OET interlinear EZRA 4:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין אֲנַ֨חְנָה֙ לְ⁠מַלְכָּ֔⁠א

make_known we (Some words not found in UHB: make_known we to=the=king that/who if the,city this rebuilt and,the,walls finished (to),before this/about_this possession in,the_region_beyond the,river not there_is to/for=you(fs) )

These officials address the king in the third person as a sign of respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this respect by using an expression such as “O king.” Alternate translation: [We would like you to know, O king]

הֵ֣ן קִרְיְתָ֥⁠א דָךְ֙ תִּתְבְּנֵ֔א וְ⁠שׁוּרַיָּ֖⁠ה יִֽשְׁתַּכְלְל֑וּן

if the,city this (Some words not found in UHB: make_known we to=the=king that/who if the,city this rebuilt and,the,walls finished (to),before this/about_this possession in,the_region_beyond the,river not there_is to/for=you(fs) )

See how you translated this expression in 4:13. (It may be helpful to review the two notes there that discuss the parallelism and the passive form.)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לָ⁠קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֔ה חֲלָק֙ בַּ⁠עֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֔⁠א לָ֥א אִיתַ֖י לָֽ⁠ךְ

(to),before (Some words not found in UHB: make_known we to=the=king that/who if the,city this rebuilt and,the,walls finished (to),before this/about_this possession in,the_region_beyond the,river not there_is to/for=you(fs) )

The implication is that if Jerusalem became a stronghold, not only would its people rebel against Artaxerxes, they would lead all of the surrounding peoples to do the same, and the Persian Empire would lose all of its territories west of the Euphrates. The expression no share for you likely also has the implication that the king would receive no further tribute or other revenue from the entire province. Alternate translation: [then those people will lead the entire province of Beyond-the-River to revolt against you and to stop paying tribute.]