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# General Information:
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This continues the record of King Cyrus's command that the Jews rebuild God's temple in Jerusalem, which began in [Ezra 6:3](../06/03.md).
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# a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap
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This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "I command my officials to pull a beam from his house and impale him on it. They are then to turn his house into a rubbish heap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# beam
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a long, sturdy piece of wood, supporting the roof of a house
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# impaled
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pierced through
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