Revised Webster's Bible

Ezra 4:13-20

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.

Read all of Ezra 4

Commentaries on Ezra 4

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain