Ezra 4

Aramic adversaries offer insincere help to Zerubbavel and Yeshua, then hinder the rebuilding through intrigue under Kōresh, Akhashverosh, and Artachshasta, halting work.[2][4]

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Verse 2
Then they approached and they drew near to toward Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel and to and toward the heads of heads of the fathers the fathers and said and they said to them — Let us build let us build with you with you (masculine plural) for for/because like you — we seek we diligently seek your God to your mighty ones and not and not to him — we we ourselves sacrificing slaughtering ones since the days of from days of Esar Esar-haddon Esar Chadon haddon Esar-haddon Esar Chadon king king of of Assyria Ashshur Ashur who brought up the one bringing up us us here here
וַ/יִּגְּשׁ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤔𐤅 vayigeshu Then they approached and they drew near HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R רָאשֵׁ֣י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey the heads of heads of HNcmpc הָֽ/אָב֗וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp נִבְנֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤄 niveneh Let us build let us build HVqi1cp עִמָּ/כֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤊𐤌 imakhem with you with you (masculine plural) HR/Sp2mp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤊/𐤊𐤌 khakhem like you HR/Sp2mp נִדְר֖וֹשׁ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤔 niderosh we seek we diligently seek HVqi1cp לֵֽ/אלֹהֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 leloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God to your mighty ones HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp ו/לא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 vl and not and not HC/Tn וְ/ל֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤅 velo to him HC/R/Sp3ms אֲנַ֣חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp זֹבְחִ֗ים 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 zovechim sacrificing slaughtering ones HVqrmpa מִ/ימֵי֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimey since the days of from days of HR/Ncmpc אֵסַ֤ר 𐤀𐤎𐤓 esar Esar Esar-haddon Esar Chadon HNp חַדֹּן֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤍 chadon haddon Esar-haddon Esar Chadon HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp הַ/מַּעֲלֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 hamaaleh who brought up the one bringing up HTd/Vhrmsa אֹתָ֖/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 otanu us us HTo/Sp1cp פֹּֽה 𐤐𐤄 poh here here HD
Verse 3
and-said and he said to-them — Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel and-Jeshua and Yeshua and Yeshua and-rest-of and the remainder heads-of heads of the-fathers the fathers of-Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael not not for-you — and-for-us — to-build to build a-house built house to-God-of-us to our Mighty One for for/because we we ourselves together in union will-build let us build to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh God-of mighty ones of Israel El-Contends Yiserael as as that which commanded-us he commanded us the-king the king Cyrus Cyrus Koresh king-of king of Persia Persia Paras
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to-them HR/Sp3mp זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל 𐤆𐤓𐤁𐤁𐤋 zerubavel Zerubbabel Sown-in-Babylon Zerubavel HNp וְ/יֵשׁ֗וּעַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 veyeshua and-Jeshua and Yeshua and Yeshua HC/Np וּ/שְׁאָ֨ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and-rest-of and the remainder HC/Ncmsc רָאשֵׁ֤י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads-of heads of HNcmpc הָֽ/אָבוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot the-fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael of-Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn לָ֣/כֶם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for-you HR/Sp2mp וָ/לָ֔/נוּ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤍𐤅 valanu and-for-us HC/R/Sp1cp לִ/בְנ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot to-build to build HR/Vqc בַּ֖יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 bayit a-house built house HNcmsa לֵ/אלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅 leloheynu Mulimu (Lozi) to-God-of-us to our Mighty One HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֲנַ֨חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp יַ֜חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in union HD נִבְנֶ֗ה 𐤍𐤁𐤍𐤄 niveneh will-build let us build HVqi1cp לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֔/נוּ 𐤑𐤅/𐤍𐤅 tsivanu commanded-us he commanded us HVpp3ms/Sp1cp הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king the king HTd/Ncmsa כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king-of king of HNcmsc פָּרָֽס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras Persia Persia Paras HNp
