Ezra 4
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Ezra 4:9-11

9thenH116 wrote RehumH7348 the commanderH1169H2942 and ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613 and 1the restH7606 of their colleaguesH3675, the judgesH1784 and 2the lesserH671 governorsH671, the officialsH2967, the secretariesH670, the menH756 of ErechH756, the BabyloniansH896, the menH7801 of SusaH7801, that is, the ElamitesH5962, 10and the restH7606 of the nationsH524 whichH1768 the greatH7229 and honorableH3358 3OsnapparH620 deportedH1541 and settledH3488 in the cityH7149 of SamariaH8115, and in the restH7606 of the regionH5675 beyondH5675 the 4RiverH5103. 5NowH3706 11thisH1836 is the copyH6573 of the letterH104 whichH1768 they sentH7972 to him:

“To KingH4430 ArtaxerxesH783: Your servantsH5649, the menH606 in the regionH5675 beyondH5675 the RiverH5103, and nowH3706

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 4:9 2 Kin 17:24 ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 4:9 Ezra 5:6; 6:6 ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 4:10 I.e. probably Ashurbanipal ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 4:10 I.e. Euphrates River, and so throughout the ch ↩
  5. 5. Ezra 4:10 Ezra 4:11, 17; 7:12 ↩

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