then (A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God which is in Jerusalem; and (B)the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.

At that time (C)Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the Euphrates River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them as follows: “(D)Who issued you a decree to rebuild this [a]temple and to finish this structure?” (E)Then we told them accordingly what the names of the men were who were reconstructing this building.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:3 Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12

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