se.ad describes prophets actively assisting the builders of God’s house in Jerusalem.

The lone attested use describes prophets as active participants alongside Zerubbabel and Jeshua while the house of God in Jerusalem is being built.

1. Active assistance alongside builders · dominant

   In Ezra 5:2, the masculine plural active participle describes the prophets as being with Zerubbabel and Jeshua as they begin building the house of God. The APB renders the clause, "with them were the prophets of God who were helping them."

   Ezra 5:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 5:2, the APB presents the prophets as "helping them." This rendering confirms the clause’s overall depiction of assistance rather than isolating every detail of the form.