New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezra 4:2-10
2they approachedוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and the headsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1households,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Let us buildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with you, for we, like you, seekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875your Godלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑םle.lo.hei.KhemH430;and we have been sacrificingזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to Him sinceH4480the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofEsarhaddonH634kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,who broughtהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927us up hereפֹּֽה׃PohH6311.”
3But Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216and JeshuaH3091and the restוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, “You have nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808in common with us in buildingלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004to our Godלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430;but we ourselvesאֲנַ֨חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587will togetherיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162buildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,as Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539has commandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.”
5and hiredH5534counselorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289againstעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921them to frustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565their counselעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117of Cyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539,even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the reignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.
6Now in the reignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of his reignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,they wroteכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789an accusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855againstעַל־'al-H5921the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
7And in the daysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783,Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of his colleaguesכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789to Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.taH783kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Persiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539; and thetextוּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791of the letterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406was writtenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762and translatedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638fromAramaicאֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.
8Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169H2942and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613wroteכְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuH3790a letterאִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.RahH104againstעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390to Kingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783,as followsכְּנֵֽמָא׃ke.Ne.ma'H3660--
9thenאֱדַ֜יִן'e.Da.yinH116wroteRehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169H2942and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613andthe restוּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'ArH7606of their colleaguesכְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןke.na.va.te.HonH3675,the judgesדִּ֠ינָיֵאDi.na.ye'H1784andthe lesserH671governorsH671,the officialsטַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtar.pe.la.Ye'H2967,the secretariesאֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א'a.fa.re.sa.Ye'H670,the menH756of ErechH756,the Babyloniansבָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'H896,the menH7801of SusaH7801,that is, the Elamitesעֵלְמָיֵֽא׃'e.le.ma.Ye'H5962,
10and the restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of the nationsאֻמַּיָּ֗א'u.mai.Ya'H524whichH1768the greatרַבָּ֣אra.Ba'H7229and honorableוְיַקִּירָ֔אve.ya.ki.Ra'H3358Osnapparאָסְנַפַּר֙'a.se.na.ParH620deportedהַגְלִי֙hag.LiH1541and settledוְהוֹתֵ֣בve.ho.TevH3488in the cityבְּקִרְיָ֖הbe.kir.YahH7149of Samariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115,and in the restוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606of the regionעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675beyondH5675theRiverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103.Nowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃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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