Revised Version 1895

Ezra 4:13-20

13Be itknownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705unto thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, that,ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149be builded, and thewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635, they willnotלָ֣אla'H3809payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tributeמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,customבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093, ortollוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983, and in the end it will endamage thekingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903weH1768eat thesaltמְלַ֤חme.LachH4416of thepalaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965, and it isnotלָ֥אla'H3809meet for us toseeלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑אle.me.che.Ze'H2370theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430dishonour, therefore haveweH1768sentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972and certified thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

15thatsearchיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240may bemadeH3046in thebookבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609of the records of thyfathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2:soH1768shalt thoufindוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912in thebookבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609of the records, andknowוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046that thiscityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is a rebelliouscityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149, and hurtful untokingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430andprovincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083, and that they have moved seditionwithinבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459the same of old time: forwhichH1768cause was thiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149laidH2718wasteH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586certify thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that,ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thiscityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149be builded, and thewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792finishedיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635, by this means thou shalt havenoלָ֥אla'H3809portionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508beyondבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

17Thensentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430ananswerפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600untoRehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348the chancellor, and toShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, and to therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of their companions that dwell inSamariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115, and in therestוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606of the countrybeyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001, andsoדִּ֥יdiH1768forth.

18The letterwhichדִּ֥יdiH1768yesentשְׁלַחְתּ֖וּןshe.lach.TunH7972unto us hath been plainlyreadקֱרִ֖יke.RiH7123beforeH6925meH6925.

19And I decreed, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hath beenmadeH5648, and it isfoundוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912that thiscityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149of old time hathmadeH5648insurrectionagainstעַל־'al-H5922kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and thatrebellionוּמְרַ֥דu.me.RadH4776and sedition have beenmadeH5648therein.

20There have beenmightyתַּקִּיפִ֗יןta.ki.FinH8624kingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430also overJerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390, which haveruledהֲווֹ֙ha.VoH1934overallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606the countrybeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103; andtributeוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,customבְל֛וֹve.LoH1093, andtollוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983, waspaidמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052unto them.

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