⁶ “Now therefore, ^(A)Tattenai, governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, ^(B)and your^[a] associates the governors who are in the province Beyond the River, keep away.

³ At the same time ^(A)Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and their associates came to them and spoke to them thus: ^(B)“Who gave you a decree to build this house and to finish this structure?”

Tattenai's Letter to King Darius

⁶ This is a copy of the letter that ^(A)Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River and Shethar-bozenai and his associates, the ^(B)governors who were in the province Beyond the River, sent to Darius the king.