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Ezra 4

1Now when theadversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֔וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵ֤יve.NeiH1121of thecaptivityהַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473werebuildingבּוֹנִ֣יםbo.NimH1129thetempleהֵיכָ֔לhei.KhalH1964to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

2Then theycameוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066toZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216, and to theheadsרָאשֵׁ֣יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָֽאָב֗וֹתha.'a.VotH1, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, Let usbuildנִבְנֶ֣הniv.NehH1129with you: for weseekנִדְר֖וֹשׁnid.Ro.oshH1875yourGodלֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֑םle.lo.hei.KhemH430, as ye do ; and wesacrificeזֹבְחִ֗יםzoe.ChimH2076to him since thedaysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117ofEsarhaddonH634kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssurאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, who brought us uphereהַמַּעֲלֶ֥הha.ma.'a.LehH5927.

3ButZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֜לze.ru.ba.VelH2216, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֗וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442, and therestוּשְׁאָ֨רu.she.'ArH7605of theheadsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָֽאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to them, Ye have nothing to do with us tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004to ourGodלֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּle.lo.Hei.nuH430; but we ourselvestogetherיַ֜חַדYa.chadH3162willbuildנִבְנֶ֗הniv.NehH1129to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, askingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Cyrusכּ֥וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539hathcommandedצִוָּ֔נוּtzi.Va.nuH6680us.

4Then thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776weakenedמְרַפִּ֖יםme.ra.PimH7503thehandsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andtroubledוּֽמְבַהֲלִ֥יםu.me.va.la.himH926 H1089them inbuildingלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129,

5Andhiredוְסֹכְרִ֧יםve.so.khe.RimH7936counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֖יםyo.'a.TzimH3289against them, tofrustrateלְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.FerH6565theirpurposeעֲצָתָ֑ם'a.tza.TamH6098, all thedaysיְמֵ֗יye.MeiH3117ofCyrusכּ֚וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, even until thereignמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1867kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539.

6And in thereignוּבְמַלְכוּת֙u.ve.mal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of hisreignמַלְכוּת֑וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, theywroteכָּתְב֣וּka.te.VuH3789to him anaccusationשִׂטְנָ֔הsit.NahH7855against theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7And in thedaysוּבִימֵ֣יu.vi.MeiH3117ofArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא'ar.tach.Shas.ta'H783wroteכָּתַ֨בka.TavH3789Bishlamבִּשְׁלָ֜םbish.LamH1312,Mithredathמִתְרְדָ֤תmit.re.DatH4990,Tabeelטָֽבְאֵל֙ta.ve.'ElH2870, and therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of theircompanionsכְּנָוֹתָ֔יוke.na.vo.tovH3674, toArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.taH783kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרָ֑סpa.RasH6539; and thewritingוּכְתָב֙u.khe.TavH3791of theletterהַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ןha.nish.te.VanH5406waswrittenכָּת֥וּבka.TuvH3789in the Syrianlanguageאֲרָמִ֖ית'a.ra.MitH762, andinterpretedוּמְתֻרְגָּ֥םu.me.tur.GamH8638in the Syrianlanguageאֲרָמִֽית׃ פ'a.ra.MitH762.

8Rehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613wroteכְּתַ֛בוּke.Ta.vuH3790aחֲדָ֖הcha.DahH2298letterאִגְּרָ֥ה'i.ge.RahH104againstעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְרוּשְׁלֶ֑םye.ru.she.LemH3390toArtaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥שְׂתְּאle.'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783thekingמַלְכָּ֖אmal.Ka'H4430in thissortכְּנֵֽמָא׃ke.Ne.ma'H3660:

9Thenאֱדַ֜יִן'e.Da.yinH116wroteRehumרְח֣וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵ֗םbe.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942, andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, and therestוּשְׁאָ֖רu.she.'ArH7606of theircompanionsכְּנָוָתְה֑וֹןke.na.va.te.HonH3675; theDinaitesדִּ֠ינָיֵאDi.na.ye'H1784, theApharsathchitesוַאֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞אva.'a.far.sat.kha.Ye'H671, theTarpelitesטַרְפְּלָיֵ֣אtar.pe.la.Ye'H2967, theApharsitesאֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗א'a.fa.re.sa.Ye'H670, theArchevitesאַרְכְּוָיֵ֤א'ar.ke.vai'H756, theBabyloniansבָבְלָיֵא֙va.ve.la.Ye'H896, theSusanchitesשֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔אshu.shan.kha.Ye'H7801, theDehavitesדֶּהָיֵ֖אdi.hu'H1723, and theElamitesעֵלְמָיֵֽא׃'e.le.ma.Ye'H5962,

