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Ezra 4:17-23

17Thensentthekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430anansweruntoRehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellor,andtoShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,andtotherestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606oftheir companionsthatdwellinSamariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115,andintherestוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606ofthecountrybeyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103:Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001,andsoforth.

18Theletterwhichyesentunto us hath been plainlyreadקֱרִ֖יke.RiH7123beforeme.

19AndIdecreed,andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hath beenmade,anditisfoundH7912thatthiscityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149ofold time hathmadeinsurrectionagainstkingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,andthatrebellionandseditionhavebeenmadetherein.

20Therehavebeenmightykingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430alsooverJerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390, whohaveruledoverallthecountrybeyondtheRiverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103;andtributeוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,custom,andtollוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983,waspaidunto them.

21MakeH7761yenowכְּעַן֙ke.'AnH3705adecreeטְּעֵ֔םte.'EmH2942tocausethesemenH1400toceaseלְבַטָּלָ֖אle.va.ta.La'H989,andthatthiscityוְקִרְיְתָ֥אve.kir.ye.Ta'H7149benotbuilded,untiladecreeטַעְמָ֥אta'.Ma'H2942shallbemadeH7761byme.

22Andtakeheedthatyebenot slack herein:whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101shoulddamagegrowtothehurtofthekingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?

23Thenאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116whenthecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.genH6573ofkingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxes’ letterwasreadקֱרִ֧יke.RiH7123beforeRehumרְח֛וּםre.ChumH7348,andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,andtheir companions,theywentinhastetoJerusalemלִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.LemH3390untotheJewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062,andmadethemtoceaseוּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luH989byforceandpower.

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