# General Information:

The letter from Tattenai to the king that began in [Esra 5:7](./06.md) continues. Tattenai continues to tell the king what the Judeans had told him beginning in ([Esra 5:11](./11.md)).

# Sheshbazzar

See how you translated this in [Esra 1:7](../01/07.md).

# He restored them

King Cyrus returned the temple objects.

# Let the house of God be rebuilt

This can be translated in active form. AT: "I want the Judeans to rebuild the house of God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/silver]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/houseofgod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/governor]]