Ezra 6:6-8

New English Translation

⁶ “Now Tattenai governor of Trans-Euphrates, Shethar-Bozenai, and their colleagues, the officials of Trans-Euphrates—all of you stay far away from there. ⁷ Leave the work on this temple of God alone.^[a] Let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews rebuild this temple of God in its proper place.

⁸ “I also hereby issue orders as to what you are to do with those elders of the Jews in order to rebuild this temple of God. From the royal treasury, from the taxes of Trans-Euphrates, the complete costs are to be given to these men so that there may be no interruption of the work.^[b]