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Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the temple of the great God. It is being built with large stones,[a] and timbers are being placed in the walls. This work is being done with all diligence and is prospering in their hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 5:8 tn Aram “stones of rolling.” The reference is apparently to stones too large to carry.

The king should know that we went to the district of Judah, to the temple of the great God. The people are building it with large stones and placing the timbers in the walls. The work(A) is being carried on with diligence and is making rapid progress under their direction.

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