Ezra 5:3

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At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

In other translations

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar–boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”

Hebrew words

בֵּהּ־beh-at itזִמְנָאzimna'time theH2166אֲתָא'ata'he cameH858עֲלֵיהוֹןaleihonto themH5922תַּתְּנַיtatenaiTattenaiH8674פַּחַתpachat[the] governor ofH6347עֲבַר־'avar-[the] region beyondH5675נַהֲרָהnaharah'river theH5103וּשְׁתַרushetarand Shethar-H8370בּוֹזְנַיboznaiBozenaiH8370וּכְנָוָתְהוֹןukhenavatehonand associates theirH3675וְכֵןvekhenand as followsH3652אָמְרִין'amerin[they were] sayingH560לְהֹםlehomto themמַן־man-who?H4479שָׂםsamdid he makeH7761לְכֹםlekhomfor youטְעֵםte'ema decreeH2942בַּיְתָאbayta'house theH1005דְנָהdenahthisH1836לִבְּנֵאlibene'to buildH1124וְאֻשַּׁרְנָאve'usharna'and structure theH846דְנָהdenahthisH1836לְשַׁכְלָלָה׃ סleshakhlalahto finishH3635

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Shethar-bozenai, Tattenai

Places: Beyond the River, Jerusalem

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