they were rebuilding
-reconstruisaient
Past progressive they conjugation of rebuild.
They might have then wept for joy, as did the people when Nehemiah and Ezra the priest read from the book of the Law found while they were rebuilding the walls.
Et ensuite, ils auraient pu pleurer doucement, d’une joie profonde, comme pleurait le peuple quand Néhémie et le prêtre Esdras lisaient le livre de la Loi qu’ils avaient retrouvé en reconstruisant les murailles.
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