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OET (OET-LV) And_from_I I Artaxerxes Oh/the_king it_is_made a_decree to_all/each/any/every treasurers_the who in/on/at/with_province_beyond river_the (diy)_that all that ask_you_all ˊEzrāʼ priest_the the_scribe law_the (diy)_of the_god the_heavens diligently let_it_be_done.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וּ֠מִנִּי
and,from,I
This phrase indicates that the sentence it introduces explains the results of what the previous sentence described. Specifically, Artaxerxes has just said that Ezra may pay for additional expenses out of the royal treasury. Consequently, regarding providing funds to Ezra, he will now give instructions to the officials responsible for administering the royal revenue in the province where Jerusalem is located. Alternate translation: “Consequently, from me”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
וּ֠מִנִּי אֲנָ֞ה אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם
and,from,I I Artaxerxes Oh/the=king issue decree
Up to this point in the letter, Artaxerxes has been addressing Ezra, and he has spoken of himself mostly in the third person. But now as he turns to address a new audience, the royal treasurers, he speaks of himself in the first person, and he uses the emphatic form me myself and repeats his name and title, as in 7:12. If you have been translating the king’s use of the third person for himself in this letter with the first person in your language, it may be helpful to your readers if you use some emphatic form or extended phrase here to show this transition. Alternate translation: “And I, King Artaxerxes, am personally commanding”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
וּ֠מִנִּי אֲנָ֞ה אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֤סְתְּא מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְכֹל֙ & דִּ֣י כָל־דִּ֣י יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן עֶזְרָ֨א & אָסְפַּ֖רְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד
and,from,I I Artaxerxes Oh/the=king issue decree to=all/each/any/every & that/who all that/who ask,you_all ˊEzrāʼ & with_diligence done
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form. Alternate translation: “And I, King Artaxerxes, am personally commanding all of you who are … to give Ezra … anything that he asks from you, and to do it exactly and promptly”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / you
יִ֠שְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן
ask,you_all
The king is now addressing the treasurers, so you is plural and refers to the treasurers here and in 7:24. If your language distinguishes between forms of you, the form for a superior addressing a group of people would be appropriate.
Note 5 topic: translate-unknown
גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּ֔א
treasurers,the
These were royal officials responsible for administering the funds of the empire in their province.
Note 6 topic: translate-names
בַּעֲבַ֣ר נַהֲרָ֑ה
in/on/at/with,province_beyond river,the
Beyond-the-River is the name of one of the provinces of the Persian Empire. See how you translated it in 4:10.
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish
עֶזְרָ֨א כָהֲנָ֜ה סָפַ֤ר דָּתָא֙ דִּֽי־אֱלָ֣הּ שְׁמַיָּ֔א
ˊEzrāʼ priest,the scribe law,the that/who god_of the=heavens
Here, the king provides some background information to remind or inform the treasurers who Ezra was. Alternate translation: “Ezra, who is a priest of the God who rules in heaven, and who has carefully studied his law”
7:11-26 In this letter, King Artaxerxes granted Ezra the power and responsibility to evaluate the situation in Jerusalem (7:14), present freewill offerings to God (7:15-20), obtain supplies and finances from local authorities (7:21-24), and institute judicial reforms (7:25-26).
OET (OET-LV) And_from_I I Artaxerxes Oh/the_king it_is_made a_decree to_all/each/any/every treasurers_the who in/on/at/with_province_beyond river_the (diy)_that all that ask_you_all ˊEzrāʼ priest_the the_scribe law_the (diy)_of the_god the_heavens diligently let_it_be_done.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.