10And therestוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7606of thenationsאֻמַּיָּ֗א'u.mai.Ya'H524whomH1768thegreatרַבָּ֣אra.Ba'H7229andnobleוְיַקִּירָ֔אve.ya.ki.Ra'H3358Asnapparאָסְנַפַּר֙'a.se.na.ParH620broughtoverהַגְלִי֙hag.LiH1541, andsetוְהוֹתֵ֣ב הִמּ֔וֹve.ho.Tev hi.MoH3488 H1994in thecitiesבְּקִרְיָ֖הbe.kir.YahH7149ofSamariaשָׁמְרָ֑יִןsha.me.Ra.yinH8115, and therestוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7606that are on thissideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103, andnowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃u.khe.'E.netH3706.

11thisדְּנָה֙de.NahH1836is thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֣גֶןpar.She.genH6573of theletterאִגַּרְתָּ֔א'i.gar.Ta'H104thatדִּ֚יdiH1768theysentשְׁלַ֣חוּshe.La.chuH7972tohimH5922, even toArtaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּא'ar.tach.Shas.te'H783thekingמַלְכָּ֑אmal.Ka'H4430; Thyservantsעַבְדָ֛ךְav.da.yikhH5649themenאֱנָ֥שׁ'e.NashH606on thissideעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֖הna.ha.Rah'H5103, andnowוּכְעֶֽנֶת׃ פu.khe.'E.netH3706.

12let itbeלֶהֱוֵ֣אle.he.Ve'H1934knownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ye.Di.a'H3046to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, that theJewsיְהוּדָיֵ֗אye.hu.da.Ye'H3062whoH1768cameסְלִ֙קוּ֙se.Li.kuH5559fromמִן־min-H4481theeלְוָתָ֔ךְle.va.TakhH3890tousעֲלֶ֥ינָא'a.Lei.na'H5922arecomeאֲת֖וֹ'a.ToH858toJerusalemלִירוּשְׁלֶ֑םli.ru.she.LemH3390,buildingבָּנַ֔יִןba.Na.yinH1124therebelliousמָֽרָדְתָּ֤אma.ra.de.Ta'H4779and theevilוּבִֽישְׁתָּא֙u.vi.yo.she.Ta'H873cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149, and have setupשַׁכְלִ֔ילוּshakh.Li.luH3635thewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֣אve.shu.rai.Ya'H7792, andjoinedיַחִֽיטוּ׃ya.Chi.tuH2338thefoundationsוְאֻשַּׁיָּ֖אve.'u.shai.Ya'H787.

13Be itknownיְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣אye.Di.a' le.he.Ve'H3046 H1934nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705to thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430, that,ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149shall bebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124, and thewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792setupיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635again, then they willnotלָ֣אla'H3809payיִנְתְּנ֔וּןyin.te.NunH5415tollמִנְדָּֽה־min.dah-H4061,tributeבְל֤וֹve.LoH1093, andcustomוַהֲלָךְ֙va.ha.loKhH1983, and so thou shaltdiminishתְּהַנְזִֽק׃te.han.ZikH5142therevenueוְאַפְּתֹ֥םve.'a.pe.TomH674of thekingsמַלְכִ֖יםmal.KhimH4430.

14Nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'AnH3705becauseקֳבֵל֙ko.VelH6903 H3606wehaveדִּֽי־di-H1768maintenanceמְלַ֤ח מְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach me.Lach.na'H4415 H4416from the king’spalaceהֵֽיכְלָא֙hei.khe.La'H1965, and it wasnotלָ֥אla'H3809goodאֲֽרִֽיךְ'arikhH749for us toseeלְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑אle.me.che.Ze'H2370theking’sמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430dishonourוְעַרְוַ֣תve.'ar.VatH6173,thereforeעַ֨ל־ דְּנָ֔ה'Al- de.NahH5922 H1836have wesentשְׁלַ֖חְנָאshe.Lach.na'H7972andinformedוְהוֹדַ֥עְנָאve.ho.Da'.na'H3046thekingלְמַלְכָּֽא׃le.mal.Ka'H4430;

15Thatsearchיְבַקַּר֩ye.va.KarH1240may be made in thebookבִּֽסְפַר־bis.far-H5609of therecordsדָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜אda.khe.Ra.nai.Ya'H1799of thyfathersאֲבָהָתָ֗ךְ'a.va.ha.TakhH2: so shalt thoufindוּ֠תְהַשְׁכַּחU.te.hash.kachH7912in thebookבִּסְפַ֣רbis.FarH5609of therecordsדָּכְרָנַיָּא֮da.khe.ra.nai.Ya'H1799, andknowוְתִנְדַּע֒ve.tin.Da'H3046thatthisדָ֜ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֨אkir.ye.Ta'H7149is arebelliousמָֽרָדָ֗אma.ra.Da'H4779cityקִרְיָ֣אkir.Ya'H7149, andhurtfulוּֽמְהַנְזְקַ֤תu.me.han.ze.KatH5142tokingsמַלְכִין֙mal.KhinH4430andprovincesוּמְדִנָ֔ןu.me.di.NanH4083, and that they havemovedעָבְדִ֣ין'a.ve.DinH5648seditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ve.'esh.ta.DurH849within thesameבְּגַוַּ֔הּbe.ga.VahH1459fromofמִן־min-H4481oldיוֹמָ֖ת עָלְמָ֑אyo.Mat 'al.Ma'H5957 H3118:forעַ֨ל־'Al-H5922whichדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836cause wasthisדָ֖ךְdakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149destroyedהָֽחָרְבַֽת׃Ha.cha.re.VatH2718.

16Weאֲנַ֙חְנָה֙'a.Nach.nahH586informמְהוֹדְעִ֤יןme.hod.'InH3046thekingלְמַלְכָּ֔אle.mal.Ka'H4430that,ifהֵ֣ןhenH2006thisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֥אkir.ye.Ta'H7149shall bebuiltתִּתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124again, and thewallsוְשׁוּרַיָּ֖הve.shu.rai.Yah'H7792setupיִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּןyish.takh.le.LunH3635, bythisדְּנָ֔הde.NahH1836meansלָקֳבֵ֣לlo.ko.VelH6903thou shalthaveאִיתַ֖י'i.TaiH383noלָ֥אla'H3809portionחֲלָק֙cha.LakH2508on thissideבַּעֲבַ֣רba.'a.VarH5675of theriverנַהֲרָ֔אna.ha.Ra'H5103.

17Then thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972ananswerפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600toעַל־'al-H5922Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH1169 H2942, and toShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֣יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָֽפְרָ֔אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, and to therestוּשְׁאָר֙u.she.'ArH7606of theircompanionsכְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹןke.na.Va.te.HonH3675thatdwellיָתְבִ֖יןya.te.VinH3488inSamariaבְּשָֽׁמְרָ֑יִןbe.sha.me.Ra.yinH8115, and to therestוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7606beyondעֲבַֽר־'a.var-H5675theriverנַהֲרָ֛הna.ha.Rah'H5103,Peaceשְׁלָ֖םshe.LamH8001, andnowוּכְעֶֽת׃ סu.khe.'EtH3706.

18theletterנִשְׁתְּוָנָ֕אnish.te.va.Na'H5407which yesentשְׁלַחְתּ֖וּןshe.lach.TunH7972tousעֲלֶ֑ינָא'a.Lei.na'H5922hath beenplainlyמְפָרַ֥שׁme.fa.RashH6568readקֱרִ֖יke.RiH7123beforeקָדָמָֽי׃ka.da.MaiH6925me.

19AndIוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481commandedשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH7761 H2942, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hath been made, and it isfoundוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912thatthisדָ֔ךְDakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149fromofמִן־min-H4481oldיוֹמָת֙ עָֽלְמָ֔אyo.Mat 'al.Ma'H5957 H3118hath madeinsurrectionמִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑הmit.na.se.'AhH5376againstעַל־'al-H5922kingsמַלְכִ֖יןmal.KhinH4430, and thatrebellionוּמְרַ֥דu.me.RadH4776andseditionוְאֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּרve.'esh.ta.DurH849have beenmadeמִתְעֲבֶד־mit.'a.ved-H5648in it.

