then (A)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak arose 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 [a]River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them thus, “(D)Who issued you a decree to rebuild this [b]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 I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch
  2. Ezra 5:3 Lit house, and so in vv 9, 11, 12