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OET-LV EZRA Chapter 4
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4 and _ the _ foes_ of_ they _ heardof _ Yə hūdāh/(Judah)and _ Binyāmīn if/because _ thatthe _ children_ ofthe _ exile a _ templewere _ buildingto/for _ YHWH the _ god_ ofYisrāʼēl /(Israel) .
2 And _ approached (to) Zə rubāⱱel and _ near/to the _ heads_ ofthe _ families and _ they _ saidto/for _ them let _ us_ buildwith _ you _ allif/because like we _ seekto _ god _ of_ your _ all’sand _ to [fn ] we have _ been_ sacrificingsince _ days _ ofʼĒşar- ḩaddōn the _ king_ ofʼAshshūr the _ brought DOM _ us here .
3 And _ he/it _ saidto/for _ them Zə rubāⱱel and _ Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) and _ rest _ ofthe _ heads_ ofthe _ families of _ Yisrāʼēl /(Israel) not to/for _ you _ alland _ with _ us in _ building a _ houseto _ god _ of_ our if/because we together we _ will_ build_ to/for _ YHWH the _ god_ ofYisrāʼēl /(Israel) just _ as commanded _ us the _ king Kōresh/(Cyrus) the _ king_ ofPāraş .
4 And _ he/it _ wasthe _ people_ ofthe _ earth/land were _ making_ dropthe _ hands_ ofthe _ people_ ofYə hūdāh and _ made _ afraid[fn ] DOM _ them to _ build .
5 And _ bribed against _ them counsellors to _ frustrate plan _ of_ their all _ ofthe _ days_ ofKōresh the _ king_ ofPāraş and _ unto the _ reign_ ofDārə yāvesh the _ king_ ofPāraş .
6 And _ in/on/at/with _ reign _ ofʼAḩashvērōsh in/on/at/with _ beginning _ ofhis/its _ kingdom they _ wrotean _ accusationon the _ inhabitants_ ofYə hūdāh/(Judah) and _ Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) .
7 and _ in/on/at/with _ days _ ofʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Bishlām he _ wroteMitrə dāt Ţₑⱱə ʼēl and _ rest _ ofcolleagues _ of_ his [fn ] to ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ [fn ] the _ king_ ofPāraş and _ letter _ of[fn ] the _ letter was _ writtenʼArāmīt and _ translated ʼArāmīt .
8 Rə ḩūm master _ ofcommand and _ Shimshay scribe _ the they _ wrotea _ letterone concerning Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to _ ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the _ king as _ follows9 Then Rə ḩūm master _ ofcommand and _ Shimshay scribe _ the and _ rest _ ofassociates _ of_ their mmm [fn ] and _ envoys _ the officials _ the persians _ the wwww [fn ] babylonians _ the susa _ the that _ is[fn ] elamites _ the .
10 And _ rest _ ofnations _ the which he _ took_ into_ exileʼĀşə nappar great _ the and _ noble _ the and _ settled them in/on/at/with _ cities (diy) _ ofShomrōn and _ rest _ ofthe _ region_ beyondriver _ the and _ now .
11 This is _ (the)_ copy_ ofletter _ the which they _ sentto _ him to ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the _ king servants _ of_ your [fn ] [fn ] the _ man_ ofthe _ region_ beyondriver _ the and _ now .
12 known let _ it_ beto _ the _ king (diy) _ thatjews _ the who they _ came_ upfrom with _ you to _ us they _ have_ cometo _ Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) city _ that rebellious _ the and _ wicked _ the [fn ] [fn ] they _ are _ buildingand _ walls [fn ] they _ have_ finished[fn ] and _ foundations _ the they _ are_ repairing13 Now known let _ it_ beto _ the _ king (diy) _ thatif city _ the this it _ will_ be_ builtand _ walls _ the they _ will_ be_ finishedtribute tax and _ toll not they _ will_ giveand _ revenue kings it _ will_ injure14 Now as _ to because that the _ salt_ ofpalace _ the we _ eat_ saltand _ dishonour _ ofOh/the _ king not is _ properfor _ us to _ see concerning this we _ have_ sentand _ inform to _ the _ king .
15 That he _ will_ searchin/on/at/with _ books _ ofrecord _ the (diy) _ ofancestors _ of_ your and _ discover in/on/at/with _ books _ ofrecords _ these and _ learn (diy) _ thatcity _ the this is _ a_ cityrebellious and _ hurtful _ of(of) _ kingsand _ provinces and _ sedition it _ was _ makingin/on/at/with _ midst _ of_ it from the _ days_ ofthe _ ages on this city _ the this it _ was_ laid_ waste16 are _ making_ knownwe to _ the _ king (diy) _ thatif city _ the this it _ will_ be_ builtand _ walls _ its they _ will_ be_ finishedbecause _ of this possession in/on/at/with _ province _ beyondriver _ the not there to/for _ you(fs) .
17 reply _ an Oh/the _ king he _ sentto Rə ḩūm master _ ofcommand and _ Shimshay scribe _ the and _ rest _ ofassociates _ of_ their who were _ dwellingin/on/at/with _ Shomrōn and _ rest _ ofthe _ region_ beyondriver _ the peace and _ now .
18 letter _ the which you _ all_ sentto _ us was _ made_ distinctit _ was_ read_ aloudbefore _ me .
19 And _ by _ I a _ decreeit _ was_ madeand _ searched and _ discovered (diy) _ thatcity _ the this from the _ days_ ofthe _ ages against kings was _ rising_ upand _ rebellion and _ sedition have _ been_ donein/on/at/with _ it .
20 And _ kings strong they _ wereover Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and _ ruled in/on/at/with _ whole _ ofthe _ region_ beyondriver _ the and _ tribute tax and _ toll was _ being_ paidto _ them .
21 Now make a _ decree[fn ] to _ stop men _ the these and _ city _ the this not it _ will_ be_ builtuntil from _ me decree _ a it _ will_ be_ made22 And _ careful be negligence _ ofto _ carrying _ outconcerning this why damage _ the will _ it_ grow_ greatto _ hurt _ ofkings .
23 then from that the _ copy_ ofletter _ the (diy) _ ofʼArtaḩshashtāʼ [fn ] Oh/the _ king it _ was_ read_ aloudbefore Rə ḩūm and _ Shimshay scribe _ the and _ associates _ of_ their they _ wentin/on/at/with _ haste in _ Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to jews _ the and _ stopped them in/on/at/with _ force and _ power .
24 in _ then the _ work_ ofit _ ceasedof _ the_ house_ ofthe _ god which in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshelēm/(Jerusalem) and _ was ceasing until year _ oftwo of _ (the) _ reignof _ Dārə yāveshthe _ king_ ofPāraş .
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