Revised Literal Translation
Ezra 4:23-24
23Nowאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116whenמִן־min-H1768H4481the copyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.genH6573of kingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxes’אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.teH783letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙nish.te.va.Na'H5407wasreadקֱרִ֧יke.RiH7123beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925Rehumרְח֛וּםre.ChumH7348,and Shimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.ShaiH8124the scribeסָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'H5613,and their companionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675,they went upאֲזַ֨לוּ'a.Za.luH236in hasteבִבְהִיל֤וּviv.hi.LuH924to Jerusalemלִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.LemH3390untoעַל־'al-H5922the Jewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062,and made themהִמּ֖וֹhi.MoH1994to ceaseוּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luH989by forceבְּאֶדְרָ֥עbe.'ed.Ra'H153and powerוְחָֽיִל׃ סve.Cha.yilH2429.
24Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116ceasedבְּטֵלַת֙be.te.LatH989the workעֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.DatH5673of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1005of Godאֱלָהָ֔א'e.la.Ha'H426which isat Jerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390.So it ceasedוַהֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔אva.ha.Vat ba.te.La'H989H1934untoעַ֚ד'adH5705the secondתַּרְתֵּ֔יןtar.TeinH8648yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8140of the reignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437of Dariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430of Persiaפָּרָֽס׃ פpa.RasH6540.
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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