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Ezra 4:2-4
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2 they approached Zerubbabel and the family heads and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we also worship your God and have been sacrificing to him[a] since the time King Esar-haddon of Assyria brought us here.”(A)

3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of Israel’s families answered them, “You may have no part with us in building a house for our God,(B) since we alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.”(C) 4 Then the people who were already in the land[b] discouraged[c] the people of Judah and made them afraid(D) to build.

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  1. 4:2 Alt Hb tradition reads have not been sacrificing
  2. 4:4 Lit people of the land, also in v. 6
  3. 4:4 Lit weakened the hands of
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Ezra 4:2-4
New International Version

2 they came to Zerubbabel and to the heads of the families and said, “Let us help you build because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to him since the time of Esarhaddon(A) king of Assyria, who brought us here.”(B)

3 But Zerubbabel, Joshua and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel answered, “You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the Lord, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia, commanded us.”(C)

4 Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building.[a](D)

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  1. Ezra 4:4 Or and troubled them as they built
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Ezra 4:2-4
Good News Translation

2 (A)So they went to see Zerubbabel and the heads of the clans and said, “Let us join you in building the Temple. We worship the same God you worship, and we have been offering sacrifices to him ever since Emperor Esarhaddon of Assyria sent us here to live.”

3 Zerubbabel, Joshua, and the heads of the clans told them, “We don't need your help to build a temple for the Lord our God. We will build it ourselves, just as Emperor Cyrus of Persia commanded us.”

4 Then the people who had been living in the land tried to discourage and frighten the Jews and keep them from building.

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