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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.

Rehum H7348 the chancellor H1169 H2942 and Shimshai H8124 the scribe H5613 wrote H3790 (PealPerf) a H2298 letter H104 against H5922 Jerusalem H3390 to Artaxerxes H783 the king H4430 in this sort: H3660

ραουμ βααλταμ και σαμσαι ο γραμματευς εγραψαν επιστολην μιαν κατα ιερουσαλημ τω αρθασασθα βασιλει

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

Then H116 said H560 (PealPerf) we unto them after this manner, H3660 What H4479 are H581 the names H8036 of the men H1400 that make H1124 (PealPtc) this H1836 building? H1147

τοτε ταυτα ειποσαν αυτοις τινα εστιν τα ονοματα των ανδρων των οικοδομουντων την πολιν ταυτην

Then we asked those elders, and said to them thus, “Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?”

Then H116 asked H7593 (PealPerf) we those H479 elders, H7868 (PealPtc) [and] said H560 (PealPerf) unto them thus, H3660 Who H4479 commanded H7761 (PealPerf) H2942 you to build H1124 (PealInf) this H1836 house, H1005 and to make up H3635 (ShphInf) these H1836 walls? H846

τοτε ηρωτησαμεν τους πρεσβυτερους εκεινους και ουτως ειπαμεν αυτοις τις εθηκεν υμιν γνωμην τον οικον τουτον οικοδομησαι και την χορηγιαν ταυτην καταρτισασθαι

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 H3660 they returned H8421 (AphPerf) us answer, H6600 saying, H560 (PealInf) We H586 are H1994 the servants H5649 of the God H426 of heaven H8065 and earth, H772 and build H1124 (PealPtc) the house H1005 that was H1934 (PealPerf) builded H1124 (PealPasPtc) these H1836 many H7690 years H8140 ago, H6928 which a great H7229 king H4430 of Israel H3479 builded H1124 (PealPerf) and set up. H3635 (ShphPerf)

και τοιουτο ρημα απεκριθησαν ημιν λεγοντες ημεις εσμεν δουλοι του θεου του ουρανου και της γης και οικοδομουμεν τον οικον ος ην ωκοδομημενος προ τουτου ετη πολλα και βασιλευς του ισραηλ μεγας ωκοδομησεν αυτον και κατηρτισατο αυτον

Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.

Then H116 Tatnai, H8674 governor H6347 on this side H5675 the river, H5103 Shetharboznai, H8370 and their companions, H3675 according H6903 to that which Darius H1868 the king H4430 had sent, H7972 (PealPerf) so H3660 they did H5648 (PealPerf) speedily. H629

τοτε θανθαναι επαρχος περαν του ποταμου σαθαρβουζανα και οι συνδουλοι αυτου προς ο απεστειλεν δαρειος ο βασιλευς ουτως εποιησαν επιμελως