Ezra 4:7
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Ezra 4:7
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And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
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And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
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Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
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Verse Text
And in the daysH3117 of ArtaxerxesH783 wroteH3789 BishlamH1312, MithredathH4990, TabeelH2870, and the restH7605 of their companionsH3674, unto ArtaxerxesH783 kingH4428 of PersiaH6539; and the writingH3791 of the letterH5406 was writtenH3789 in the Syrian tongueH762, and interpretedH8638 in the Syrian tongueH762.
וּבִימֵי אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא כָּתַב בִּשְׁלָם מִתְרְדָת טָבְאֵל וּשְׁאָר [כְּנָוֹתֹו כ] (כְּנָוֹתָיו ק) עַל־ [אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא כ] (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּ ק) מֶלֶךְ פָּרָס וּכְתָב הַנִּשְׁתְּוָן כָּתוּב אֲרָמִית וּמְתֻרְגָּם אֲרָמִית׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י |
u./vi./Mei | H3117 | HC/R/Ncmpc | and/ in/ (the) days of |
אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא |
'ar.tach.Shas.ta' | H783 | HNp | Artaxerxes |
כָּתַ֨ב |
ka.Tav | H3789 | HVqp3ms | he wrote |
בִּשְׁלָ֜ם |
bish.Lam | H1312 | HNp | Bishlam |
מִתְרְדָ֤ת |
mit.re.Dat | H4990 | HNp | Mithredath |
טָֽבְאֵל֙ |
ta.ve.'El | H2870 | HNp | Tabeel |
וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר |
u./she.'Ar | H7605 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) rest of |
[כנות/ו כ] (כְּנָוֹתָ֔י/ו ק) |
[kᵉnâth כ] (ke.na.vo.to/v ק) | H3674 כ | [HNcmpc/Sp3ms כ] (HNcfpc/Sp3ms ק) | (colleagues/ his ק) |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | to |
[ארתחששתא כ] (אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ ק) |
[ʼArtachshashtâʼ כ] ('ar.tach.shas.ta ק) | H783 כ | [HNp כ] (HNpm ק) | (Artaxerxes ק) |
מֶ֣לֶךְ |
Me.lekh | H4428 | HNcmsc | (the) king of |
פָּרָ֑ס |
pa.Ras | H6539 | HNp | Persia |
וּ/כְתָב֙ |
u./khe.Tav | H3791 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) writing of |
הַֽ/נִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן |
ha./nish.te.Van | H5406 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ letter |
כָּת֥וּב |
ka.Tuv | H3789 | HVqsmsa | (was) written |
אֲרָמִ֖ית |
'a.ra.Mit | H762 | HNgfsa | Aramaic |
וּ/מְתֻרְגָּ֥ם |
u./me.tur.Gam | H8638 | HC/VPsmsa | and/ (was) translated |
אֲרָמִֽית |
'a.ra.Mit | H762 | HNgfsa | Aramaic |
- H762 — אֲרָמִית (ʼĂrâmîyth, ar-aw-meeth'): feminine of אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) H761; (only adverbial) in Aramean; in the Syrian language (tongue), in Syriac.
- H783 — אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתָּא (ʼArtachshashtâʼ, ar-takh-shash-taw'): or אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׁתְּא (ʼArtachshashtᵉʼ); or by permutation אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא (ʼArtachshaçtᵉʼ); of foreign origin; Artachshasta (or Artaxerxes), a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings; Artaxerxes.
- H1312 — בִּשְׁלָם (Bishlâm, bish-lawm'): of foreign derivation; Bishlam, a Persian; Bishlam.
- H2870 — טָבְאֵל (ṭâbᵉʼêl, taw-beh-ale'): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895 and אֵל (ʼêl) H410; pleasing (to) God; Tabeel, the name of a Syrian and of a Persian; Tabeal, Tabeel.
- H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
- H3674 — כְּנָת (kᵉnâth, ken-awth'): from כָּנָה (kânâh) H3655; a colleague (as having the same title); companion.
- H3789 — כָּתַב (kâthab, kaw-thab'): a primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe); describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
- H3791 — כָּתָב (kâthâb, kaw-thawb'): from כָּתַב (kâthab) H3789; something written, i.e. a writing, record or book; register, scripture, writing.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ (mâlak) H4427; a king; king, royal.
- H4990 — מִתְרְדָת (Mithrᵉdâth, mith-red-awth'): of Persian origin; Mithredath, the name of two Persians; Mithredath.
- H5406 — נִשְׁתְּוָן (nishtᵉvân, nish-tev-awn'): probably of Persian origin; an epistle; letter.
- H6539 — פָּרַס (Pâraç, paw-ras'): of foreign origin; Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants; Persia, Persians.
- H7605 — שְׁאָר (shᵉʼâr, sheh-awr'): from שָׁאַר (shâʼar) H7604; a remainder; [idiom] other, remnant, residue, rest.
- H8638 — תִּרְגַּם (tirgam, teer-gam'): a denominative from רָגַם (râgam) H7275 in the sense of throwing over; to transfer, i.e. translate; interpret.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References
- companions — Ezra 4:9, Ezra 4:17, Ezra 5:6
- the Syrian tongue — 2 Kings 18:26, Ezra 4:8, Ezra 7:27, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4
Reciprocal references (5): 1 Kings 21:8, Ezra 8:36, Jeremiah 29:25, Obadiah 1:19, Zechariah 1:19
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: LANGUAGE; MEDO-PERSIAN KINGDOM; SLANDER; SYRIA; TEMPLE, THE SECOND
- Nave’s: ACCUSATION, FALSE; ARTAXERXES; BISHLAM; LANGUAGE; MITHREDATH; PERSIA; TABEEL
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