At that time Tattenai the governor of the region west of the Euphrates, Shethar-bozenai, and their associates went to the Jews and asked, "Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?" People Apharesachites, Apharsachites, Cyrus, Darius, Haggai, Iddo, Jeshua, Jozadak, Nebuchadnezzar, Shealtiel, Sheshbazzar, Shethar, Shetharboznai, Tatnai, Zechariah, ZerubbabelPlaces Babylon, Babylonia, Beyond the River, JerusalemTopics Across, Associates, Authorized, Beyond, Bozenai, Build, Building, Colleagues, Commanded, Companions, Complete, Decree, Finish, Governor, Issued, Orders, Province, Rebuild, Restore, River, Ruler, Saying, Shethar, Shetharbozenai, Shethar-bozenai, She'thar-boz'enai, Shetharboznai, Shethar-boznai, Spoke, Structure, Tatnai, Tattenai, Tat'tenai, Temple, Thus, Trans-euphrates, WallOutline 1. Zerubbabel and Jeshua, incited by Haggai and Zechariah, set forward to building3. Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai are not able to hinder the Jews6. Their letter to Darius against the JewsJump to Previous Ai Associates Authorized Build Colleagues Commanded Companions Complete Decree Finish Governor House Issued Orders Province Rebuild Restore River Ruler Shetharbozenai Shethar-Bozenai She'thar-Boz'enai Shetharboznai Shethar-Boznai Side Structure Tatnai Tattenai Tat'tenai Temple Time Trans-Euphrates WallJump to Next Ai Associates Authorized Build Colleagues Commanded Companions Complete Decree Finish Governor House Issued Orders Province Rebuild Restore River Ruler Shetharbozenai Shethar-Bozenai She'thar-Boz'enai Shetharboznai Shethar-Boznai Side Structure Tatnai Tattenai Tat'tenai Temple Time Trans-Euphrates WallLibrary Ezra-Nehemiah
Some of the most complicated problems in Hebrew history as well as in the literary criticism of the Old Testament gather about the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Apart from these books, all that we know of the origin and early history of Judaism is inferential. They are our only historical sources for that period; and if in them we have, as we seem to have, authentic memoirs, fragmentary though they be, written by the two men who, more than any other, gave permanent shape and direction to Judaism, then …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old TestamentParallel Verses NASB: At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them thus, "Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?"KJV: At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
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