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1. During the first year that Cyrus was king of Persia, the Lord caused him to make an announcement. It was written down, and Cyrus ordered that it be read throughout his kingdom. This was done so that what the Lord had told Jeremiah years before would now happen. This is the announcement:
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1. Now in the first H259 year H8141 of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , that the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 by the mouth H4480 H6310 of Jeremiah H3414 might be fulfilled H3615 , the LORD H3068 stirred up H5782 H853 the spirit H7307 of Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , that he made a proclamation H5674 H6963 throughout all H3605 his kingdom H4438 , and put it also H1571 in writing H4385 , saying H559 ,
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2. "From King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, gave all the kingdoms on earth to me. And he chose me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in the country of Judah.
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2. Thus H3541 saith H559 Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 , The LORD H3068 God H430 of heaven H8064 hath given H5414 me all H3605 the kingdoms H4467 of the earth H776 ; and he H1931 hath charged H6485 H5921 me to build H1129 him a house H1004 at Jerusalem H3389 , which H834 is in Judah H3063 .
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3. The Lord is the God of Israel, the God who is in Jerusalem. If any of God's people are living among you, I pray God will bless them. You must let them go to Jerusalem in the country of Judah. You must let them go build the Lord's Temple.
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3. Who H4310 is there among you of all H4480 H3605 his people H5971 ? his God H430 be H1961 with H5973 him , and let him go up H5927 to Jerusalem H3389 , which H834 is in Judah H3063 , and build H1129 H853 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 , ( he H1931 is the God H430 ,) which H834 is in Jerusalem H3389 .
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4. And so in any place where there might be survivors of Israel, the men in that place must support these survivors. Give them silver, gold, cows, and other things. Give them gifts for God's Temple in Jerusalem."
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4. And whosoever H3605 remaineth H7604 in any H4480 H3605 place H4725 where H834 he H1931 sojourneth H1481 , let the men H376 of his place H4725 help H5375 him with silver H3701 , and with gold H2091 , and with goods H7399 , and with beasts H929 , beside H5973 the freewill offering H5071 for the house H1004 of God H430 that H834 is in Jerusalem H3389 .
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5. So the family leaders from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin prepared to go up to Jerusalem. They were going to Jerusalem to build the Lord's Temple. Also everyone who God had encouraged prepared to go to Jerusalem.
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5. Then rose up H6965 the chief H7218 of the fathers H1 of Judah H3063 and Benjamin H1144 , and the priests H3548 , and the Levites H3881 , with all H3605 them H853 whose spirit H7307 God H430 had raised H5782 , to go up H5927 to build H1129 H853 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 which H834 is in Jerusalem H3389 .
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6. All their neighbors gave them many gifts. They gave them silver, gold, cows, and other expensive things. Their neighbors freely gave them all those things.
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6. And all H3605 they that were about H5439 them strengthened H2388 their hands H3027 with vessels H3627 of silver H3701 , with gold H2091 , with goods H7399 , and with beasts H929 , and with precious things H4030 , beside all H905 H5921 H3605 that was willingly offered H5068 .
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7. Also, King Cyrus brought out the things that belonged in the Lord's Temple that Nebuchadnezzar had taken away from Jerusalem. He had put them in his temple where he kept his false gods.
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7. Also Cyrus H3566 the king H4428 brought forth H3318 H853 the vessels H3627 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , which H834 Nebuchadnezzar H5019 had brought forth H3318 out of Jerusalem H4480 H3389 , and had put H5414 them in the house H1004 of his gods H430 ;
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8. King Cyrus of Persia told Mithredath, the man who keeps his money, to bring those things out. So Mithredath brought them out to Sheshbazzar, the leader of Judah.
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8. Even those did Cyrus H3566 king H4428 of Persia H6539 bring forth H3318 by H5921 the hand H3027 of Mithredath H4990 the treasurer H1489 , and numbered H5608 them unto Sheshbazzar H8339 , the prince H5387 of Judah H3063 .
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9. This is what Mithredath brought out of the Lord's Temple: 30 gold dishes, 1000 silver dishes, 29 knives and pans,
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9. And this H428 is the number H4557 of them: thirty H7970 chargers H105 of gold H2091 , a thousand H505 chargers H105 of silver H3701 , nine H8672 and twenty H6242 knives H4252 ,
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10. 30 gold bowls, 410 silver bowls similar to the gold bowls, and 1000 other dishes.
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10. Thirty H7970 basins H3713 of gold H2091 , silver H3701 basins H3713 of a second H4932 sort four H702 hundred H3967 and ten H6235 , and other H312 vessels H3627 a thousand H505 .
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11. All together, there were 5400 things made from gold and silver. Sheshbazzar brought them all with him when the prisoners left Babylon and went back to Jerusalem.
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11. All H3605 the vessels H3627 of gold H2091 and of silver H3701 were five H2568 thousand H505 and four H702 hundred H3967 . All H3605 these did Sheshbazzar H8339 bring up H5927 with H5973 them of the captivity H1473 that were brought up H5927 from Babylon H4480 H894 unto Jerusalem H3389 .
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