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Ezra 4:6-17

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.'ElH2870,and 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.'EmH1169 H2942and 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--

9Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942,Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, andthe 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 menH756ofH756ErechH756,the Babyloniansבָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'H896,the menH7801ofH7801SusaH7801,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-H5675beyondH5675the EuphratesRiverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103.And nowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706

11thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836is a copyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of the letterאִגַּרְתָּ֔א'i.gar.Ta'H104whichדִּ֚יdiH1768they sentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972to him: “To Kingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783:Your servantsעַבְדָ֛ךְav.da.yikhH5649,the menאֱנָ֥שׁ'e.NashH606of the regionעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675beyondH5675the EuphratesRiverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103;and nowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ פu.khe.'E.netH3706

12let it beH3046knownH3046to the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that the Jewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whoH1768cameH5559upH5559from you have comeאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858to us at Jerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390;they are rebuildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124the rebelliousמָֽרָדְתָּ֤אma.ra.de.Ta'H4779and evilוּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙u.vi.yo.she.Ta'H873cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149andare finishingשַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakh.Li.luH3635the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792and repairingיַחִֽיטוּ׃ya.Chi.tuH2338the foundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705let it beH3046knownH3046to 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,customH1093taxבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093,or tollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983, and it willbe detrimentalתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142to the revenueוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674of the kingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseקֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־ko.Vel di-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'H4430shameוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,for thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836reasonעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922we have sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972wordand informedוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046the kingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430,

15soH1768thatH1768a searchH1240may be conductedH1240in 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 detrimentalוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142to kingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430and provincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083,and that they have revoltedוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ עָבְדִ֣יןve.'esh.ta.Dur 'a.ve.DinH5648 H849withinבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459it in pastעָלְמָ֑א'al.Ma'H5957daysיוֹמָ֖תyo.MatH3118;for thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836reasonעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149was laidH2718wasteH2718.

16We are informingמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046the kingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006that cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is rebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124and the wallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635,then as a resultלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903of thisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836you will haveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809possessionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508in the provincebeyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675the EuphratesRiverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.”

17Thenthe kingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972a responseפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600to Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348the commanderבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942,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 EuphratesRiverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103: “Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001.And nowוּכְעֶֽת׃ סu.khe.'EtH3706,

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