| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 36:23:1 ⧉כֹּה־אָמַ֞רkoamarthus said 2 Chronicles 36:23:2 ⧉כּ֣וֹרֶשׁkoreshCyrus 2 Chronicles 36:23:3 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of 2 Chronicles 36:23:4 ⧉פָּרַ֗סparasPersia 2 Chronicles 36:23:5 ⧉כָּל־מַמְלְכ֤וֹתkalmamlekhotall the kingdoms of 2 Chronicles 36:23:6 ⧉הָאָ֙רֶץ֙haaretsthe earth 2 Chronicles 36:23:7 ⧉נָ֣תַןnatanhas given 2 Chronicles 36:23:8 ⧉לִ֗יlito me 2 Chronicles 36:23:9 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD 2 Chronicles 36:23:10 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יelohethe God of 2 Chronicles 36:23:11 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe heavens 2 Chronicles 36:23:12 ⧉וְהֽוּא־פָקַ֤דvehufakadand he has charged 2 Chronicles 36:23:13 ⧉עָלַי֙alaiupon me 2 Chronicles 36:23:14 ⧉לִבְנֽוֹת־ל֣וֹlivnotloto build for him 2 Chronicles 36:23:15 ⧉בַ֔יִתbayita house 2 Chronicles 36:23:16 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 36:23:17 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich 2 Chronicles 36:23:18 ⧉בִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbiyehudais in Judah 2 Chronicles 36:23:19 ⧉מִֽי־בָכֶ֣םmivakhemwho among you 2 Chronicles 36:23:20 ⧉מִכָּל־עַמּ֗וֹmikkalamofrom all his people 2 Chronicles 36:23:21 ⧉יְהוָ֧הyahwehthe LORD 2 Chronicles 36:23:22 ⧉אֱלֹהָ֛יוelohaivhis God 2 Chronicles 36:23:23 ⧉עִמּ֖וֹimowith him 2 Chronicles 36:23:24 ⧉וְיָֽעַל׃veyaaland let him go up |
| 23. Formal Translation Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: “The LORD the God of the heavens has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build for Him a house in Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up.” |
| 23. Dynamic Translation This is what King Cyrus of Persia declares: “The LORD the God of the heavens has granted me every kingdom on earth, and He has assigned me to build a house for Him in Jerusalem in Judah. If any of His people are among you, may the LORD their God be with them, and let them go up.” |