New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezra 4:4-7

4Thenthe peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776discouragedמְרַפִּ֖ים יְדֵ֣יme.ra.Pim ye.DeiH7503 H3027the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and frightenedH1089them from buildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

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.

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