Ezra 5:3-6 (New International Version)
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At that time Tattenai,1 governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai2 and their associates went to them and asked, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?"3
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They also asked, "What are the names of the men constructing this building?"a
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But the eye of their God4 was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.
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This is a copy of the letter that Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates, the officials of Trans-Euphrates, sent to King Darius.
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