Verse 7
And in the days of and in days of Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta wrote he wrote Bishlam Bishlam Bishelam Mithredath Mithredath Miteredat Tabeel God-is-good Taveel and the rest of and the remainder his associates his fellow-officials his associates his fellow-officials to upon Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta king Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta king king of of Persia Persia Paras and the writing of and written-document of the letter the official letter was written written in Aramaic Aramean language Aramit and translated and being translated Aramaic Aramean language Aramit
וּ/בִ/ימֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 uvimey And in the days of and in days of HC/R/Ncmpc אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֗שְׂתָּא 𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤔𐤕𐤀 aretacheshaseta Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta HNp כָּתַ֨ב 𐤊𐤕𐤁 katav wrote he wrote HVqp3ms בִּשְׁלָ֜ם 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤌 bishelam Bishlam Bishlam Bishelam HNp מִתְרְדָ֤ת 𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤕 miteredat Mithredath Mithredath Miteredat HNp טָֽבְאֵל֙ 𐤈𐤁𐤀𐤋 taveel Tabeel God-is-good Taveel HNp וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and the rest of and the remainder HC/Ncmsc כנות/ו 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤅 khnvtv his associates his fellow-officials HNcmpc/Sp3ms כְּנָוֺתָ֔י/ו 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 kenaotayv his associates his fellow-officials HNcmpc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR ארתחששתא 𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤔𐤕𐤀 rtchshsht Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta HNp אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֖שְׂתְּ 𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤔𐤕 aretacheshasete king Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc פָּרָ֑ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp וּ/כְתָב֙ 𐤅/𐤊𐤕𐤁 ukhetav and the writing of and written-document of HC/Ncmsc הַֽ/נִּשְׁתְּוָ֔ן 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤍 hanishetevan the letter the official letter HTd/Ncmsa כָּת֥וּב 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 katuv was written written HVqsmsa אֲרָמִ֖ית 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤕 aramit in Aramaic Aramean language Aramit HNgfsa וּ/מְתֻרְגָּ֥ם 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤂𐤌 umeturegam and translated and being translated HC/VPsmsa אֲרָמִֽית 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤕 aramit-2 Aramaic Aramean language Aramit HNgfsa
Verse 9
then then Rehum Rechum Rechum the commander master-owner order discernment and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay the scribe the scribe and the rest of and the remainder their associates their fellow-officials the Dinaites the Dinaites and the Apharsachites and the Apharsekites the men of Tarpel the Tarpelites the Persians the Apharsites Afaresay Arkites Erekh-inhabitants Arekevay the men of Erech the Erekhites Arekevay the Babylonians the Babylonian men in Baveli the men of Susa the Shushanites that Shushanekhi that is that which the Dehaites the Dehavites Dahava the Elamites the Elamites Alemi
