Berean Standard Bible
Ezra 4:2-10
2they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ אֶל־vai.yi.ge.Shu 'el-H5066H413Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְאֶל־ze.ru.ba.Vel ve.'el-H2216H413and the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1,sayingוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588, like you,we seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם אֲנַ֣חְנוּle.lo.hei.Khem 'a.Nach.nuH430H587and have been sacrificingזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to Him sinceH3808the timeמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428אֵסַ֤ר'e.SarH634Esar-haddonחַדֹּן֙cha.DonH634of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927usאֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”
3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,and the otherוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “You have noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808part with usin buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004for our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,sinceכִּי֩kiH3588weאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587aloneיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162must buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129it for the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539has commanded usצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680.”
5They hiredוְסֹכְרִ֧יםve.so.khe.RimH7936counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289against themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their plansעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098throughoutכָּל־kol-H3605the reignיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539and down toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.
6At the beginningוּבְמַלְכוּת֙ בִּתְחִלַּ֖תu.ve.mal.Khut bit.chi.LatH8462H4438of the reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438of Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,an accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855was lodgedכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789againstעַל־'al-H5921the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
7And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783kingof Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539,Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870,and the rest ofוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605his associatesכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789a lettertoעַל־'al-H5921Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ מֶ֣לֶךְ'ar.tach.shas.ta Me.lekhH4428H783וּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791. Itהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406was writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762and then translatedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638אֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.
8Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169H2942and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613wroteכְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuH3790theחֲדָ֖הcha.DahH2298letterאִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.RahH104againstעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390to Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783as followsכְּנֵֽמָא׃ke.Ne.ma'H3660:
9אֱדַ֜יִן'e.Da.yinH116From Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169H2942,Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and the restוּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'ArH7606of their associatesכְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןke.na.va.te.HonH3675—the judgesדִּ֠ינָיֵאDi.na.ye'H1784and officialsוַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אva.'a.far.sat.kha.Ye'H671over Tripolisטַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtar.pe.la.Ye'H2967,Persiaאֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א'a.fa.re.sa.Ye'H670,Erechאַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א'ar.ke.vai'H756and Babylonבָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'H896,the Elamitesעֵלְמָיֵֽא׃'e.le.ma.Ye'H5962of Susaשֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אshu.shan.kha.Ye'H7801H1768,
10and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the peoplesאֻמַּיָּ֗א'u.mai.Ya'H524whomדִּ֤יdiH1768the greatרַבָּ֣אra.Ba'H7229and honorableוְיַקִּירָ֔אve.ya.ki.Ra'H3358Ashurbanipalאָסְנַפַּר֙'a.se.na.ParH620deportedהַגְלִי֙hag.LiH1541and settledוְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹve.ho.Tev hi.MoH3488H1994in the citiesבְּקִרְיָ֖הbe.kir.YahH7149ofדִּ֣יdiH1768Samariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115and elsewhereוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃na.ha.Rah' u.khe.'E.netH5103H3706.
Commentaries on Ezra 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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