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Ezra 4:7-17

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.lekhH4428 H783וּכְתָב֙u.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.'EmH1169 H2942and 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.'EmH1169 H2942,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.MoH3488 H1994in the citiesבְּקִרְיָ֖הbe.kir.YahH7149ofדִּ֣יdiH1768Samariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115and elsewhereוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃na.ha.Rah' u.khe.'E.netH5103 H3706.

11(Thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836is the textפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִגַּרְתָּ֔א דִּ֚י'i.gar.Ta' diH104 H1768they sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972to himעֲל֔וֹהִיa.Lo.hiH5922.)Toעַל־'al-H5922Kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783,From your servantsעַבְדָ֛ךְav.da.yikhH5649,the menאֱנָ֥שׁ'e.NashH606westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֖ה וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ פna.ha.Rah' u.khe.'E.netH5103 H3706:

12Let it beלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּ֣יdiH1768the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whoדִּ֤יdiH1768cameסְלִ֙קוּ֙se.Li.kuH5559fromמִן־min-H4481youלְוָתָ֔ךְle.va.TakhH3890to usעֲלֶ֥ינָא'a.Lei.na'H5922have returnedאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858to Jerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390and are rebuildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124that rebelliousמָֽרָדְתָּ֤אma.ra.de.Ta'H4779and wickedוּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙u.vi.yo.she.Ta'H873cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149.They are restoringשַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakh.Li.luH3635itswallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792and repairingיַחִֽיטוּ׃ya.Chi.tuH2338its foundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13Let it nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705beלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּ֠יdiH1768ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thatדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and its wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are restoredיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,they will notלָ֣אla'H3809payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,dutyבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093,or tollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983,and the royalמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430treasuryוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674will sufferתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseH3606קֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903דִּֽי־di-H1768מְלַ֤חme.LachH4416we are in the serviceמְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach.na'H4415of the palaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965and it is not fittingלָ֥א אֲֽרִֽיךְla' 'arikhH3809 H749for usto allowלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א עַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔הle.me.che.Ze' 'Al- de.NahH2370 H5922 H1836the kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430to be dishonoredוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,we have sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972to informוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430

15thatדִּ֡יdiH1768a search should be madeיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240of the recordדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609ofדִּ֣יdiH1768your fathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2. In theseדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609you will discoverוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912and verifyוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046thatדִּי֩diH1768the cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149דָ֜ךְdakhH1791is a rebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149,harmfulוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142to kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,incitingעָבְדִ֣ין'a.ve.DinH5648seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849בְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459fromמִן־min-H4481ancientעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957timesיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118.That is whyעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836cityקִרְיְתָ֥א דָ֖ךְkir.ye.Ta' dakhH7149 H1791was destroyedהָֽחָרְבַֽת׃Ha.cha.re.VatH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586adviseמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatדִּ֠יdiH1768ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and its wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are restoredיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן לָקֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔הyish.takh.le.Lun lo.ko.Vel de.NahH3635 H6903 H1836,you will haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809dominionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508westבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

17Thenthe kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972this replyפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600:Toעַל־'al-H5922Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942,Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of your associatesכְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן דִּ֥יke.na.Va.te.Hon diH3675 H1768livingיָתְבִ֖יןya.te.VinH3488in Samariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115and elsewhereוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606in the region westעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of the Euphratesנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103:Greetingsשְׁלָ֖ם וּכְעֶֽת׃ סshe.Lam u.khe.'EtH8001 H3706.

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