Ezra 5:4-17

The Case Represented to Darius. ( b. c. 519.) 3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? 5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer… Read the whole commentary →

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