New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 4:13-20

13Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705let it be knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430,that ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792are finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,they will not payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,customבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093or tollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983,and it will damageתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142the revenueוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674of the kingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseקֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־ko.Vel di-H3606 H6903 H1768weare in the serviceמְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach.na'H4415of the palaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965,and it is not fittingאֲֽרִֽיךְ'arikhH749for us to seeלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑אle.me.che.Ze'H2370the king’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430dishonorוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,thereforeעַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔ה'Al- de.NahH5922 H1836we have sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972and informedוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430,

15soH1768that a searchיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240may be madeH5648in the recordדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609of your fathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2.And you will discoverוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912in the recordדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799booksבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609and learnוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046that that cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is a rebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149and damagingוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142to kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,and that they have incitedH5648revoltוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849withinבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459it in pastעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957daysיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118;thereforeעַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔ה'Al- de.NahH5922 H1836that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149was laidH2718wasteH2718.

16We informמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,as a resultלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903you will haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809possessionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508in the provincebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.”

17Thenthe kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972an answerפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600to Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942,to Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and to the restוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of their colleaguesכְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןke.na.Va.te.HonH3675whoדִּ֥יdiH1768liveיָתְבִ֖יןya.te.VinH3488in Samariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115and in the restוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606of the provincesbeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103: “Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001.And nowוּכְעֶֽת׃ סu.khe.'EtH3706

18the documentנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕אnish.te.va.Na'H5407whichדִּ֥יdiH1768you sentשְׁלַחְתּ֖וּןshe.lach.TunH7972to us has beentranslatedמְפָרַ֥שׁme.fa.RashH6568and readקֱרִ֖יke.RiH7123beforeקָדָמָֽי׃ka.da.MaiH6925me.

19A decreeטְעֵם֒te.'EmH2942has beenissuedשִׂ֣יםsimH7761by me, and a searchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240has been madeH1240and it has been discoveredוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912that that cityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149has risenמִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑הmit.na.se.'AhH5376up againstעַל־'al-H5922the kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430in pastH5957daysיוֹמָת֙yo.MatH3118,that rebellionוּמְרַ֥דu.me.RadH4776and revoltוְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּרve.'esh.ta.DurH849have been perpetratedH5957in it,

20that mightyתַּקִּיפִ֗יןta.ki.FinH8624kingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430haveruledהֲווֹ֙ha.VoH1934overעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390,governingוְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔יןve.Sha.li.TinH7990allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606the provincesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675the Riverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103, and thattributeוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,customבְל֛וֹve.LoH1093and tollוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983were paidמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to them.

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