03479 EZR 005 001 Then the prophets <05029 +n@biy> > , Haggai <02292 +Chaggay > the prophet <05029 +n@biy> > , and Zechariah <02148 +Z@karyah > the son <01247 +bar > of Iddo <05714 + , prophesied <05013 +n@ba> > unto the Jews <03062 +Y@huwda>iy > that [ were ] in Judah <03061 +Y@huwd > and Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > in the name <08036 +shum > of the God <00426 +>elahh > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , [ even ] unto them . 03479 EZR 005 011 And thus <03660 +k@nema> > they returned <08421 +tuwb > us answer <06600 +pithgam > , saying <00560 +>amar > , We are the servants <05649 + of the God <00426 +>elahh > of heaven <08065 +shamayin > and earth <00772 +>ara< > , and build <01129 +banah > the house <01005 +bayith > that was builded <01124 +b@na> > these <01836 +den > many <07690 +saggiy> > years <08140 +sh@nah > ago <06928 +qadmah > , which a great <07229 +rab > king <04430 +melek > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > builded <01124 +b@na> > and set <03635 +k@lal > up . 03479 EZR 006 014 And the elders <07868 +siyb > of the Jews <03062 +Y@huwda>iy > builded <1124b@na> > , and they prospered <06744 +ts@lach > through the prophesying <05017 +n@buw>ah > of Haggai <02292 +Chaggay > the prophet <05029 +n@biy> > and Zechariah <02148 +Z@karyah > the son <01247 +bar > of Iddo <05714 + . And they builded <01124 +b@na> > , and finished <03635 +k@lal > [ it ] , according <04481 +min > to the commandment <02941 +ta of the God <00426 +>elahh > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , and according to the commandment <02942 +t@ of Cyrus <03567 +Kowresh > , and Darius <01868 +Dar@yavesh > , and Artaxerxes <00783 +>Artachshashta> > king <04430 +melek > of Persia <06540 +Parac > . 03479 EZR 006 016 And the children <01121 +ben > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , the priests <03549 +kahen > , and the Levites <03879 +Leviy > , and the rest <07606 +sh@>ar > of the children <01121 +ben > of the captivity <01547 +galuwth > , kept <05648 + the dedication <02597 +chanukka> > of this <01836 +den > house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > with joy <02305 +chedvah > , 03479 EZR 006 017 And offered <07127 +q@reb > at the dedication <02597 +chanukka> > of this <01836 +den > house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > an hundred <03969 +ma>ah > bullocks <08450 +towr > , two hundred <03969 +ma>ah > rams <01798 +d@kar > , four <00703 +>arba< > hundred <03969 +ma>ah > lambs <00563 +>immar > ; and for a sin <02409 +chattaya> > offering for all <03606 +kol > Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , twelve he goats <05795 + , according to the number <04510 +minyan > of the tribes <07626 +shebet > of Israel <03479 +Yisra>el > . 03479 EZR 006 017 And offered <07127 +q@reb > at the dedication <02597 +chanukka> > of this <01836 +den > house <01005 +bayith > of God <00426 +>elahh > an hundred <03969 +ma>ah > bullocks <08450 +towr > , two hundred <03969 +ma>ah > rams <01798 +d@kar > , four <00703 +>arba< > hundred <03969 +ma>ah > lambs <00563 +>immar > ; and for a sin <02409 +chattaya> > offering for all <03606 +kol > Israel <03479 +Yisra>el > , twelve he goats <05795 + , according to the number <04510 +minyan > of the tribes <07626 +shebet > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > . 03479 EZR 007 013 I make <07761 +suwm > a decree <02942 +t@ , that all <03606 +kol > they of the people <05972 + of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , and [ of ] his priests <03549 +kahen > and Levites <03879 +Leviy > , in my realm <04437 +malkuw > , which <01768 +diy > are minded of their own freewill <05069 +n@dab > to go <01946 +huwk > up to Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > , go <01946 +huwk > with thee . 03479 EZR 007 015 And to carry <02987 +y@bal > the silver <03702 +k@caph > and gold <01722 +d@hab > , which <01768 +diy > the king <04430 +melek > and his counsellors <03272 +y@ have freely offered <05069 +n@dab > unto the God <00426 +>elahh > of Israel <{03479} +Yisra>el > , whose <01768 +diy > habitation <04907 +mishkan > [ is ] in Jerusalem <03390 +Y@ruwshalem ( Chald ) > , ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~