Ezra (2 Esdras) 4

Ezra (2 Esdras) 4:3

"then Zorobabel, and Jesus and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel said to them, [It is] not for us and you to build a house to our God, for we ourselves will build together to the Lord our God, as Cyrus the king of the Persians commanded us."
Manuscripts (2)
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4QEzra (4QEzr) showing Ezra (2 Esdras) 4:3 from Mid-1st Century BC (c. 50 BC) found in Qumran, Cave 4, currently housed at Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Fragment

4QEzra (4QEzr)

1 of 24Q117
LanguageHebrew, Aramaic
Earliest Date~75 BC (Mid-1st Century BC (c. 50 BC))
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & Details

The oldest surviving copy of the Book of Ezra, discovered in Qumran Cave 4 and dating to the middle of the first century BC. Written on parchment in a square Hebrew script, it preserves the bilingual structure of the biblical book by containing portions in both Hebrew and Aramaic.

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Codex Vaticanus showing Ezra (2 Esdras) 4:3 from Early to Mid-4th Century AD, currently housed at Vatican Library, Vatican City
Codex

Codex Vaticanus

2 of 2B
LanguageGreek
Earliest Date~AD 300 (Early to Mid-4th Century AD)
Current LocationVatican Library, Vatican City
Found LocationUnknown
Scribal Context & Details

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.

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