Commentary for Ezra 5:8
יְדִ֣יעַ ׀ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֗א דִּֽי־אֲזַ֜לְנָא לִיה֤וּד מְדִֽינְתָּא֙ לְבֵית֙ אֱלָהָ֣א רַבָּ֔א וְה֤וּא מִתְבְּנֵא֙ אֶ֣בֶן גְּלָ֔ל וְאָ֖ע מִתְּשָׂ֣ם בְּכֻתְלַיָּ֑א וַעֲבִ֥ידְתָּא דָ֛ךְ אָסְפַּ֥רְנָא מִתְעַבְדָ֖א וּמַצְלַ֥ח בְּיֶדְהֹֽם׃ (ס)
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth on with diligence and prospereth in their hands.
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Let it be known to the king Let it be a known thing to the king.
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that we went that we went to the land of the province of Judea, to the House of the great God.
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and it is built And it, the House, is built.
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marble Aram. גְּלָּל (marmre in Old French), marble.
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and wood is laid in the walls And wood is placed in the walls to reinforce the building in order that it endure for a long time.
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was done quickly Aram. אָסְפַּרְנָא מִתְעַבְדָה, was done quickly.
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אָסְפַּרְנָא is (espleytosement in Old French), rapidly.
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and they succeeded at it Aram. וּמַצְלַח בְּיֶדְהם. And this work was successful in their hands.
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