H4481And IH576, even IH783ArtaxerxesH4430the kingH7761, do make[H8752] H2942a decreeH3606to allH1490the treasurersH5675which are beyondH5103the riverH5831, that whatsoever EzraH3549the priestH5613, the scribeH1882of the lawH426of the GodH8065of heavenH7593, shall require[H8748] H5648of you, it be done[H8725] H629speedily,
H7868And the elders[H8750] H3062of the JewsH1124builded[H8750] H6744, and they prospered[H8683] H5017through the prophesyingH2292of HaggaiH5029the prophetH2148and ZechariahH1247the sonH5714of IddoH1124. And they builded[H8754] H3635, and finished[H8806] H4481it, accordingH2941to the commandmentH426of the GodH3479of IsraelH2942, and according to the commandmentH3567of CyrusH1868, and DariusH783, and ArtaxerxesH4430kingH6540of Persia.
H935And when they came[H8799] H2518to HilkiahH1419the highH3548priestH5414, they delivered[H8799] H3701the moneyH935that was brought[H8716] H1004into the houseH430of GodH3881, which the LevitesH8104that kept[H8802] H5592the doorsH622had gathered[H8804] H3027of the handH4519of ManassehH669and EphraimH7611, and of all the remnantH3478of IsraelH3063, and of all JudahH1144and BenjaminH7725; and they returned[H8799] [H8675] H3427 [H8802] H3389to Jerusalem.
H3117And in the daysH783of ArtaxerxesH3789wrote[H8804] H1312BishlamH4990, MithredathH2870, TabeelH7605, and the restH3674of their companionsH783, unto ArtaxerxesH4428kingH6539of PersiaH3791; and the writingH5406of the letterH3789was written[H8803] H762in the Syrian tongueH8638, and interpreted[H8794] H762in the Syrian tongue.
H5971And all the peopleH622gathered themselves together[H8735] H259as oneH376manH7339into the streetH6440that was beforeH4325the waterH8179gateH559; and they spake[H8799] H5830unto EzraH5608the scribe[H8802] H935to bring[H8687] H5612the bookH8451of the lawH4872of MosesH3068, which the LORDH6680had commanded[H8765] H3478to Israel.