Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd 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. Young's Literal Translation {A9989.htm" title="{A9989">‘And{A3660.htm" title="{A3660"> thus{A8421.htm" title="{A8421"> they have returned{A9920.htm" title="{A9920"> us{A6600.htm" title="{A6600"> word{A560.htm" title="{A560">, saying{A586.htm" title="{A586">, We{A5649.htm" title="{A5649"> [are] servants{A426.htm" title="{A426"> of the God{A8065.htm" title="{A8065"> of heaven{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A772.htm" title="{A772"> earth{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, and{A1124.htm" title="{A1124"> are building{A9988.htm" title="{A9988"> the{A1005.htm" title="{A1005"> house{A1768.htm" title="{A1768"> that{A1934.htm" title="{A1934"> was{A1124.htm" title="{A1124"> built{A7690.htm" title="{A7690"> many{A8140.htm" title="{A8140"> years{A4481,A6928.htm" title="{A4481"> before{A1836.htm" title="{A1836"> this{A9989.htm" title="{A9989">, that{A7229.htm" title="{A7229"> a great{A4430.htm" title="{A4430"> king{A9987.htm" title="{A9987"> of{A3479.htm" title="{A3479"> Israel{A1124.htm" title="{A1124"> built{A9989.htm" title="{A9989"> and{A3635.htm" title="{A3635"> finished: King James Bible 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 set up. Hebrew And thisוּכְנֵ֥מָא (ū·ḵə·nê·mā) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3660: Accordingly, as follows is the answer פִתְגָמָ֖א (p̄iṯ·ḡā·mā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 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 8421: To return “We אֲנַ֣חְנָא (’ă·naḥ·nā) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's 586: We are הִמּ֡וֹ (him·mōw) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1994: They servants עַבְדוֹהִי֩ (‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5649: Slave, servant of the God אֱלָ֨הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 426: God of heaven שְׁמַיָּ֜א (šə·may·yā) Noun - masculine plural determinate Strong's 8065: The sky and earth, וְאַרְעָ֗א (wə·’ar·‘ā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular determinate Strong's 772: The earth, low and we are rebuilding וּבָנַ֤יִן (ū·ḇā·na·yin) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1124: To build the temple בַּיְתָא֙ (bay·ṯā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 1005: A house that דִֽי־ (ḏî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because was הֲוָ֨א (hă·wā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1934: To become, come to pass, be built בְנֵ֜ה (ḇə·nêh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1124: To build many שַׂגִּיאָ֔ן (śag·gî·’ān) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7690: Great, much years שְׁנִ֣ין (šə·nîn) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8140: A year ago, מִקַּדְמַ֤ת (miq·qaḏ·maṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6928: Former time which a great רַ֔ב (raḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7229: Abundant king וּמֶ֤לֶךְ (ū·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4430: A king of Israel לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3479: Israel -- descendant of Jacob built בְּנָ֖הִי (bə·nā·hî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 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 3635: To complete |