(A)Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were constructing this building. But (B)the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, so that they could not make them cease till a report could go to Darius. Then a (C)written answer was returned concerning this matter. This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai sent:

The governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, (D)and his companions, the Persians who were in the region beyond the River, to Darius the king.

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They[a] also asked, “What are the names of those who are constructing this building?” But the eye of their God(A) was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.

This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:4 See Septuagint; Aramaic We.