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Ezra 4:2-10
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.
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.'EmH1169H2942andShimshaiוְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ve.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.'EmH1169H2942, 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.MoH3488H1994in 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.
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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