20There have alsobeenהֲווֹ֙ha.VoH1934mightyתַּקִּיפִ֗יןta.ki.FinH8624kingsוּמַלְכִ֣יןu.mal.KhinH4430overעַל־'al-H5922Jerusalemיְר֣וּשְׁלֶ֔םye.Ru.she.LemH3390, who haveruledוְשַׁ֨לִּיטִ֔יןve.Sha.li.TinH7990overallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3606countriesbeyondעֲבַ֣ר'a.VarH5675theriverנַהֲרָ֑הna.ha.Rah'H5103; andtollוּמִדָּ֥הu.mi.DahH4061,tributeבְל֛וֹve.LoH1093, andcustomוַהֲלָ֖ךְva.ha.LakhH1983, waspaidמִתְיְהֵ֥בmit.ye.HevH3052to them.

21Giveשִׂ֣ימוּSi.muH7761yenowכְּעַן֙ke.'AnH3705commandmentH2942tocauseH989theseאִלֵּ֑ךְ'i.LekhH479menגֻּבְרַיָּ֣אguv.rai.Ya'H1400toceaseלְבַטָּלָ֖אle.va.ta.La'H989, and thatthisדָךְ֙doKhH1791cityוְקִרְיְתָ֥אve.kir.ye.Ta'H7149benotלָ֣אla'H3809builtתִתְבְּנֵ֔אtit.be.Ne'H1124,untilעַד־'ad-H5705anothercommandmentH2941shall begivenיִתְּשָֽׂם׃yi.te.SamH7761frommeמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4481.

22Takeheedוּזְהִירִ֥ין הֱו֛וֹu.ze.hi.Rin he.VoH1934 H2095now that yefailשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7960not todoלְמֶעְבַּ֣ד עַל־le.me'.Bad 'al-H5922 H5648thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836:whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101shoulddamageחֲבָלָ֔אcha.va.La'H2257growיִשְׂגֵּ֣אyis.Ge'H7680to theharmלְהַנְזָקַ֖תle.han.za.KatH5142of thekingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?

23Nowאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116whenמִן־min-H4481 H1768thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.She.genH6573ofkingמַלְכָּ֔אmal.Ka'H4430Artaxerxesאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ'ar.tach.shas.teH783’letterנִשְׁתְּוָנָא֙nish.te.va.Na'H5407wasreadקֱרִ֧יke.RiH7123beforeקֳדָם־ko.dom-H6925Rehumרְח֛וּםre.ChumH7348, andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁ֥יve.shim.ShaiH8124thescribeסָפְרָ֖אsa.fe.Ra'H5613, and theircompanionsוּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹןu.khe.na.va.te.HonH3675, they wentupאֲזַ֨לוּ'a.Za.luH236inhasteבִבְהִיל֤וּviv.hi.LuH924toJerusalemלִירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙li.ru.she.LemH3390toעַל־'al-H5922theJewsיְה֣וּדָיֵ֔אye.Hu.da.Ye'H3062, and madethemהִמּ֖וֹhi.MoH1994toceaseוּבַטִּ֥לוּu.va.Ti.luH989byforceבְּאֶדְרָ֥עbe.'ed.Ra'H153andpowerוְחָֽיִל׃ סve.Cha.yilH2429.

24Thenבֵּאדַ֗יִןbe.Da.yinH116ceasedבְּטֵלַת֙be.te.LatH989theworkעֲבִידַ֣ת'a.vi.DatH5673of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1005ofGodאֱלָהָ֔א'e.la.Ha'H426which is atJerusalemבִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑םbi.ru.she.LemH3390. So itceasedוַהֲוָת֙ בָּֽטְלָ֔אva.ha.Vat ba.te.La'H1934 H989untilעַ֚ד'adH5705thesecondתַּרְתֵּ֔יןtar.TeinH8648yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8140of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4437ofDariusדָּרְיָ֥וֶשׁda.re.Ya.veshH1868kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4430ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃ פpa.RasH6540.

Commentaries on Ezra 4

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