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4 and _ they _ heardthe _ foesof _ Yə hūdāh/(Judah)and _ Binyāmīn if/because _ thatthe _ childrenthe _ exile [were] _ buildinga _ templeto/for _ YHWH the _ godof _ Yisrāʼēl /(Israel)2 And _ approached (to) Zə rubāⱱel and _ near/to the _ headsthe _ families and _ they _ saidto/for _ them let _ us_ buildwith _ you _ allif/because like we _ seekto _ god _ your _ all’sand _ to [fn ] we [have _ been]_ sacrificingsince _ days wwww wwww the _ kingof _ Assyriathe _ brought DOM _ us here .
3 And _ he/it _ saidto/for _ them Zə rubāⱱel and _ Jeshua and _ rest of _ the_ headsthe _ families of _ Yisrāʼēl /(Israel) not to/for _ you _ alland _ with _ us in _ building a _ houseto _ god _ our if/because we together we _ will_ build_ [it]to/for _ YHWH the _ godof _ Yisrāʼēl /(Israel)just _ as commanded _ us the _ king Kōresh the _ kingof _ Fāraş4 And _ he/it _ wasthe _ peoplethe _ earth/land [were] _ making_ dropthe _ handsof _ the_ peopleof _ Yə hūdāhand _ made _ afraid[fn ] DOM _ them to _ build .
5 And _ bribed against _ them counselors to _ frustrate plan _ their all the _ daysof _ Kōreshthe _ kingof _ Fāraşand _ unto the _ reignof _ Dārə yāveshthe _ kingof _ Fāraş6 And _ in/on/at/with _ reign of _ ʼAḩashə vērōshzin/on/at/with _ beginning his/its _ kingdom they _ wrotean _ accusationon the _ inhabitantsof _ Yə hūdāh/(Judah)and _ Yə rūshālayim/(Jerusalem) .
7 and _ in/on/at/with _ days of _ Artaxerxeshe _ wroteBishlam Mithredath Tabeel and _ rest colleagues _ his [fn ] to Artaxerxes [fn ] the _ kingof _ Fāraşand _ letter [fn ] the _ letter [was] _ writtenAramaic and _ translated Aramaic .
8 Rehum master of _ commandand _ Shimshai scribe _ the they _ wrotea _ letterone concerning Yə rūshālayim to _ Artaxerxes Oh/the _ king as _ follows9 Then Rehum master of _ commandand _ Shimshai scribe _ the and _ rest associates _ their mmm [fn ] and _ envoys _ the officials _ the persians _ the wwww [fn ] babylonians _ the susa _ the that _ is[fn ] elamites _ the .
10 And _ rest nations _ the which he _ took_ into_ exileOsnappar great _ the and _ noble _ the and _ settled them in/on/at/with _ cities (diy) _ ofShomrōn and _ rest of _ the_ region_ beyondriver _ the and _ now .
11 This [is] _ (the)_ copyletter _ the which they _ sentto _ him to Artaxerxes Oh/the _ king servants _ your [fn ] [fn ] the _ manof _ the_ 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 rūshālayim/(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 _ saltpalace _ the we _ eat_ saltand _ dishonour Oh/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 record _ the (diy) _ ofancestors _ your and _ discover in/on/at/with _ books records _ these and _ learn (diy) _ thatcity _ the this [is] _ a_ cityrebellious and _ hurtful (of) _ kingsand _ provinces and _ sedition [it _ was]_ makingin/on/at/with _ midst _ it from the _ daysthe _ 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 he _ sentOh/the _ king to Rehum master of _ commandand _ Shimshai scribe _ the and _ rest associates _ their who [were] _ dwellingin/on/at/with _ Shomrōn and _ rest of _ the_ 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 it _ was_ madea _ decreeand _ searched and _ discovered (diy) _ thatcity _ the this from the _ daysthe _ ages against kings [was] _ rising_ upand _ rebellion and _ sedition [have] _ been_ donein/on/at/with _ it .
20 And _ kings strong they _ wereover Yə rūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and _ ruled in/on/at/with _ whole the _ 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 to _ carrying _ outconcerning this why will _ it_ grow_ greatdamage _ the to _ hurt kings .
23 then from that the _ copyletter _ the (diy) _ ofArtaxerxes [fn ] Oh/the _ king it _ was_ read_ aloudbefore Rehum and _ Shimshai scribe _ the and _ associates _ their they _ wentin/on/at/with _ haste in _ Yə rūshālayim to jews _ the and _ stopped them in/on/at/with _ force and _ power .
24 in _ then it _ ceasedthe _ workof _ the_ housethe _ god which in/on/at/with _ Yə rūshālayim and _ was ceasing until year two of _ (the) _ reignof _ Dārə yāveshthe _ kingof _ FāraşOET ◄ EZRA 4 ► ║ ©
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