אֱדַ֜יִן 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤍 edayin then then AD רְח֣וּם 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 rechum Rehum Rechum Rechum ANp בְּעֵל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 beel the commander master-owner ANcmsc טְעֵ֗ם 𐤈𐤏𐤌 teem order discernment ANcmsa וְ/שִׁמְשַׁי֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤉 veshimeshay and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay AC/Np סָֽפְרָ֔/א 𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤀 safera the scribe the scribe ANcmsd/Td וּ/שְׁאָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and the rest of and the remainder AC/Ncmsc כְּנָוָתְ/ה֑וֹן 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄𐤅𐤍 kenavatehon their associates their fellow-officials ANcmpc/Sp3mp דִּ֠ינָיֵ/א 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤀 dinaye the Dinaites the Dinaites ANcmpd/Td וַ/אֲפַרְסַתְכָיֵ֞/א 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤎𐤕𐤊𐤉/𐤀 vaafaresatekhaye and the Apharsachites and the Apharsekites AC/Ncmpd/Td טַרְפְּלָיֵ֣/א 𐤈𐤓𐤐𐤋𐤉/𐤀 tarepelaye the men of Tarpel the Tarpelites ANcmpd/Td אֲפָֽרְסָיֵ֗/א 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤎𐤉/𐤀 afaresaye the Persians the Apharsites Afaresay ANgmpd/Td ארכוי 𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤉 rkhvy Arkites Erekh-inhabitants Arekevay ANgmpc אַרְכְּוָיֵ֤/א 𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤉/𐤀 arekevaye the men of Erech the Erekhites Arekevay ANgmpd/Td בָבְלָיֵ/א֙ 𐤁𐤁𐤋𐤉/𐤀 vavelaye the Babylonians the Babylonian men in Baveli ANgmpd/Td שֽׁוּשַׁנְכָיֵ֔/א 𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤊𐤉/𐤀 shushanekhaye the men of Susa the Shushanites that Shushanekhi ANgmpd/Td ד/הוא 𐤃/𐤄𐤅𐤀 dhv that is that which ATr/Ta דֶּהָיֵ֖/א 𐤃𐤄𐤉/𐤀 dehaye the Dehaites the Dehavites Dahava ANgmpd/Td עֵלְמָיֵֽ/א 𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤉/𐤀 elemaye the Elamites the Elamites Alemi ANgmpd/Td
Verse 10
and the rest and the remainder of the peoples the people-groups whom that-which he exiled he caused to remove Asnappar Osnappar Senapar the great the great one and honorable and the esteemed one and settled and he caused to dwell them they in the cities in organized cities of that-which Samaria Shomrayin the Watch-City Shmerayin and the rest and the remainder beyond he crossed over Avar the River the river Nehar and so forth and at such a time
וּ/שְׁאָ֣ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and the rest and the remainder AC/Ncmsc אֻמַּיָּ֗/א 𐤀𐤌𐤉/𐤀 umaya of the peoples the people-groups ANcfpd/Td דִּ֤י 𐤃𐤉 di whom that-which ATr הַגְלִי֙ 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤉 hageli he exiled he caused to remove AVhp3ms אָסְנַפַּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤍𐤐𐤓 asenapar Asnappar Osnappar Senapar ANp רַבָּ֣/א 𐤓𐤁/𐤀 raba the great the great one AAamsd/Td וְ/יַקִּירָ֔/א 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤓/𐤀 veyaqira and honorable and the esteemed one AC/Aamsd/Td וְ/הוֹתֵ֣ב 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤕𐤁 vehotev and settled and he caused to dwell AC/Vhp3ms הִמּ֔וֹ 𐤄𐤌𐤅 himo them they APp3mp בְּ/קִרְיָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤄 beqireyah in the cities in organized cities AR/Ncfpa דִּ֣י 𐤃𐤉 di-2 of that-which ATr שָׁמְרָ֑יִן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤍 shamerayin Samaria Shomrayin the Watch-City Shmerayin ANp וּ/שְׁאָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear-2 and the rest and the remainder AC/Ncmsc עֲבַֽר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avar beyond he crossed over Avar ANp נַהֲרָ֖/ה 𐤍𐤄𐤓/𐤄 naharah the River the river Nehar ANp/Td וּ/כְעֶֽנֶת 𐤅/𐤊𐤏𐤍𐤕 ukheenet and so forth and at such a time AC/D
Verse 12
let it be known known one let it be let him be to the king to the king that that-which the Jews the Judahites Yehudai who that-which came up they ascended from from you with you to us upon us have come they came to Jerusalem to Jerusalem to Yerushalem city the gathering-city rebellious you rebelled and evil the bad and wicked the bad one they are building the ones building and walls and encircling-walls of and the walls the encircling-walls they have finished they will be completed they complete they brought to completion and the foundations and the foundations they repair they will string together
