5:14a He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God,
He also took out of the temple in Babylon the gold and silver objects/items that belonged to the temple of the God ⌊of Israel⌋.
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In addition to that, King Cyrus returned the gold vessels/utensils and silver vessels/utensils that were originally in/from the house of God ⌊in Jerusalem⌋.
5:14b which Nebuchadnezzar had taken
⌊Many years before,⌋ King Nebuchadnezzar had brought those objects/items ⌊to Babylon⌋
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These were vessels/utensils that Nebuchadnezzar ⌊previously⌋ had taken
5:14c and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem.
from the temple ⌊of God⌋ in Jerusalem and placed them in the temple ⌊in Babylon⌋.
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from the house of God which was in Jerusalem. He had put ⌊them⌋ into the house of the god ⌊of/in Babylon⌋.
5:14d King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar,
Then King Cyrus gave the objects/items to a man called Sheshbazzar,
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King Cyrus gave those vessels/utensils to a man whose name was Sheshbazzar,
5:14e whom he appointed governor
whom he made the governor ⌊of the Jews⌋.
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whom he had chosen/selected to govern/rule ⌊the province of Judah⌋.
5:14a-e (reordered)
⌊Many years earlier,⌋ ⌊King⌋ Nebuchadnezzar had taken sacred/ritual objects made of gold and silver out of the temple of God in Jerusalem. He took them to Babylon and put them in the temple of his god there. ⌊But when Cyrus commanded to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem,⌋ he took these objects out of the temple in Babylon. He appointed a man named Sheshbazzar to be the chief/leader ⌊of the Jews⌋, and he gave these objects to him.
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