Ezra 5:4-6

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁴ They also asked the Jews for the names of the men who were working on this building.

⁵ But the leaders of the Jews were under God’s watchful eye. They couldn’t be stopped until Darius received a report and sent a reply to it.

Permission Requested from Darius

⁶ Here is a copy of the letter Governor Tattenai ⌞from the province⌟ west of the Euphrates River, Shethar Bozenai and his group (the Persians west of that river) sent to King Darius.