Ezra 4
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Ezra 4:7-9

7And in the daysH3117 of ArtaxerxesH783 wroteH3789 BishlamH1312, MithredathH4990, TabeelH2870, and the restH7605 of their companionsH3674, unto ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539; and the writingH3791 of the letterH5406 was writtenH3789 in the Syrian tongueH762, and interpretedH8638 in the Syrian tongueH762.12 8RehumH7348 the chancellorH2942H1169 and ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613 wroteH3790 aH2298 letterH104 againstH5922 JerusalemH3390 to ArtaxerxesH783 the kingH4430 in this sortH3660:3 9ThenH116 wrote RehumH7348 the chancellorH2942H1169, and ShimshaiH8124 the scribeH5613, and the restH7606 of their companionsH3675; the DinaitesH1784, the ApharsathchitesH671, the TarpelitesH2967, the ApharsitesH670, the ArchevitesH756, the BabyloniansH896, the SusanchitesH7801, the DehavitesH1723, and the ElamitesH5962,4

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 4:7 Bishlam: or, in peace. ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 4:7 companions: Heb. societies. ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 4:8 scribe: or, secretary. ↩
  4. 4. Ezra 4:9 companions: Chaldee, societies. ↩

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