Ezra 4
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Ezra 4:4-7

4ThenH1961 the peopleH5971 of the landH776 set out to discourageH7503H3027 the peopleH5971 of JudahH3063 and make them afraidH1089 to buildH1129. 5They hiredH7936 counselorsH3289 against themH5921 to frustrateH6565 their plansH6098 throughoutH3605 the reignH3117 of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539 and down toH5704 the reignH4438 of DariusH1867 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539.

6At the beginningH8462H4438 of the reignH4438 of XerxesH325,1 an accusationH7855 was lodgedH3789 againstH5921 the peopleH3427 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389.

7And in the daysH3117 of ArtaxerxesH783 king of PersiaH6539, BishlamH1312, MithredathH4990, TabeelH2870, and the rest ofH7605 his associatesH3674 wroteH3789 a letter toH5921 ArtaxerxesH4428H783. It was writtenH3789 in AramaicH762 and then translatedH8638.2

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  1. 1. Ezra 4:6 Hebrew Ahasuerus ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 4:7 The original text of Ezra 4:8 through Ezra 6:18 is in Aramaic. ↩

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