Ezra 4:11-16

11thisH1836 is a copyH6573 of the letterH104 whichH1768 they sentH7972 to him:

“To KingH4430 ArtaxerxesH783: Your servantsH5649, the menH606 of the regionH5675 beyondH5675 the Euphrates RiverH5103; and nowH3706 12let it beH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430 that the JewsH3062 whoH1768 cameH5559 upH5559 from you have comeH858 to us at JerusalemH3390; they are rebuildingH1124 1the rebelliousH4779 and evilH873 cityH7149 and 2are finishingH3635 the wallsH7792 and repairingH2338 the foundationsH787. 13NowH3705 let it beH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, that ifH2006 that cityH7149 is rebuiltH1124 and the wallsH7792 are finishedH3635, 3they will not payH5415 tributeH4061, customH1093 taxH1093, or tollH1983, and it will 4be detrimentalH5142 to the revenueH674 of the kingsH4430. 14NowH3705 becauseH6903H1768 we 5are in the serviceH4415 of the palaceH1965, and it is not fittingH749 for us to seeH2370 the king’sH4430 shameH6173, for thisH1836 reasonH5922 we have sentH7972 word and informedH3046 the kingH4430, 15soH1768 thatH1768 a searchH1240 may be conductedH1240 in the recordH1799 booksH5609 of your fathersH2. And you will discoverH7912 in the recordH1799 booksH5609 and learnH3046 that that cityH7149 is a rebelliousH4779 cityH7149 and detrimentalH5142 to kingsH4430 and provincesH4083, and that they have revoltedH5648H849 withinH1459 it in pastH5957 daysH3118; for thisH1836 reasonH5922 that cityH7149 was laidH2718 wasteH2718. 16We are informingH3046 the kingH4430 that ifH2006 that cityH7149 is rebuiltH1124 and the wallsH7792 finishedH3635, then as a resultH6903 of thisH1836 you will haveH383 noH3809 possessionH2508 in the province beyondH5675 the Euphrates RiverH5103.”