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And in [a]Ecbatana in the fortress, which is (A)in the province of Media, a scroll was found and there was written in it as follows:

“Memorandum—

(B)In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree:

Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let that house, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be [b]retained, its height being [c]60 cubits and its width 60 cubits;

(C)with three layers of huge stones and [d]one layer of timbers. And let the cost be given from the [e]royal treasury.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:2 Aram Achmetha
  2. Ezra 6:3 Or fixed, laid
  3. Ezra 6:3 Approx. 90 ft. or 27 m, a cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  4. Ezra 6:4 As in Gr; Aram a layer of new timber
  5. Ezra 6:4 Lit king’s house