Ezra 4
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Ezra 4:5-7

5And hiredH7936 counsellorsH3289 against them, to frustrateH6565 their purposeH6098, all the daysH3117 of CyrusH3566 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539, even until the reignH4438 of DariusH1867 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539.

6And in the reignH4438 of AhasuerusH325, in the beginningH8462 of his reignH4438, they wroteH3789 to him an accusationH7855 against the inhabitantsH3427 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389.1 7And in the daysH3117 of ArtaxerxesH783 wroteH3789 BishlamH1312, MithredathH4990, TabeelH2870, and the restH7605 of their companionsH3674, to ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539; and the writingH3791 of the letterH5406 was writtenH3789 in the Syrian languageH762, and interpretedH8638 in the Syrian languageH762.23

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Notes

  1. 1. Ezra 4:6 Ahasuerus: Heb. Ahashverosh ↩
  2. 2. Ezra 4:7 Bishlam: or, in peace ↩
  3. 3. Ezra 4:7 companions: Heb. societies ↩

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