EZRA 4:8 Parallel View

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ULT Rehum, a lord of decree, and Shimshai the scribe wrote one letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows:

UST Rehum, the high commissioner, and Shimshai, the provincial secretary, agreed that they could write the letter to King Artaxerxes with their authority to protest about what was happening in Jerusalem. This is what they wrote:

BSB § Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote the letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

OEB No OEB EZRA book available

WEB Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king as follows.

NET Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter concerning Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows:

LSV Rehum counselor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:

FBV Rehum the officer in command and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter to King Artaxerxes condemning Jerusalem stating,

T4T Rehum, the high commissioner, and Shimshai, the provincial secretary, wrote the letter to King Artaxerxes concerning what was happening in Jerusalem.

LEB Rehum the royal officer and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to King Artaxerxes as follows

BBE Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, sent a letter against Jerusalem, to Artaxerxes the king;

MOF No MOF EZRA book available

JPS Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort —

ASV Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

DRA Reum Beelteem, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Jerusalem to king Artaxerxes, in this manner:

YLT Rehum counsellor, and Shimshai scribe have written a letter concerning Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:

DBY Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king after this sort:

RV Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

WBS Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

KJB Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:[fn]
(Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Yerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:)

4.8 scribe: or, secretary

BB Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Hierusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it foloweth.
(Rehum the recorder, and Samsai the scribe wrote a letter from Yerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, as it followeth/follows.)

GNV Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Ierusalem to Artahshashte the King, in this sort.
(Rehum the chancelour, and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Yerusalem to Artahshashte the King, in this sort. )

CB Rehum ye chaunceler, and Simsai the scrybe, wrote this letter agaynst Ierusalem to Artaxerses the kynge.
(Rehum ye/you_all chaunceler, and Simsai the scrybe, wrote this letter against Yerusalem to Artaxerses the king.)

WYC Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryuen, writen sich oon epistle fro Jerusalem to the kyng Artaxerses; Reum,
(Reum, Beel, Theem, and Samsai, the scryuen, writen such one epistle from Yerusalem to the king Artaxerses; Reum,)

LUT Rehum, der Kanzler, und Simsai, der Schreiber, schrieben diesen Brief wider Jerusalem zu Arthahsastha, dem Könige:
(Rehum, the Kanzler, and Simsai, the Schreiber, schrieben diesen Brief against Yerusalem to Arthahsastha, to_him kinge:)

CLV Reum Beelteem, et Samsai scriba, scripserunt epistolam unam de Jerusalem Artaxerxi regi, hujuscemodi:
(Reum Beelteem, and Samsai scriba, scripserunt epistolam unam about Yerusalem Artaxerxi regi, huyuscemodi: )

BRN Reum the chancellor, and Sampsa the scribe wrote an epistle against Jerusalem to king Arthasastha, saying,

BrLXX Ῥεοὺμ βαλτὰμ καὶ Σαμψὰ ὁ γραμματεὺς ἔγραψαν ἐπιστολὴν μίαν κατὰ Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῷ Ἀρθασασθὰ βασιλεῖ.
(Ɽeoum baltam kai Sampsa ho grammateus egrapsan epistolaʸn mian kata Hierousalaʸm tōi Arthasastha basilei. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

רְח֣וּם

Rehum

Rehum is the name of a man.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּעֵל־טְעֵ֗ם

officer commanding

This was Rehum’s official title. The expression likely means that he had the authority in that area to issue decrees on behalf of the king. The king actually tells him to do this in 4:21. Use the title for a government official with authority over a local area. Alternate translation: “the royal deputy”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠שִׁמְשַׁי֙

and,Shimshai

Shimshai is the name of a man.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

סָֽפְרָ֔⁠א

scribe,the

This was Shimshai’s official title. It does not mean that he merely handled correspondence and record-keeping for Rehum. Rather, historical sources suggest that a scribe such as Shimshai had important administrative responsibilities and authority of his own. Alternate translation: “the state secretary”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אִגְּרָ֥ה חֲדָ֖ה עַל־יְרוּשְׁלֶ֑ם

letter one on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yərūshālayim

Here the book uses the term Jerusalem to refer figuratively, by association, to the Jews who lived in that city and, by extension, to their fellow Jews in the rest of the province of Judah. Alternate translation: “a letter against the Jews who had returned from exile”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כְּנֵֽמָא

as_follows

The phrase as follows would ordinarily indicate that a copy of the text of the letter comes next in the book. If that is the case, then 4:9 and 4:10 are a preamble to the letter that lists the names of the senders. Alternate translation: “and here is what they wrote to the king”

Parallel EZRA 4:8