5:11a And this is the answer they returned:

¶ They returned this answer/reply to us: (excl.)
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¶ “They said,

5:11b “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth,

“We (excl.) are the servants of the God who rules heaven and earth.
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‘We humbly serve God, the creator/maker of everything.

5:11c and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago,

We (excl.) are building again his temple that was originally/previously built many years ago.
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We are rebuilding the house ⌊of our God⌋. ⌊Our ancestors⌋ built it long, long ago.

5:11d which a great king of Israel built and completed.

A great king of Israel ⌊caused⌋ it to be built and finished.
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They began and completed it during the reign of one of our (excl.) mighty kings and at/by his command.

5:11c-d (reordered)

We (excl.) are building again his temple that a great king of Israel built many years ago.
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A great king of Israel built a temple ⌊for him⌋ many years ago, and we are ⌊now⌋ rebuilding that same temple.

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