King James Version
Ezra 4:7-10
7And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117of Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870,and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of their companionsכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674,unto Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.taH783kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539;and the writingוּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406waswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in the Syrian tongueאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762,and interpretedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638in the Syrian tongueאֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.
8Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the chancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH2942H1169and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613wroteכְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuH3790aחֲדָ֖הcha.DahH2298letterאִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.RahH104againstעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390to Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783the kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430in this sortכְּנֵֽמָא׃ke.Ne.ma'H3660:
9Thenאֱדַ֜יִן'e.Da.yinH116wroteRehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the chancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH2942H1169,and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and the restוּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'ArH7606of their companionsכְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןke.na.va.te.HonH3675;the Dinaitesדִּ֠ינָיֵאDi.na.ye'H1784,the Apharsathchitesוַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אva.'a.far.sat.kha.Ye'H671,the Tarpelitesטַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtar.pe.la.Ye'H2967,the Apharsitesאֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א'a.fa.re.sa.Ye'H670,the Archevitesאַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א'ar.ke.vai'H756,the Babyloniansבָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'H896,the Susanchitesשֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אshu.shan.kha.Ye'H7801,the Dehavitesדֶּהָיֵ֖אdi.hu'H1723, andthe Elamitesעֵלְמָיֵֽא׃'e.le.ma.Ye'H5962,
10And the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the nationsאֻמַּיָּ֗א'u.mai.Ya'H524whomH1768the greatרַבָּ֣אra.Ba'H7229and nobleוְיַקִּירָ֔אve.ya.ki.Ra'H3358Asnapparאָסְנַפַּר֙'a.se.na.ParH620brought overהַגְלִי֙hag.LiH1541,and setוְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹve.ho.Tev hi.MoH1994H3488in the citiesבְּקִרְיָ֖הbe.kir.YahH7149of Samariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115,and the restוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606that areon this sideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the riverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103,and at such a timeוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706.
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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