| Then they came | וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ | wayyiggĕšû | va-yee-ɡeh-SHOO |
| to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| Zerubbabel, | זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל | zĕrubbābel | zeh-roo-ba-VEL |
| to and | וְאֶל | wĕʾel | veh-EL |
| the chief | רָאשֵׁ֣י | rāʾšê | ra-SHAY |
| of the fathers, | הָֽאָב֗וֹת | hāʾābôt | ha-ah-VOTE |
| said and | וַיֹּֽאמְר֤וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-yoh-meh-ROO |
| unto them, Let us build | לָהֶם֙ | lāhem | la-HEM |
| with | נִבְנֶ֣ה | nibne | neev-NEH |
| you: for | עִמָּכֶ֔ם | ʿimmākem | ee-ma-HEM |
| we seek | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| God, your | כָכֶ֔ם | kākem | ha-HEM |
| we and do; ye as | נִדְר֖וֹשׁ | nidrôš | need-ROHSH |
| do sacrifice | לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם | lēʾlōhêkem | lay-loh-hay-HEM |
| days the since him unto | וְל֣אֹ׀ | wĕlʾō | VEL-oh |
| of Esar-haddon | אֲנַ֣חְנוּ | ʾănaḥnû | uh-NAHK-noo |
| king | זֹֽבְחִ֗ים | zōbĕḥîm | zoh-veh-HEEM |
| Assur, of | מִימֵי֙ | mîmēy | mee-MAY |
| which brought | אֵסַ֤ר | ʾēsar | ay-SAHR |
| us | חַדֹּן֙ | ḥaddōn | ha-DONE |
| up hither. | מֶ֣לֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| אַשּׁ֔וּר | ʾaššûr | AH-shoor | |
| הַמַּֽעֲלֶ֥ה | hammaʿăle | ha-ma-uh-LEH | |
| אֹתָ֖נוּ | ʾōtānû | oh-TA-noo | |
| פֹּֽה׃ | pō | poh |