יְדִ֨יעַ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤏 yedia let it be known known one AVQsmsa לֶהֱוֵ֣א 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤀 leheve let it be let him be AVqi3ms לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/א 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 lemaleka to the king to the king AR/Ncmsd/Td דִּ֣י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which ATr יְהוּדָיֵ֗/א 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉/𐤀 yehudaye the Jews the Judahites Yehudai ANgmpd/Td דִּ֤י 𐤃𐤉 di-2 who that-which ATr סְלִ֨קוּ֙ 𐤎𐤋𐤒𐤅 seliqu came up they ascended AVqp3mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from AR לְוָתָ֔/ךְ 𐤋𐤅𐤕/𐤊 levatakhe you with you AR/Sp2ms עֲלֶ֥י/נָא 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤀 aleyna to us upon us AR/Sp1cp אֲת֖וֹ 𐤀𐤕𐤅 ato have come they came AVqp3mp לִ/ירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushelem to Jerusalem to Jerusalem to Yerushalem AR/Np קִרְיְתָ֨/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td מָֽרָדְתָּ֤/א 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤕/𐤀 maradeta rebellious you rebelled AAafsd/Td ו/באישת/א 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤕/𐤀 vvysht and evil the bad AC/Aafsd/Td וּ/בִֽישְׁתָּ/א֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤕/𐤀 uvisheta and wicked the bad one AC/Aafsd/Td בָּנַ֔יִן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍 banayin they are building the ones building AVqrmpa ו/שורי 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉 vshvry and walls and encircling-walls of AC/Ncmpc וְ/שׁוּרַיָּ֣/א 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤀 veshuraya and the walls the encircling-walls AC/Ncmpd/Td אשכללו 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤋𐤋𐤅 shkhllv they have finished they will be completed AVvi3mp שַׁכְלִ֔ילוּ 𐤔𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤅 shakhelilu they complete they brought to completion AVep3mp וְ/אֻשַּׁיָּ֖/א 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤀 veushaya and the foundations and the foundations AC/Ncmpd/Td יַחִֽיטוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤈𐤅 yachitu they repair they will string together AVai3mp
Verse 13
now thus at present known known one let it be let him be to the king to the king that that-which if Look! city the gathering-city this this one is rebuilt she will be built and its walls and the encircling walls are finished they will bring themselves to completion tribute apportioned tribute custom and not or toll and travel-duty not not they will pay they will give and the revenue assigned tribute of the kings kings will be damaged he will inflict damage
כְּעַ֗ן 𐤊𐤏𐤍 kean now thus at present AD יְדִ֨יעַ֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤏 yedia known known one AVQsmsa לֶהֱוֵ֣א 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤀 leheve let it be let him be AVqi3ms לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/א 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 lemaleka to the king to the king AR/Ncmsd/Td דִּ֠י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which ATr הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen if Look! AC קִרְיְתָ֥/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td דָךְ֙ 𐤃𐤊 dakhe this this one APdxfs תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א 𐤕𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤀 titebene is rebuilt she will be built AVui3fs וְ/שׁוּרַיָּ֖/ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄 veshurayah and its walls and the encircling walls AC/Ncmpd/Td יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤍 yishetakhelelun are finished they will bring themselves to completion AVti3mp מִנְדָּֽה 𐤌𐤍𐤃𐤄 minedah tribute apportioned tribute ANcfsa בְל֤וֹ 𐤁𐤋𐤅 velo custom and not ANcmsa וַ/הֲלָךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊 vahalakhe or toll and travel-duty AC/Ncmsa לָ֣א 𐤋𐤀 la not not ATn יִנְתְּנ֔וּן 𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤍 yinetenun they will pay they will give AVqi3mp וְ/אַפְּתֹ֥ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤌 veapetom and the revenue assigned tribute AC/Ncmsa מַלְכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 malekhim of the kings kings ANcmpa תְּהַנְזִֽק 𐤕𐤄𐤍𐤆𐤒 tehaneziq will be damaged he will inflict damage AVhi3ms
Verse 14
Now thus at present because whole of because-of in front of that that-which salt salt of-the-palace the grand-structure we-eat we have eaten salt and-dishonor-of and exposure-of the-king the king not not proper sufficient for-us — to-see to behold concerning upon / over this this we-have-sent we sent and-informed and we made known to-the-king to the king
