Ezra 5

3Almost at once Governor Tattenai of West-of-Euphrates, Shethar Bozenai, and their fellow officials came to Jerusalem and demanded: “Who gave you orders to build this Temple and equip it?”

4They also asked for the names of all the men who were helping build the Temple.[#5.4: Some ancient translations Aramaic]

5But God was watching over the Jewish leaders, and the Persian officials decided to take no action until they could write to Emperor Darius and receive a reply.

6This is the report that they sent to the emperor:

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