OLD TESTAMENT

Ezra 5:4

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They also asked for the names of the men who were making this building.

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Verse 4. In. Septuagint “Then I (or they; ειπον. The Syr. and Arab. declare for the latter) said thus to them: What,” and so forth—We gave. Chal. “what are the names?” Bible.—It seems Thathanai asked this question, verse 10. The Jews might give in the names of Zorobabel, Josue, Aggeus, and so forth Calmet.

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