כְּעַ֗ן 𐤊𐤏𐤍 kean Now thus at present AD כָּ/ל 𐤊/𐤋 kal because whole of AC/C קֳבֵל֙ 𐤒𐤁𐤋 qovel because-of in front of AC דִּֽי 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which AC מְלַ֤ח 𐤌𐤋𐤇 melach salt salt ANcmsc הֵֽיכְלָ/א֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋/𐤀 heykhela of-the-palace the grand-structure ANcmsd/Td מְלַ֔חְנָא 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤀 melachena we-eat we have eaten salt AVqp1cp וְ/עַרְוַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 vearevat and-dishonor-of and exposure-of AC/Ncfsc מַלְכָּ֔/א 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 maleka the-king the king ANcmsd/Td לָ֥א 𐤋𐤀 la not not ATn אֲֽרִֽיךְ 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊 arikhe proper sufficient AAamsa לַ֖/נָא 𐤋/𐤍𐤀 lana for-us AR/Sp1cp לְ/מֶֽחֱזֵ֑א 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤀 lemecheze to-see to behold AR/Vqc עַ֨ל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon / over AR דְּנָ֔ה 𐤃𐤍𐤄 denah this this APdxms שְׁלַ֖חְנָא 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤀 shelachena we-have-sent we sent AVqp1cp וְ/הוֹדַ֥עְנָא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤀 vehodaena and-informed and we made known AC/Vhp1cp לְ/מַלְכָּֽ/א 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 lemaleka to-the-king to the king ATo/Ncmsd/Td
Verse 15
that that-which search may be made he will thoroughly investigate in the book in a written-record of of the records the official records of that-which your fathers your fathers and you will find and you will cause to discover in the book in a written-record of of the records the official records and know and you will know that that-which the city the gathering-city this this one city assembly-city rebellious rebellious and damaging and causing damage of to kings kings and provinces and governed provinces sedition organized insurrection have been done working-one within it in her midst from from days days of ancient the everlasting age on account of upon / over this this the city the gathering-city this this one was destroyed was laid waste
דִּ֡י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which AC יְבַקַּר֩ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤓 yevaqar search may be made he will thoroughly investigate AVpi3ms בִּֽ/סְפַר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 bisefar in the book in a written-record of AR/Ncmsc דָּכְרָ֨נַיָּ֜/א 𐤃𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤉/𐤀 dakheranaya of the records the official records ANcmpd/Td דִּ֣י 𐤃𐤉 di-2 of that-which ATr אֲבָהָתָ֗/ךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤄𐤕/𐤊 avahatakhe your fathers your fathers ANcmpc/Sp2ms וּ֠/תְהַשְׁכַּח 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤇 utehashekach and you will find and you will cause to discover AC/Vhi2ms בִּ/סְפַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 bisefar-2 in the book in a written-record of AR/Ncmsc דָּכְרָנַיָּ/א֮ 𐤃𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤉/𐤀 dakheranaya-2 of the records the official records ANcmpd/Td וְ/תִנְדַּע֒ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤃𐤏 vetineda and know and you will know AC/Vqi2ms דִּי֩ 𐤃𐤉 di-3 that that-which ATr קִרְיְתָ֨/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta the city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td דָ֜ךְ 𐤃𐤊 dakhe this this one APdxfs קִרְיָ֣א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤀 qireya city assembly-city ANcfsa מָֽרָדָ֗א 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤀 marada rebellious rebellious AAafsa וּֽ/מְהַנְזְקַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤄𐤍𐤆𐤒𐤕 umehanezeqat and damaging and causing damage of AC/Vhrfsc מַלְכִין֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤍 malekhin to kings kings ANcmpa וּ/מְדִנָ֔ן 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤍𐤍 umedinan and provinces and governed provinces AC/Ncfpa וְ/אֶשְׁתַּדּוּר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤓 veeshetadur sedition organized insurrection AC/Ncmsa עָבְדִ֣ין 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤍 avedin have been done working-one AVqrmsa בְּ/גַוַּ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤂𐤅/𐤄 begavah within it in her midst AR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from AR יוֹמָ֖ת 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yomat days days of ANcmpc עָלְמָ֑/א 𐤏𐤋𐤌/𐤀 alema ancient the everlasting age ANcmsd/Td עַ֨ל 𐤏𐤋 al on account of upon / over AR דְּנָ֔ה 𐤃𐤍𐤄 denah this this APdxms קִרְיְתָ֥/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta-2 the city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td דָ֖ךְ 𐤃𐤊 dakhe-2 this this one APdxfs הָֽחָרְבַֽת 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤕 hacharevat was destroyed was laid waste AVHp3fs
