Lexicon :: Strong's H4481 - min

let it be ^H3046 known ^H3046 to the king ^H4430 that the Jews ^H3062 who ^H1768 came ^H5559 up ^H5559 from you have come ^H858 to us at Jerusalem ^H3390; they are rebuilding ^H1124 the rebellious ^H4779 and evil ^H873 city ^H7149 and are completing ^H3635 the walls ^H7792 and repairing ^H2338 the foundations ^H787.

that ^H1768 a search ^H1240 be made ^H5648 in the record ^H1799 books ^H5609 of your fathers ^H2. And you will find ^H7912 in the record ^H1799 books ^H5609 and come to know ^H3046 that that city ^H7149 is a rebellious ^H4779 city ^H7149 and damaging ^H5142 to kings ^H4430 and provinces ^H4083, and that they have incited ^H5648 revolt ^H849 within ^H1459 it in past ^H5957 days ^H3118; therefore ^H5922 H1836 that city ^H7149 was laid ^H2718 waste ^H2718.

“So a decree ^H2942 has been [fn]issued ^H7761 by me, and a search ^H1240 has been made ^H1240 and it has been found ^H7912 that that city ^H7149 has lifted ^H5376 itself ^H5376 up ^H5376 against ^H5922 the kings ^H4430 in past ^H5957 days ^H3118, that rebellion ^H4776 and revolt ^H849 have been perpetrated ^H5648 in it,

“Now ^H3705 issue ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 to make those ^H479 men ^H1400 stop ^H989, that this ^H1791 city ^H7149 may not be rebuilt ^H1124 until ^H5704 a decree ^H2942 is issued ^H7761 by me.

Then ^H116 as soon ^H4481 H1768 as the copy ^H6573 of King ^H4430 Artaxerxes’ ^H783 document ^H5407 was read ^H7123 before ^H6925 Rehum ^H7348 and Shimshai ^H8124 the scribe ^H5613 and their colleagues ^H3675, they went ^H236 in haste ^H924 to Jerusalem ^H3390 to the Jews ^H3062 and stopped ^H989 them by force ^H153 and military ^H2429.

‘But because ^H4481 H1768 our fathers ^H2 had provoked ^H7265 the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065 to ^H7265 wrath ^H7265, He gave ^H3052 them into the hand ^H3028 of Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 king ^H4430 of Babylon ^H895, the Chaldean ^H3779, who destroyed ^H5642 this ^H1836 house ^H1005 and took ^H1541 the people ^H5972 away ^H1541 into exile ^H5972 in Babylon ^H895.

‘Also ^H638 the gold ^H1722 and silver ^H3702 utensils ^H3984 of the house ^H1005 of God ^H426, which ^H1768 Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 had taken ^H5312 from the temple ^H1965 [fn]in Jerusalem ^H3390 and brought ^H2987 them to the temple ^H1965 of Babylon ^H895, these ^H1994 King ^H4430 Cyrus ^H3567 took ^H5312 out ^H5312 from the temple ^H1965 of Babylon ^H895, and they were given ^H3052 to one whose name ^H8036 was Sheshbazzar ^H8340, whom ^H1768 he had appointed ^H7761 governor ^H6347.

‘Then ^H116 that Sheshbazzar ^H8340 came ^H858 and laid ^H3052 the foundations ^H787 of the house ^H1005 of God ^H426 [fn]in Jerusalem ^H3390; and from then ^H116 until ^H5705 now ^H3705 it is being ^H1124 rebuilt ^H1124, and it is not yet finished ^H8000.’

with three ^H8532 layers ^H5073 of huge ^H1560 stones ^H69 and [fn]one layer ^H5073 of timbers ^H636. And let the cost ^H5313 be given ^H3052 from the [fn]royal ^H4430 treasury ^H1005.

“Moreover, I issue ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 concerning what ^H4101 H1768 you shall do ^H5648 for those ^H479 elders ^H7868 of Judah ^H3062 in the rebuilding ^H1124 of that ^H1791 house ^H1005 of God ^H426: the full ^H629 cost ^H5313 is to be given ^H3052 to those ^H479 people ^H1400 from the royal ^H4430 treasury ^H5232 out of the tribute ^H4061 of the provinces beyond ^H5675 the River ^H5103, and that without ^H3809 negligence ^H989.

“And I issued ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 that any ^H3606 man ^H606 who ^H1768 violates ^H8133 this ^H1836 edict ^H6600, a timber ^H636 shall be pulled ^H5256 out ^H5256 from his house ^H1005 and he shall be impaled ^H2211 H4223 on it and his house ^H1005 shall be made ^H5648 a refuse ^H5122 heap ^H5122 on account ^H5922 of this ^H1836.

I have issued ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 that any ^H3606 of the people ^H5972 of Israel ^H3479 and their priests ^H3549 and the Levites ^H3879 in my kingdom ^H4437 who ^H1768 freely ^H5069 offer ^H5069 to go ^H1981 to Jerusalem ^H3390, may go ^H1981 with you.

“The rest ^H7606 of the needs ^H2819 for the house ^H1005 of your God ^H426, which ^H1768 may fall ^H5308 upon ^H5308 you to provide ^H5415, provide ^H5415 for it from the royal ^H4430 treasury ^H1596.

“Whatever ^H3606 H1768 is [fn]decreed ^H4481 H2942 by the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065, let it be done ^H5648 with zeal ^H149 for the house ^H1005 of the God ^H426 of heaven ^H8065, so ^H1768 that there will not be wrath ^H7109 against ^H5922 the kingdom ^H4437 of the king ^H4430 and his sons ^H1123.

“Whoever ^H3605 will not do ^H5648 the law ^H1882 of your God ^H426 and the law ^H1882 of the king ^H4430, let judgment ^H1780 be done ^H5648 to him with all ^H629 diligence ^H629, whether ^H2006 for death ^H4193 or ^H2006 for [fn]banishment ^H8332 or ^H2006 for confiscation ^H6065 of goods ^H5232 or for imprisonment ^H613.”