Then thus said we to them, What are they the names of the men that build this building?

They sent a report to him in which it was written thus: “To Darius the king, all peace.

Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued you a decree to rebuild this temple and to finish this structure?’

Thus they answered us, saying, ‘We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.

And there was found at Achmetha in the fortress that is in the province of Media a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

Then Tatnai, prefect beyond the river Shethar-Boznai, and three colleagues, because of that Darius the king sent, thus they did speedily.

Arthasatha, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of the heavens, being perfected, and thus.

and has extended lovingkindness to me before the king and his counselors and before all the king’s mighty princes. Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me, and I gathered leading men from Israel to go up with me.

Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,

Thus we came to Jerusalem and remained there three days.

"But now briefly we have received mercy from the Lord our God, in that he has left us a remnant and has given us a secure position in his holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our time of servitude.

Then responded all the convocation and said, with a loud voice, - Thus, according to thy word concerning us, must it be done.

But the Sons of the Exile, did thus, and Ezra the priest separated to himself certain men - ancestral heads by their ancestral houses, and all of them by name, - and they took their seats on the first day of the tenth month to search into the matter;

And the prefects knew not whither I went and what I was doing: and to the Jews and to the priests and to the nobles and to the prefects, and to the rest doing the work, even thus I announced not

and said before his brethren and the soldiers of Samaria, "What do these impotent Jews? Shall they be thus suffered? Shall they offer? Shall they perform it in one day? Shall they make the stones whole again that are brought to dust, and burnt?"

Thus in Judah it was said,
“The strength of the burden bearers is failing,
Yet there is much rubbish;
And we ourselves are unable
To rebuild the wall.”

So I stationed armed men behind the wall in the lowest places, at the open positions [where it was least protected]; and I stationed the people in families with their swords, spears, and bows.

Now our flesh (skin) is the same as that of our brothers (relatives), and our children are like their children, yet here we are forcing (selling) our sons and our daughters to be slaves; and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are powerless [to redeem them] because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

And they will say, We will turn back, and we will not seek from them; thus will we do as thou sayest And I shall call the priests and shall cause them to swear to do according to this word.

I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “Thus may God shake out every man from his house and from his possessions who does not fulfill this promise; even thus may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people did according to this promise.

And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God.

He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.

They read from the book of God's law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.

And all the convocation of those turning back from the captivity will make booths, and they will dwell in booths; for from the days of Joshua son of Nun, the sons of Israel did not thus even to this day. And there will be great gladness exceedingly.

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of the grain, the new wine and the oil to the chambers; there are the utensils of the sanctuary, the priests who are ministering, the gatekeepers and the singers. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.

Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;

Giving to drink according to the edict; none compelling, for thus the king appointed to all the multitude of his house to do according to the desire of man and man.

And the king will say to the wise knowing the times, (for thus spake the king before all knowing the edict and judgment:

Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house.

And all the king's servants which were in the king's gate were bowing and worshiping to Haman; for thus the king commanded for him. And Mordecai will not bow, and he will not worship.

“Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king’s most noble princes and let them array the man whom the king desires to honor and lead him on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.’”

And the king will say to Haman, Hasten; take the clothing and the horse according as thou spakest, and do thus to Mordecai the Jew, sitting in the king's gate: not a word shall fall from all which thou spakest

So Haman took the robe and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king desires to honor.”

Then King Ahasuerus asked Queen Esther, “Who is he, and where is he, who would presume to do thus?”

Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them.

Therefore they called these days Purim, because of the name Pur. Thus because of all the words of this letter, and of what they faced concerning this, and of what had happened to them,

And his substance was - seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, - thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.

When the days of feasting had completed their cycle, Job would send and consecrate them, rising up early in the morning and offering burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

Thus Job's three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his [own] place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.

Thus they lifted up their eyes from afar, but they did not recognize him, so they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment and threw dust on their heads {toward the sky}.

Thus Job {spoke up} and said,

I am not at ease, and I am not at peace, and I do not have rest, thus turmoil has come."

Thus to the poor hath come hope, and, perversity, hath shut her mouth.

thus I have been made to inherit months of futility, and nights of sorrow have been appointed to me.

When I laid me down to sleep, I said, 'O when shall I rise?' Again, I longed sore for the night. Thus am I full of sorrow, till it be dark.

The cloud will end and will go away: thus he shall go down to hades and shall not come up.

Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught.

Lo, thus is it with him that rejoiceth in his own doings: and as for others, they grow out of the earth.

Thus, he that calleth upon God, and whom God heareth, is mocked of his neighbour; the godly and innocent man is laughed to scorn.

"But a man dies, and he dwindles away; thus a human being passes away, and where is he?

Thus you shriveled me up; it became a witness. And my leanness has risen up against me; it testifies to my face.

Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,

“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?

Thus can I not get out of darkness, the cloud hath so covered my face.

The eye of the ungodly is like the adulterer, that waiteth for the darkness, and sayeth thus in himself, 'Tush, there shall no man see me,' and so he disguiseth his face.

Behold, ye yourselves have all seen it; and why are ye thus altogether vain?

“Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
And concealed from the birds of the sky.

Thus is attuned to mourning - my lyre, and my flute, to the noise of them who weep.

For if I had feared any great multitude of people, or if I had been despised of the simple; Oh then should I have been afraid. Thus have I quietly spent my life, and not gone out at the door.

Thus Elihu had waited for Job {to speak} because {they were older than he}.

for I thought thus within myself: It becometh old men to speak, and the aged to teach wisdom.

He made supplication unto GOD, who hath accepted him, and he hath beheld his face with a shout of triumph, Thus hath he given back to man his righteousness.

"Lo, thus worketh God always with man,

Thus Elihu {spoke up} and said,

Thus he acknowledges their behavior, and overcomes them; when night time comes, they are crushed.

because thus they turned from following Him, and they did not consider all His ways;

Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.

Thus hath he uncovered their ear to a warning, and said - that they should turn from iniquity.

Thus their soul perisheth in foolishness, and their life shall be condemned among the fornicators.

And I said, ‘Thus far you shall come, but no farther;
And here shall your proud waves stop’?

Then Yahweh returned Job's fortune when he prayed to him on behalf of his friends. Thus Yahweh increased {all that Job had twice as much as before}.

So Yahweh blessed Job's latter days more than his beginning. {Thus he had} fourteen thousand sheep and goats and six thousand camels and a thousand pair of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.

Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

Thus be Yahweh a refuge for the crushed one, a refuge for times of destitution:

Thus let them who know thy Name, put confidence in thee, that thou hast not forsaken the searchers for thee, O Yahweh.

Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, - and, thy right hand, sustained me, and, thy condescension, made me great.

Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, Thou subduedst mine assailants under me.

Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people, - didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me:

The messenger of Yahweh encampeth around them who revere him, Thus hath he delivered them.

Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, - He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled, and at the last I spoke with my tongue,

To the overseer instructing for the sons of Borah. As the stag will long for the channels of waters, thus will my soul long for thee, O God.

I will say unto God my strength, "Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?"

Thus will I play on the harp to thy name forever, to repay me my vows day by day.

Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Thou hast inspected the earth, and waterest it, Thou makest it very rich, the rivulet of God is full of water, Thou preparest their corn, When thus Thou dost prepare it,

If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.

Yea, they say in their hearts, "Let us make havoc of them all together." Thus have they burnt up all the houses of God in the land.

Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.

Thus hath he brought back on them their iniquity, And, by their own wickedness, will he destroy them, Destroy them, will Yahweh our God.

Man, his days as grass: as the blossom of the field, thus he will flourish.

Israel also came into Egypt;
Thus Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.