King James Version
Ezra 4:17-23
17Thensentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972the kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430an answerפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600untoעַל־'al-H5922Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348the chancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH2942H1169, and toShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, and tothe restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of their companionsכְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןke.na.Va.te.HonH3675that dwellיָתְבִ֖יןya.te.VinH3488in Samariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115, and untothe restוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001,and at such a timeוּכְעֶֽת׃ סu.khe.'EtH3706.
19And Iוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481commandedשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH2942H7761,and searchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hath been made, and it is foundוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912that thisדָ֔ךְDakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149ofמִן־min-H4481oldעָֽלְמָ֔א'al.Ma'H5957timeיוֹמָת֙yo.MatH3118hath made insurrectionמִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑הmit.na.se.'AhH5376againstעַל־'al-H5922kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and thatrebellionוּמְרַ֥דu.me.RadH4776and seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּרve.'esh.ta.DurH849have been madeמִתְעֲבֶד־mit.'a.ved-H5648therein.
20There have beenהֲווֹ֙ha.VoH1934mightyתַּקִּיפִ֗יןta.ki.FinH8624kingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430also overעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390,which have ruledוְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔יןve.Sha.li.TinH7990over allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606countriesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103;and tollוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,tributeבְל֛וֹve.LoH1093,and customוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983,was paidמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052unto them.
21Giveשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7761ye nowכְּעַן֙ke.'AnH3705commandmentH2942to causeH989theseאִלֵּ֑ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400to ceaseלְבַטָּלָ֖אle.va.ta.La'H989,and that thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityוְקִרְיְתָ֥אve.kir.ye.Ta'H7149be notלָ֣אla'H3809buildedתִתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124,untilעַד־'ad-H5705anothercommandmentH2941shall be givenיִתְּשָֽׂם׃yi.te.SamH7761from meמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4481.
22Take heedוּזְהִירִ֥ין הֱו֛וֹu.ze.hi.Rin he.VoH2095H1934now that ye failשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7960not to doלְמֶעְבַּ֣ד עַל־le.me'.Bad 'al-H5648H5922thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836:whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101should damageחֲבָלָ֔אcha.va.La'H2257growיִשְׂגֵּ֣אyis.Ge'H7680to the hurtלְהַנְזָקַ֖תle.han.za.KatH5142of the kingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?
23Nowאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116whenמִן־min-H1768H4481the copyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.genH6573of kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxes’אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.teH783letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙nish.te.va.Na'H5407wasreadקֱרִ֧יke.RiH7123beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925Rehumרְח֛וּםre.ChumH7348,and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and their companionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,they went upאֲזַ֨לוּ'a.Za.luH236in hasteבִבְהִיל֤וּviv.hi.LuH924to Jerusalemלִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.LemH3390untoעַל־'al-H5922the Jewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062,and made themהִמּ֖וֹhi.MoH1994to ceaseוּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luH989by forceבְּאֶדְרָ֥עbe.'ed.Ra'H153and powerוְחָֽיִל׃ סve.Cha.yilH2429.
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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