1
Now in the
first year of
Cyrus king of
Persia, in order to
fulfill the
word of the
LORD by the
mouth of
Jeremiah, the
LORD stirred up the
spirit of
Cyrus king of
Persia, so that he
sent a
proclamation throughout
all his
kingdom, and
also put it in
writing,
saying:
h'wh.y -r;b.D tw{l.kil s;r'P .$,l,m v,rw{k.l t;x;a t;n.vib.W ? v,r{K ;x.Wr -t,a h'wh.y ryi[eh h'y.m.rIy yiPim ? w{t.Wk.l;m -l'k.B lw{q -r,b][;Y;w s;r'P -.k,l,m ? r{mael b'T.kim.B -m;g.w
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"Thus says Cyrus king of
Persia, 'The
LORD, the
God of
heaven, has
given me
all the
kingdoms of the
earth and He has
appointed me to
build Him a
house in
Jerusalem,
which is in
Judah.
#,r'a'h tw{k.l.m;m l{K s;r'P .$,l,m v,r{K r;m'a h{K ? d;q'p -a.Wh.w ~Iy'm'V;h yeh{l/a h'wh.y yil !;t'n ? h'd.WhyiB r,v]a ~i;l'v.WryiB tIy;b w{l -tw{n.bil y;l'[