Verse 16
informing making-known ones we we to the king to the king that that-which if Look! city the gathering-city this this one is rebuilt she will be built and its walls and the encircling walls are completed they will bring themselves to completion as a result in front of this this portion smooth beyond on the far side in Avar the River the river Nehar no not there is there is for you —
מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין 𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤍 mehodein informing making-known ones AVhrmpa אֲנַ֨חְנָה֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤄 anachenah we we APp1cp לְ/מַלְכָּ֔/א 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 lemaleka to the king to the king ATo/Ncmsd/Td דִּ֠י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which ATr הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen if Look! AC קִרְיְתָ֥/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td דָךְ֙ 𐤃𐤊 dakhe this this one APdxfs תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א 𐤕𐤕𐤁𐤍𐤀 titebene is rebuilt she will be built AVui3fs וְ/שׁוּרַיָּ֖/ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄 veshurayah and its walls and the encircling walls AC/Ncmpd/Td יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤍 yishetakhelelun are completed they will bring themselves to completion AVti3mp לָ/קֳבֵ֣ל 𐤋/𐤒𐤁𐤋 laqovel as a result in front of AC/C דְּנָ֔ה 𐤃𐤍𐤄 denah this this AC חֲלָק֙ 𐤇𐤋𐤒 chalaq portion smooth ANcmsa בַּ/עֲבַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓 baavar beyond on the far side in Avar AR/Np נַהֲרָ֔/א 𐤍𐤄𐤓/𐤀 nahara the River the river Nehar ANp/Td לָ֥א 𐤋𐤀 la no not ATn אִיתַ֖י 𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 itay there is there is ATa לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for you AR/Sp2ms
Verse 17
word the official decree sent Sent-One the king the king to upon / over Rehum Rechum Rechum master master-owner of decree discernment and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay the scribe the scribe and rest and the remainder of their companions their fellow-officials who that-which dwell dwelling ones in Samaria in Guard-City Shomrayin in Shmerayin and rest and the remainder beyond he crossed over Avar the River the river Nehar peace wholeness and now and at such a time
פִּתְגָמָ֞/א 𐤐𐤕𐤂𐤌/𐤀 pitegama word the official decree ANcmsd/Td שְׁלַ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shelach sent Sent-One AVqp3ms מַלְכָּ֗/א 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 maleka the king the king ANcmsd/Td עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon / over AR רְח֤וּם 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 rechum Rehum Rechum Rechum ANp בְּעֵל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 beel master master-owner ANcmsc טְעֵם֙ 𐤈𐤏𐤌 teem of decree discernment ANcmsa וְ/שִׁמְשַׁ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤉 veshimeshay and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay AC/Np סָֽפְרָ֔/א 𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤀 safera the scribe the scribe ANcmsd/Td וּ/שְׁאָר֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and rest and the remainder AC/Ncmsc כְּנָוָ֣תְ/ה֔וֹן 𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄𐤅𐤍 kenavatehon of their companions their fellow-officials ANcmpc/Sp3ms דִּ֥י 𐤃𐤉 di who that-which ATr יָתְבִ֖ין 𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤍 yatevin dwell dwelling ones AVqrmpa בְּ/שָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤍 beshamerayin in Samaria in Guard-City Shomrayin in Shmerayin AR/Np וּ/שְׁאָ֧ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear-2 and rest and the remainder AC/Ncmsc עֲבַֽר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 avar beyond he crossed over Avar ANp נַהֲרָ֛/ה 𐤍𐤄𐤓/𐤄 naharah the River the river Nehar ANp/Td שְׁלָ֖ם 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shelam peace wholeness ANcmsa וּ/כְעֶֽת 𐤅/𐤊𐤏𐤕 ukheet and now and at such a time AC/D
Verse 19
And from me and from me was set Place! a decree discernment and they sought and they thoroughly investigated and found and they caused to discover that that-which this city the gathering-city that this one from from days days of ancient the everlasting age against upon / over kings kings it has risen up self-exalting one and rebellion and rebellion and sedition organized insurrection made being carried out in it —
