Ezra 5:11
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And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.

We are

Joshua 24:15 But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve thee Lord,

Psalm 119:46 And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings: and I was not ashamed.

Daniel 3:26 Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever:

Jonah 1:9 And they said to him: Tell us for what cause this evil is upon us, what is thy business? of what country art thou? and whither goest thou? or of what people art thou?

Matthew 10:32 Every one therefore that shall confess me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

Luke 12:8 And I say to you: Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

Acts 27:23 For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth: to the Jew first and to the Greek.

Romans 6:16 Know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are whom you obey, whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice.

Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

which a great

1 Kings 6:1-7:51 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord. . . .

2 Chronicles 3:1-5:14 And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David had prepared in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. . . .

Context
Tattenai's Letter to Darius
10We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them. 11And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.12But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon.…
Cross References
1 Kings 6:1
And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord.

1 Kings 6:38
And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul. (which is the eighth month) the house was finished in all the works thereof, and in all the appurtenances thereof: and he was seven years in building it.

Ezra 5:10
We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.

Psalm 136:26
Give glory to the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. [27] Give glory to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Lexicon
And this
וּכְנֵ֥מָא (ū·ḵə·nê·mā)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3660: Accordingly, as follows

is the answer
פִתְגָמָ֖א (p̄iṯ·ḡā·mā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 6600: A word, answer, letter, decree

they returned:
הֲתִיב֣וּנָא (hă·ṯî·ḇū·nā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine plural | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8421: To return

“We
אֲנַ֣חְנָא (’ă·naḥ·nā)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 586: We

are
הִמּ֡וֹ (him·mōw)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1994: They

servants
עַבְדוֹהִי֩ (‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5649: Slave, servant

of the God
אֱלָ֨הּ (’ĕ·lāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 426: God

of heaven
שְׁמַיָּ֜א (šə·may·yā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's Hebrew 8065: The sky

and earth,
וְאַרְעָ֗א (wə·’ar·‘ā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 772: The earth, low

and we are rebuilding
וּבָנַ֤יִן (ū·ḇā·na·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1124: To build

the temple
בַּיְתָא֙ (bay·ṯā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 1005: A house

that
דִֽי־ (ḏî-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

was
הֲוָ֨א (hă·wā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1934: To become, come to pass, be

built
בְנֵ֜ה (ḇə·nêh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1124: To build

many
שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן (śag·gî·’ān)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7690: Great, much

years
שְׁנִ֣ין (šə·nîn)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8140: A year

ago,
מִקַּדְמַ֤ת (miq·qaḏ·maṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6928: Former time

which a great
רַ֔ב (raḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7229: Abundant

king
וּמֶ֤לֶךְ (ū·me·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

of Israel
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3479: Israel -- descendant of Jacob

built
בְּנָ֖הִי (bə·nā·hî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1124: To build

and completed.
וְשַׁכְלְלֵֽהּ׃ (wə·šaḵ·lə·lêh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3635: To complete


Additional Translations
And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

And they answered us thus, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building the house which had been built many years before this, and a great king of Israel built it, and established it for them.

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of the heavens and the earth, and build the house that was built these many years ago; and a great king of Israel built and completed it.

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and finished.

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was erected these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and set up.

Thus they returned us answer, saying, "We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built these many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

And thus they have returned us word, saying, We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:
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