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</li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Ezra Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Darius’ investigation and decree <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6#h=35:0-38:0"><span class="altsize">1-12</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Temple completed and inaugurated <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6#h=38:0-40:0"><span class="altsize">13-18</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Passover observed <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6#h=40:0-41:0"><span class="altsize">19-22</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-1" data-section-citation="015006001015006001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-32"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p99" data-pid="99">Lit., “the house of the records.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p112" data-pid="112" class="se"></p> <p id="p113" data-pid="113" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/87/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1154</a></p> <p id="p114" data-pid="114" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/88/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 613</a></p> <div id="p115" data-pid="115"><p data-pid="115" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/89/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="115" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/89/0">1/15/1986, p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p45" data-pid="45" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/43/0">it-1 1154;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/43/2"> it-2 613;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/43/4"> w86 1/15 7</a></p> <p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-2" data-section-citation="015006002015006002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-33"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p100" data-pid="100">Or “jurisdictional district.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p116" data-pid="116" class="se"></p> <p id="p117" data-pid="117" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/90/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 569,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/91/0"> 674</a></p> <p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p46" data-pid="46" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/44/0">it-1 569,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/44/2"> 674;</a></p> <p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="sx"></p> <p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/50/0">ad 410,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/50/1"> 480;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/50/2"> w65 599</a></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-3" data-section-citation="015006003015006003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-34"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p101" data-pid="101">About 26.7 m (87.6 ft). See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/2">App. B14</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/124" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-125"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 36:22, 23; Ezr 1:1-3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-125" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/125" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-126"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 6:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-126" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p118" data-pid="118" class="se"></p> <p id="p119" data-pid="119" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/92/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 569</a></p> <p id="p120" data-pid="120" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/93/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 612-613</a></p> <div id="p121" data-pid="121"><p data-pid="121" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/94/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="121" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/94/0">2/2011, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p47" data-pid="47" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/45/0">it-1 569;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/45/2"> it-2 612-613;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/45/4"> g 2/11 16-17;</a></p> <p id="p48" data-pid="48" class="sx"></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/51/0">w65 568;</a><span class="ni"> bf 369,</span><span class="ni"> 379</span></p> <p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-4" data-section-citation="015006004015006004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/126" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-127"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 3:7; 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-127" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/127" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-128"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:20; Isa 49:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-128" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p122" data-pid="122" class="se"></p> <div id="p123" data-pid="123"><p data-pid="123" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/95/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="123" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/95/0">2/2011, pp. 16-17</a></p> </div><p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p48" data-pid="48" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/46/0">g 2/11 16-17</a></p> <p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-5" data-section-citation="015006005015006005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/128" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-129"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 25:13-15; 2Ch 36:7, 18; Da 1:1, 2; 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-129" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/129" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-130"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 1:8, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-130" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p124" data-pid="124" class="se"></p> <p id="p125" data-pid="125" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/96/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 569</a></p> <p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p49" data-pid="49" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/47/0">it-1 569</a></p> <p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-6" data-section-citation="015006006015006006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-35"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p102" data-pid="102">Or “of Trans-Euphrates.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/130" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-131"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:3, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-131" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-8" data-section-citation="015006008015006008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/131" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-132"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:20; Hag 2:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-132" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/132" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-133"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-133" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-9" data-section-citation="015006009015006009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/133" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-134"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:3, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-134" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/134" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-135"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-135" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/135" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-136"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 28:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-136" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/136" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-137"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-137" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/137" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-138"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-138" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/138" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-139"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 15:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-139" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/139" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-140"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 27:20; Le 2:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-140" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-10" data-section-citation="015006010015006010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/140" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-141"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-141" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/52/0">w52 378</a></p> <p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-11" data-section-citation="015006011015006011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-36"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p103" data-pid="103">Or “and he will be impaled on it.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-37"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p104" data-pid="104">Or possibly, “a garbage dump; a dunghill.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/53/0">g74 9/22 28;</a><span class="ni"> g63 4/8 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/53/3"> w57 166</a></p> <p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-12" data-section-citation="015006012015006012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/141" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-142"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:5, 6; 2Ch 7:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-142" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-13" data-section-citation="015006013015006013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/142" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-143"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-143" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p126" data-pid="126" class="se"></p> <div id="p127" data-pid="127"><p data-pid="127" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/97/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="127" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/97/0">6/15/1993, p. 32</a></p> </div><p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p50" data-pid="50" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/48/0">w93 6/15 32</a></p> <p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-14" data-section-citation="015006014015006014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/143" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-144"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 3:8; 4:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-144" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/144" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-145"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Hag 1:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-145" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/145" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-146"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:1, 2; Zec 1:1, 7; 6:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-146" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/146" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-147"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Hag 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-147" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/147" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-148"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2, 3; Isa 44:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-148" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-148" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/148" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-149"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 6:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-149" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-149" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/149" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-150"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:12, 13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-150" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-150" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p128" data-pid="128" class="se"></p> <p id="p129" data-pid="129" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/98/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 182</a></p> <div id="p130" data-pid="130"><p data-pid="130" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/99/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="130" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/99/0">1/15/1986, p. 7</a></p> </div><p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/49/0">it-1 182;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/49/2"> w86 1/15 7;</a></p> <p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"></p> <p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/54/0">ad 137;</a><span class="ni"> w38 234</span></p> <p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-15" data-section-citation="015006015015006015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-38"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p105" data-pid="105">See <a class="it" href="/en/wol/tc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/3">App. B15</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p131" data-pid="131" class="se"></p> <p id="p132" data-pid="132" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/100/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 463,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/101/0"> 584</a></p> <p id="p133" data-pid="133" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/102/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 86</a></p> <p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/50/0">it-1 463,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/50/2"> 584;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/50/4"> si 86;</a></p> <p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"></p> <p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/0">sl 321;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/2"> w72 746;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/4"> ad 348,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/5"> 422;</a><span class="ni"> li 33;</span><span class="ni"> g66 1/8 24;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/8"> w65 599;</a><span class="ni"> bf 379;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/55/10"> w59 154;</a><span class="ni"> yw 76</span></p> <p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-16" data-section-citation="015006016015006016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:16</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-39"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p106" data-pid="106">Or “dedication.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/150" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-151"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 9:2; Ne 7:73</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-151" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-151" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p58" data-pid="58" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/56/0">w65 600;</a><span class="ni"> bf 380</span></p> <p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-17" data-section-citation="015006017015006017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/151" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-152"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 7:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-152" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-152" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/57/0">w56 487</a></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-18" data-section-citation="015006018015006018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/152" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-153"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-153" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-153" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/153" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-154"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-154" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-154" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p134" data-pid="134" class="se"></p> <p id="p135" data-pid="135" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/103/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 13</a></p> <p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p53" data-pid="53" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/51/0">si 13;</a></p> <p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/58/0">w62 268</a></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-19" data-section-citation="015006019015006019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:19</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/154" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-155"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:2, 14; Le 23:5; De 16:1; Es 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-155" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-155" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-20" data-section-citation="015006020015006020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/155" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-156"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 30:19, 20; Le 21:8; 22:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-156" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-156" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-21" data-section-citation="015006021015006021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-40"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p107" data-pid="107">Lit., “search for.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/156" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-157"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:48; Nu 9:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-157" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-157" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p136" data-pid="136" class="se"></p> <div id="p137" data-pid="137"><p data-pid="137" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/104/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="137" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/104/0">1/15/2006, p. 19</a></p><p data-pid="137" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/105/0">1/15/1986, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/52/0">w06 1/15 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/52/2"> w86 1/15 9</a></p> <p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="15-6-22" data-section-citation="015006022015006022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:22</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-41"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p108" data-pid="108">Lit., “strengthened their hands.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/157" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-158"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:17; Le 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-158" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-158" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/158" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-159"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:27; Pr 21:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-159" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-159" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p138" data-pid="138" class="se"></p> <p id="p139" data-pid="139" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204404/106/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 205</a></p> <p id="p140" data-pid="140" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p55" data-pid="55" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270015/53/0">it-1 205;</a></p> <p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="sx"></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020015/59/0">ad 155</a></p> <p id="p62" data-pid="62" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/124/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 36:22, 23; Ezr 1:1-3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-125-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/125/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 6:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-126-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/126/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 3:7; 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-127-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/127/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:20; Isa 49:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-128-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/128/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 25:13-15; 2Ch 36:7, 18; Da 1:1, 2; 5:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-129-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/129/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 1:8, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-130-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/130/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:3, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-131-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/131/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:20; Hag 2:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-132-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/132/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-133-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/133/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:3, 5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-134-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/134/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 1:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-135-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/135/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 28:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-136-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/136/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-137-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/137/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 2:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-138-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/138/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 15:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-139-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/139/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 27:20; Le 2:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-140-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/140/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-141-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/141/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 12:5, 6; 2Ch 7:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-142-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/142/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-143-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/143/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 3:8; 4:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-144-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/144/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Hag 1:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-145-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/145/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 5:1, 2; Zec 1:1, 7; 6:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-146-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/146/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Hag 1:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-147-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/147/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:2, 3; Isa 44:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-148-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/148/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 6:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-149-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/149/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:12, 13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-150-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/150/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 9:2; Ne 7:73</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-151-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/151/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ch 7:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-152-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/152/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-153-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/153/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-154-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/154/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:2, 14; Le 23:5; De 16:1; Es 3:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-155-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/155/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:20</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 30:19, 20; Le 21:8; 22:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-156-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/156/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:48; Nu 9:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-157-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/157/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:17; Le 23:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-158-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/15/6/158/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ezra 6:22</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ezr 7:27; Pr 21:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-159-1" 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issued an order, and they made an investigation in the archives<a id="footnotesource32" data-fnid="32" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/31">*</a> where the treasures were deposited in Babylon. </span><span id="v15-6-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12153" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>And a scroll was found in the citadel at Ec·batʹa·na, in the province<a id="footnotesource33" data-fnid="33" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/32">*</a> of Meʹdi·a, and the following memorandum was written on it:</span></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sb"><span id="v15-6-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12154" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>“In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued an order concerning the house of God in Jerusalem:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/124" data-bid="125-1" class="b">+</a> ‘Let the house be rebuilt as the place where they are to offer sacrifices, and its foundations are to be set in place; its height is to be 60 cubits,<a id="footnotesource34" data-fnid="34" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/33">*</a> its width 60 cubits,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/125" data-bid="126-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v15-6-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12155" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>with three layers of large stones rolled into place and one layer of timbers;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/126" data-bid="127-1" class="b">+</a> and let the expense be paid from the king’s house.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/127" data-bid="128-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v15-6-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12156" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Also, let the gold and silver vessels of the house of God that Neb·u·chad·nezʹzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/128" data-bid="129-1" class="b">+</a> be returned, so that they may be put in their place in the temple in Jerusalem and be deposited in the house of God.’<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/129" data-bid="130-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sb"><span id="v15-6-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12157" class="vl vp">6 </a>“So now Tatʹte·nai the governor of the region Beyond the River,<a id="footnotesource35" data-fnid="35" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/34">*</a> Sheʹthar-bozʹe·nai, and your colleagues, the lesser governors of the region Beyond the River<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/130" data-bid="131-1" class="b">+</a>—stay away from there. </span><span id="v15-6-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12158" class="vl vp">7 </a>Do not interfere with the work on that house of God. The governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews will rebuild that house of God in its former place. </span><span id="v15-6-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12159" class="vl vp">8 </a>Furthermore, I am issuing an order as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews for rebuilding that house of God: From the royal treasury,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/131" data-bid="132-1" class="b">+</a> from the tax collected in the region Beyond the River, the expenses are to be promptly given to these men to continue without interruption.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/132" data-bid="133-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v15-6-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12160" class="vl vp">9 </a>And whatever is needed—young bulls<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/133" data-bid="134-1" class="b">+</a> as well as rams<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/134" data-bid="135-1" class="b">+</a> and lambs<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/135" data-bid="136-1" class="b">+</a> for the burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/136" data-bid="137-1" class="b">+</a> salt,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/137" data-bid="138-1" class="b">+</a> wine,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/138" data-bid="139-1" class="b">+</a> and oil,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/139" data-bid="140-1" class="b">+</a> just as the priests who are in Jerusalem say—is to be given them continually day by day without fail, </span><span id="v15-6-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12161" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>so that they may continually present offerings that please the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/140" data-bid="141-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v15-6-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12162" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>I have also issued an order that if anyone violates this decree, a timber will be pulled out of his house and he will be lifted up and fastened to it,<a id="footnotesource36" data-fnid="36" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/35">*</a> and his house will be turned into a public latrine<a id="footnotesource37" data-fnid="37" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/36">*</a> for this offense. </span><span id="v15-6-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12163" class="vl vp">12 </a>And may the God who has caused his name to reside there<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/141" data-bid="142-1" class="b">+</a> overthrow any king and people who lift a hand to violate this order and destroy that house of God, which is in Jerusalem. I, Da·riʹus, issue this order. Let it be done promptly.”</span></p> <p id="p38" data-pid="38" class="sb"><span id="v15-6-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12164" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Then Tatʹte·nai the governor of the region Beyond the River, Sheʹthar-bozʹe·nai,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/142" data-bid="143-1" class="b">+</a> and their colleagues promptly carried out everything that King Da·riʹus had ordered. </span><span id="v15-6-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12165" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>And the elders of the Jews continued building and making progress,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/143" data-bid="144-1" class="b">+</a> urged on by the prophesying of Hagʹgai<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/144" data-bid="145-1" class="b">+</a> the prophet and Zech·a·riʹah<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/145" data-bid="146-1" class="b">+</a> the grandson of Idʹdo; they finished building it by the order of the God of Israel<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/146" data-bid="147-1" class="b">+</a> and by the order of Cyrus<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/147" data-bid="148-1" class="b">+</a> and Da·riʹus<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/148" data-bid="149-1" class="b">+</a> and King Ar·ta·xerxʹes<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/149" data-bid="150-1" class="b">+</a> of Persia. </span><span id="v15-6-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12166" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>They completed the house by the third day of the month of Aʹdar,<a id="footnotesource38" data-fnid="38" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/37">*</a> in the sixth year of the reign of King Da·riʹus.</span></p> <p id="p39" data-pid="39" class="sb"><span id="v15-6-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12167" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>Then the Israelites, the priests, the Levites,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/150" data-bid="151-1" class="b">+</a> and the rest of the former exiles held the inauguration<a id="footnotesource39" data-fnid="39" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070119/38">*</a> of this house of God with joy. </span><span id="v15-6-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12168" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>And they presented for the inauguration of this house of God 100 bulls, 200 rams, 400 lambs, and as a sin offering for all Israel 12 male goats, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/151" data-bid="152-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v15-6-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070119/12169" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>And they appointed the priests in their groups and the Levites in their divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/152" data-bid="153-1" class="b">+</a> according to what is written in the book of Moses.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070119/153" data-bid="154-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p40" data-pid="40" 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