וּ/מִנִּ/י֮ 𐤅/𐤌𐤍/𐤉 umini And from me and from me AC/R/Sp1cs שִׂ֣ים 𐤔𐤉𐤌 sim was set Place! AVQp3ms טְעֵם֒ 𐤈𐤏𐤌 teem a decree discernment ANcmsa וּ/בַקַּ֣רוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤅 uvaqaru and they sought and they thoroughly investigated AC/Vpp3mp וְ/הַשְׁכַּ֔חוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤅 vehashekachu and found and they caused to discover AC/Vhp3mp דִּ֚י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which ATr קִרְיְתָ֣/א 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤀 qireyeta this city the gathering-city ANcfsd/Td דָ֔ךְ 𐤃𐤊 dakhe that this one APdxfs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from AR יוֹמָת֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕 yomat days days of ANcmpc עָֽלְמָ֔/א 𐤏𐤋𐤌/𐤀 alema ancient the everlasting age ANcmsd/Td עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon / over AR מַלְכִ֖ין 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤍 malekhin kings kings ANcmpa מִֽתְנַשְּׂאָ֑ה 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤄 mitenaseah it has risen up self-exalting one AVMrfsa וּ/מְרַ֥ד 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤃 umerad and rebellion and rebellion AC/Ncmsa וְ/אֶשְׁתַּדּ֖וּר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤓 veeshetadur and sedition organized insurrection AC/Ncmsa מִתְעֲבֶד 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤃 miteaved made being carried out AVusmsa בַּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it AR/Sp3fs
Verse 23
then then from from that that-which copy official copy of of the letter formal written decree of that-which Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta king Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta the king the king was read calling before before Rehum Rechum Rechum and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay the scribe the scribe and their companions and their fellow-officials they went they went in haste in agitated haste to Jerusalem to Jerusalem to Yerushalem against upon / over the Jews the Judahites Yehudai and made them cease they made cease them they by force by an arm and power strength
אֱדַ֗יִן 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤍 edayin then then AD מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from AR דִּ֞י 𐤃𐤉 di that that-which ATr פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤂𐤍 pareshegen copy official copy of ANcmsc נִשְׁתְּוָנָ/א֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤍/𐤀 nishetevana of the letter formal written decree ANcmsd/Td דִּ֚י 𐤃𐤉 di-2 of that-which ATr ארתחששתא 𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤔𐤕𐤀 rtchshsht Artaxerxes Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta ANp אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣שְׂתְּ 𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤔𐤕 aretacheshasete king Artaxerxes Aretacheshasheta ANp מַלְכָּ֔/א 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤀 maleka the king the king ANcmsd/Td קֱרִ֧י 𐤒𐤓𐤉 qeri was read calling AVQp3ms קֳדָם 𐤒𐤃𐤌 qodam before before AR רְח֛וּם 𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 rechum Rehum Rechum Rechum ANp וְ/שִׁמְשַׁ֥י 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤉 veshimeshay and Shimshai Shimshai and Shimeshay AC/Np סָפְרָ֖/א 𐤎𐤐𐤓/𐤀 safera the scribe the scribe ANcmsd/Td וּ/כְנָוָתְ/ה֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄𐤅𐤍 ukhenavatehon and their companions and their fellow-officials AC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp אֲזַ֨לוּ 𐤀𐤆𐤋𐤅 azalu they went they went AVqp3mp בִ/בְהִיל֤וּ 𐤁/𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤅 vivehilu in haste in agitated haste AR/Ncfsa לִ/ירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 lirushelem to Jerusalem to Jerusalem to Yerushalem AR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon / over AR יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔/א 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉/𐤀 yehudaye the Jews the Judahites Yehudai ANgmpd/Td וּ/בַטִּ֥לוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤈𐤋𐤅 uvatilu and made them cease they made cease AC/Vpp3mp הִמּ֖וֹ 𐤄𐤌𐤅 himo them they APp3mp בְּ/אֶדְרָ֥ע 𐤁/𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤏 beedera by force by an arm AR/Ncfsa וְ/חָֽיִל 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤋 vechayil and power strength AC/Ncmsa
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