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"Now therefore, ^(f)Tattenai, governor of the province beyond the ^[h]River, Shethar-bozenai and ^[i]your colleagues, the officials of the provinces beyond the ^[j]River, ^[k]keep away from there.

Leave this work on the house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its site.

Moreover, ^(g)I issue a decree concerning what you are to do for these elders of Judah in the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces beyond the River, and that without delay.

Whatever is needed, both young bulls, rams, and lambs for a burnt offering to the God of heaven, and wheat, salt, wine and anointing oil, as the priests in Jerusalem request, it is to be given to them daily without fail,

that they may offer ^[l]acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and ^(h)pray for the life of the king and his sons.

And I issued a decree that ⁽ⁱ⁾any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be drawn from his house and he shall be impaled on it and ^(j)his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this.

May the God who ^(k)has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who ^[m]attempts to change it, so as to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued this decree, let it be carried out with all diligence!"