4. They also asked the Jews for the names of the men who were working on this building.
5. But the leaders of the Jews were under God’s watchful eye. They couldn’t be stopped until Darius received a report and sent a reply to it.
6. Here is a copy of the letter Governor Tattenai ⌊from the province⌋ west of the Euphrates River, Shethar Bozenai and his group (the Persians west of that river) sent to King Darius.
7. They sent him the following report:To King Darius,We wish you peace and prosperity in everything you do.