Ezra · עֶזְרָא

Ezra 1:2

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֗ר כֹּ֙רֶשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ פָּרַ֔ס כֹּ֚ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ נָ֣תַן לִ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְה֣וּא פָקַ֣ד עָלַ֗י לִבְנֽוֹת לוֹ֙ בַ֔יִת בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃
koh ʾamar koresh melek paras kol mamlkvot haʾareṣ natan liy yhvah ʾelohey hashamayim vhvʾ paqad ʿalay libnvot lvo bayit biyrvshaliam ʾasher biyhvdah
King James Version (KJV)

Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

Modern English

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

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