Revised Webster's Bible
Ezra 4:12-16
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'H3046H1934nowכְּעַ֗ןke.'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.VelH6903H3606wehaveדִּֽי־di-H1768maintenanceמְלַ֤ח מְלַ֔חְנָאme.Lach me.Lach.na'H4415H4416from 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.NahH5922H1836have 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'H5957H3118: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.
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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