Ezra 4
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Ezra 4:7-10

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 translatedH8638.1

8RehumH7348 the commanderH1169H2942 and ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613 wroteH3790 the letterH104 againstH5922 JerusalemH3390 to KingH4430 ArtaxerxesH783 as followsH3660:

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From RehumH7348 the commanderH1169H2942, ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613, and the restH7606 of their associatesH3675—the judgesH1784 and officialsH671 over TripolisH2967, PersiaH670, ErechH756 and BabylonH896, the ElamitesH5962 of SusaH7801, 10and the restH7606 of the peoplesH524 whomH1768 the greatH7229 and honorableH3358 AshurbanipalH6202 deportedH1541 and settledH3488H1994 in the citiesH7149 ofH1768 SamariaH8115 and elsewhereH7606 westH5675 of the EuphratesH5103H3706.3

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  1. 1. Ezra 4:7 The original text of Ezra 4:8 through Ezra 6:18 is in Aramaic. ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 4:10 Aramaic Osnappar, another name for Ashurbanipal ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 4:10 Aramaic beyond the River; also in verses 11, 16, 17, and 20 ↩

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