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Ezra 4:17-23
17Then thekingמַלְכָּ֗אmal.Ka'H4430sentשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7972ananswerפִּתְגָמָ֞אpit.ga.Ma'H6600toעַל־'al-H5922Rehumרְח֤וּםre.ChumH7348thechancellorבְּעֵל־ טְעֵם֙be.'el- te.'EmH1169H2942, 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.
19AndIוּמִנִּי֮u.mi.NiH4481commandedשִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒sim te.'EmH7761H2942, andsearchוּבַקַּ֣רוּu.va.Ka.ruH1240hath been made, and it isfoundוְהַשְׁכַּ֔חוּve.hash.Ka.chuH7912thatthisדָ֔ךְDakhH1791cityקִרְיְתָ֣אkir.ye.Ta'H7149fromofמִן־min-H4481oldיוֹמָת֙ עָֽלְמָ֔אyo.Mat 'al.Ma'H5957H3118hath 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.VoH1934H2095now that yefailשָׁל֖וּsha.LuH7960not todoלְמֶעְבַּ֣ד עַל־le.me'.Bad 'al-H5922H5648thisדְּנָ֑הde.NahH1836:whyלְמָה֙le.MahH4101shoulddamageחֲבָלָ֔אcha.va.La'H2257growיִשְׂגֵּ֣אyis.Ge'H7680to theharmלְהַנְזָקַ֖תle.han.za.KatH5142of thekingsמַלְכִֽין׃ סmal.KhinH4430?
23Nowאֱדַ֗יִן'e.Da.yinH116whenמִן־min-H4481H1768thecopyפַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶןpar.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.
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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