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At that time [an important and decisive moment], Tatnai [whose name means "gift"], the governor of the province beyond the River [the province west of the Euphrates], and Shethar-Boznai [meaning "brilliant star"] and their fellow brothers (colleagues) and said to them [the Jews who were building the temple], "Who gave you permission to build this house and finish this wall?"
This is what was written in the letter that Tatnai, the governor of the province beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai and his colleagues, the Afars, beyond the River, sent to King Darius.
Now you, Tatnai, governor of the province beyond the River, and you, Shethar-Boznai, and your colleagues, the Afarsites, beyond the River, keep away from there. []
Since King Darius had sent out such a command, it was carefully carried out by Tatnai, the governor on the other side of the river, and by Shethar-Boznai, as well as by their fellow brothers.