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Ezra 4

1AndtheadversariesofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144heardH8085thatthechildrenofthecaptivitywerebuildingבּוֹנִ֣יםbo.NimH1129thetempleהֵיכָ֔לhei.KhalH1964toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2andtheycameH5927toZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216andtothechiefH7218fathersהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1,andsaidH559tothem,Wewouldbuildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129withyou;forweseekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875yourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑םle.lo.hei.KhemH430,asye;andwehavesacrificedH2076tohimsincethedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofEsar-haddonkingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,whobroughtH5927usuphither.

3ButZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442andtherestוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605ofthechiefH7218fathersהָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559tothem, Yehavenothingtodowithustobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129ahouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004toourGodלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430,butwealonewillbuildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,askingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539,hascommandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

4Andthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776weakenedthehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027ofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtroubledtheminbuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129;

5andtheyhiredH7936counsellorsagainstthem,tofrustratetheirpurposeעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098,allthedaysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117ofCyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,evenuntilthereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

6Andinthereignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,inthebeginningofhisreignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,theywroteH3789anaccusationagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7Andinthedaysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783,Bishlam,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605ofhiscompanions,wroteH3789toArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.taH783kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539;andthewritingH3789oftheletterwaswrittenH3789inAramaicאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762,andinterpretedinAramaicאֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.

8Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellorandShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613wrotealetterאִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.RahH104againstJerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390toArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430after this sort:

9Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellor,andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'ArH7606oftheir companions,theDinaites,andtheApharsathchites,theTarpelites,theApharsites,theArchevites,theBabylonians,theShushanchites,theDehaites,theElamites,

10andtherestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606ofthepeopleswhomthegreatH7229andnobleOsnapparbrought overandsettledinthecitiesofSamariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115,andtherestוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606[ofthecountry] on this sidetheriverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andsoforth.

11Thisisthecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573oftheletterאִגַּרְתָּ֔א'i.gar.Ta'H104thattheysenttohim:ToArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430: Thyservantsעַבְדָ֛ךְav.da.yikhH5649themenאֱנָ֥שׁ'e.NashH606onthissidetheriverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103,andsoforth.

12BeitknownH3046tothekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thattheJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whocameאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858upfromthee unto ushavecomeH858toJerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390;theyarebuildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124therebelliousandthebadcityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149,andtheycompletethewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792andjoinupthefoundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13BeitknownH3046therefore untothekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that,ifthiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149bebuiltH1124andthewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792becompleted,theywillnotpaytributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,tax,andtollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983,andintheenditwillbringdamagetothekingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705,sinceweeatthesaltמְלַ֤חme.LachH4416ofthepalaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965,anditisnotrightforustoseeH2370theking's injury,thereforehavewesentandinformedthekingH4430;

15thatsearchH1240maybemadeH3046inthebookבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609oftheannalsofthyfathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2:soshalt thoufindוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912inthebookבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609oftheannalsandknowוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046thatthiscityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149isarebelliouscityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149,whichhasdonedamagetokingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430andprovincesH4083,andthattheyhaveraised seditionwithinthesameofold time,forwhichcausethiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149wasdestroyed.

16Weinformthekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430thatifthiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149bebuiltH1124anditswallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792be completed, bythismeans thou shalthavenoportionH2508onthissidetheriverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

17Thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentananswertoRehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellor,andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,andtherestH7606oftheir companionsthatdwellinSamariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115,andtheother placesbeyondtheriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103:Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001,andsoforth.

18Theletterthatyesenttoushasbeenreadקֱרִ֖יke.RiH7123beforemedistinctly.

19AndIgaveorders,andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hasbeenmade,andithasbeenfoundH7912thatthiscityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149ofold timehasmadeinsurrectionagainstthekingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430,andthatrebellionandseditionhavebeen raised therein.

20Andtherehavebeenmightykingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430overJerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390, whohaveruledoverallbeyondtheriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103;andtributeוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,tax,andtollוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983werepaidtothem.

21Nowכְּעַן֙ke.'AnH3705giveordertomakeH7761thesemenH1400toceaseלְבַטָּלָ֖אle.va.ta.La'H989,andthatthiscityוְקִרְיְתָ֥אve.kir.ye.Ta'H7149benotbuiltH1124,untiltheorder shallbegivenfromme;

22andtakeheedthatyefailnottodothis:whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101shouldharmgrowtothedamageofthekingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?

23Assoonasthecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.genH6573ofkingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxes' letterwasreadקֱרִ֧יke.RiH7123beforeRehumרְח֛וּםre.ChumH7348,andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,andtheir companions,theywentupinhastetoJerusalemלִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.LemH3390totheJewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062,andmadethemceaseוּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luH989byforceandpower.

24Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116ceasedH989theworkעֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.DatH5673ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodH426whichisatJerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390;anditceasedH989untilthesecondyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8140ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃ פpa.RasH6540.

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