OET interlinear EZRA 4:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential

אֱדַ֗יִן

then

The word Then indicates that the events the story will now relate came after the events it has just described. In your translation, you can use the expression in your language that would best indicate this relationship.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִן־דִּ֞י פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ⁠א֙ דִּ֚י ארתחששתא מַלְכָּ֔⁠א קֱרִ֧י קֳדָם־רְח֛וּם וְ⁠שִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖⁠א וּ⁠כְנָוָתְ⁠ה֑וֹן

from/more_than that/who copy letter,the that/who Artaxerxes' Oh/the=king read before Rəḩūm and,Shimshai scribe,the and,associates,their

The implication is that a messenger brought a copy of the letter from King Artaxerxes to these officials and read it aloud to them. (See the note to 4:18 for background to the practice of reading correspondence out loud.) If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “as soon as messengers from King Artaxerxes brought a copy of his letter to Rehum, Shimshai the state secretary, and their associates, and read it aloud to them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

פַּרְשֶׁ֤גֶן נִשְׁתְּוָנָ⁠א֙ דִּ֚י ארתחששתא מַלְכָּ֔⁠א קֱרִ֧י

copy letter,the that/who Artaxerxes' Oh/the=king read

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translation: “messengers from King Artaxerxes read a copy of his letter aloud”

Note 4 topic: translate-names

ארתחששתא

Artaxerxes'

Artaxerxes is the name of a man. See how you translated it in 4:7.

Note 5 topic: translate-names

רְח֛וּם

Rəḩūm

Rehum is the name of a man. See how you translated it in 4:8.

Note 6 topic: translate-names

וְ⁠שִׁמְשַׁ֥י סָפְרָ֖⁠א

and,Shimshai scribe,the

Shimshai is the name of a man and scribe is his title. See how you translated them in 4:8. Alternate translation: “Shimshai the state secretary”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠כְנָוָתְ⁠ה֑וֹן

and,associates,their

As in 4:7, 4:9 and 4:17, the term companions here indicates people who hold similar positions. Alternate translation: “and their associates,”

אֲזַ֨לוּ בִ⁠בְהִיל֤וּ לִ⁠ירֽוּשְׁלֶם֙ עַל־יְה֣וּדָיֵ֔⁠א

went in/on/at/with,haste in,Jerusalem on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in jews,the

Alternate translation: “they hurried to Jerusalem to confront the Jews”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

The phrase an arm and strength expresses a single idea by using two words connected with “and.” The word strength tells what kind of arm or influence these officials used: a strong arm, that is, a forcibly coercive one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning of the two words in a single phrase. Alternate translation: “and they compelled them to stop”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

Here, arm is a figurative way of referring to a person’s power, influence, and capacity for action. Alternate translation: “and they compelled them to stop”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בַטִּ֥לוּ הִמּ֖וֹ בְּ⁠אֶדְרָ֥ע וְ⁠חָֽיִל

and,stopped them in/on/at/with,force and,power

The implication is that these officials made the Jews stop rebuilding the walls and houses in Jerusalem. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “and they compelled them to stop rebuilding the walls and houses in Jerusalem”